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Soke Hausel
Central Hombu
Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai.
Mizu no kokoro – Mind like Water! A mind like water is calm allowing a martial artist to flow with an attack
Self-Defense Clinic University of Wyoming, Laramie (April 1st, 2011) 5:30-7:30 pm (Rendezvous Room, Washakie Center).
Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Samurai Clinic University of Wyoming, Laramie (April 2nd -3rd, 2011). Education Building
Gym, Saturday (8 am to 4 pm); Sunday (8 am to 1 pm). Open to all members of Seiyo Kai International with
current 2011 membership card.
Juko Kai 50th Anniversary Clinic, Dallas, TX, June 11, 2011
Soke-Dai Wedding, Parker, CO, June, 11, 2011 (Soke-Dai Eric Hausel & Jodie Martin to wed).
Utah Gassuku – East Canyon Resort, Park City, Utah (August 6th, 2011).
Anniversary Clinic University of Wyoming, Laramie, September.
FEBRUARY DOJO KUN Karate ni sente nashi - There is no first attack in karate
ITOSU & FUNAKOSHI LET THE SECRET OUT OF THE BAG Anku Itosu and Gichin Funakoshi already let the world know that karate is no longer a secret. So please don’t
keep us a secret either. This is a family (ryu) art so bring your friends, family and co-workers to our Shorin-
Ryu family. This newsletter is designed to help promote our art, so please make a copy and give it to a friend or
two.
ABOUT US - SEIYO NO SHORIN-RYU KARATE KOBUDO KAI Seiyo Kai International evolved from traditional Shorin-Ryu Karate and was officially recognized as a unique
martial art in 1999. Thus our style, a gendai (modern) art, evolved from a koryu (old-school) martial art. Our
members (Seiyo Kai International) train in basics (kihon) of karate and kobudo which are taught over and over
again (but in different ways) to help muscle memory attain a level of mushin (a disconnect from the mind). If a
deshi (student) trains without full focus and effort, the training will leave negative imprints on one’s muscles and
they will defend with little force. You defend like you train. Look around your dojo and watch not only your
sensei, but also those who exhibit awesome power. These people are training properly – try to emulate their
effort.
BUSHIDO - THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR SEIYO no SHORIN-RYU KARATE KOBUDO KAI
February 2011 W. Dan Hausel, Soke & Eric J. Hausel, Soke-Dai v.8, no.2
Newsletter of
SEIYO SHORIN-RYU CENTRAL HOMBU
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Soke Hausel
Central Hombu
Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai.
Yan Ma practices Pinan Godan kata.
In addition to kihon, members of Seiyo Shorin-Ryu practice kata (forms) and
bunkai (applications). We have a curriculum that includes more than 70 kata. Why
so many? Kata and karate are inseparable. This has been emphasized by great
Okinawan Shorin-Ryu masters of the past and I would agree. Kata is extremely
important since kata includes basics, balance, stances, breathing, self-defense
(bunkai), and timing & distancing (ma). Everything we need is found in kata. Katas
should also be practiced with distinct
timing in mind with timing breaks
(places where techniques are slow and
emphasized, where they are sped up, etc), they should be practiced
with focus while keeping bunkai in mind: they should never be
rushed. The practice of kihon and kata mixed with bunkai
provides excellent training as long as one includes power, focus
and Zen philosophy. Traditional karate requires traditional
methods.
Shihan Vance practices kata bunkai with Shihan-Dai Schroeder
We try to avoid competition. This has nothing to do with fear of
losing particularly since we’ve had members awarded regional,
national & even international champions in the past. It has to do with the
type of martial arts training required in competition and its philosophy. If
you ever have a chance to watch a tournament, most competitors have little
focus. A few years ago, the University of Wyoming club experimented
with competition and nearly every member who competed won a medal (or
was disqualified in kumite competition for striking too hard); however,
those who continued in this adventure lost most of their focus and power
within a year. We do not stop anyone from competing – this is a freedom of
choice, but it will likely end up with the deshi developing poor technique.
Self defense training. Sensei Kyle Linton of Wellington
Colorado defends against knife (tanto) attack by Hanshi
Andy Finley of Casper.
We practice kumite (sparring). BUT, free sparring must be
kept to a bare minimum and only introduced to students
when they acquire a good level of focus, power and control.
When I introduce students to kumite, it is primarily ippon
kumite (one step sparring). In this situation, uke (defender)
is attacked by tori (attacker). Sometimes the attack is
predetermined, other times it is not. When we practice
kumite, our sensei must watch closely for lack of focus.
When the focus is lost, we need to practice the technique
again and again with focus.
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Central Hombu
Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai.
At rare times free sparring (jiyu kumite) is practiced under the
watchful eyes of a sensei. Free sparring is practiced to teach deshi
to respond without thinking. As soon as any block, kick, or punch
is applied without focus, the practitioner must be stopped and the
same scenario practiced over and over again until it is done with
focus. Most karate schools in the US concentrate on free sparring
and this is one of the principal sources for bad technique in most
schools. So free sparing needs to be controlled and limited greatly.
Hanshi Finley of the Casper dojo is restrained during hojojutsu - an
ancient art taught to samurai to restrain prisoners.
Along with karate (empty hand) training, Seiyo Shorin-Ryu
students learn kobudo – the art of ancient weapons. Weapons in
our curriculum include bo (6-foot staff), hanbo (half-staff), kobuton
(short stick), nunchaku, sai, tonfa, kioga (expandable baton), kuwa
(hoe), kumade (rake), kuai (cane), kama, nitanbo, eku (oar),
manrikigusari (weighted chain), surichin (weighted rope), nireki
(two rakes), hari (fish hook), tekko (knuckle duster),
kusarigama (sickle & chain) and others.
Seiyo Shorin-Ryu members also have the unique
privilege of learning Samurai arts including iaido,
naginatajutsu, jujutsu, yarijutsu, bojutsu, and
hojojutsu. These arts include training with katana
(samurai sword), tanto (knife), naginata (pole arm),
yari (spear), hojo (cord) and jujutsu.
Ryan Harden of Mesa uses naginata tekubi kizu (wrist
cut) against Dr. Neal Adam’s shomen uchi with katana
(samurai sword).
Self-defense training is very important and we train in
defense against a variety of attacks. When a new
technique is introduced tori (the attacker) must begin by
give and take until uke (defender) learns the technique,
then tori should become more aggressive to provide
more resistance and speed, but always keeping in mind
safety and self-confidence issues. Tori must also
remember that he or she is not being struck with an
actual atemi (distracting strike) that assists uke in
escapes. Our association also provides self-defense
training for the lay-person through clinics and classes.
Sooner or later, all of our students break rocks. This is
a very minor part of karate, but a confidence builder.
After teaching karate for more than 40 years, I’ve only had one student unable to break a rock – it was a barrier
that this person built for herself and could not overcome even though this person was very capable. When
breaking boards, we do not pick plywood to break (or tree limbs), so with rocks, we look for good flat, limestone
and/or sandstone. So in a sense, it helps to be a geologist.
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Central Hombu
Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai.
For a few students, special miegakure (hidden) techniques are taught including kotekitae (kotekikai) (body
hardening) and tein hsueh (vital point strikes) are taught to help us master hitotsuki hitogeri (one strike
one kick knockouts).
Shihan-Dai Kyle Gewecke (4th
dan) of Gillette
takes on geology during rock breaking
training at the University of Wyoming.
The majority of classes taught at the Arizona
School of Traditional Karate, also known as
our Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Hombu are taught to
adults and families. Each of our dojos is
different: some focus on families, others on
adults, and some have kid’s classes and
some have a mix of classes.
MARTIAL ARTS CERTIFICATIONS Few people in the West are familiar with
Koryu Menkyo or licenses of old Japanese
combat schools. For this discussion, we need
to understand the difference between Koryu
and Gendai.
Soke Hausel accepts completely unprotected full force tein hsueh kick by Sensei
Donnette Gillespie (3rd
dan) as an example of kotekikai (photo courtesy of the
University of Wyoming). Without proper training, procreation might be
questionable.
Although both are referred to as martial arts by the public and media, purists
point out that koryu schools are combat fighting styles (not ‘arts’) and gendai
schools are ‘martial arts’. Koryu schools were developed during the feudal
period of Japan to teach samurai pragmatic techniques designed to
eliminate their opponent as quickly as possible. Some will argue that koryu
techniques have all been tested on the battlefield by samurai. Of course, we
don’t know this for sure, as none of us were around to witness the application;
but it is assumed that since they were taught to samurai, they were battle-
tested.
But even this cannot guarantee a technique will work. As a member of the US
Army in 1972, we were taught ‘battlefield’ self-defense techniques. Since I had
already been training in karate for 8 years and some judo, I had an idea of what
would and wouldn’t work. The techniques the army taught would have gotten us in serious trouble in a local bar
or even candy store only because they were dangerous to ourselves. For example, one technique taught was o-
goshi (major hip throw). Experts in judo can use this technique only after many years of training, but even the
best of judo practitioners will fail in this throw in randori. In actual self-defense, I would never consider this
nage (throw) without first using a very strong atemi (disorienting strike). As a graduate student at the University
of Utah, I saw a world judo championship that included Olympians from many countries. During the contest,
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Central Hombu
Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai.
only one successful o-goshi was applied during three days of competition of the best in the world. So if these
people had a difficult time with this technique, how well would it
work for a bunch of draftees in the army?
Even though techniques for gendai schools likely were not field
tested by samurai; many have been used on the streets. But there
are impractical techniques taught in both schools that should be
weeded out or modified.
Clark Newbold of Laramie defends against knife attack by Ben
Corley (1st dan) of Colorado Springs at the University of Wyoming.
Koryu schools have few if any kata. Kata taught in koryu (or
jutsu) schools are short if they have any kata at all. This is unlike
karate, which has lengthy and sometimes esoteric kata. Even so, karate kata are designed to teach movement,
balance and focus. And many of the moves in karate kata were likely created to confuse the practitioner as to its
true purpose requiring a period of discovery as to its true sense – this is one of the Zen concepts introduced into
martial arts. Zen has been an important part of the development and teaching karate and gendai arts: the arts that
end with the suffix ‘do’. Even so, comparing Okinawan karate to Japanese koryu Japan is like comparing apples
to oranges. Karate was never developed for the
Japanese samurai and stands as a unique art.
Dai Soke Sacharnoski (right) presents lineage
chart of Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo at
the 45th
Anniversary Clinic of JKI.
A few years ago at the Juko Kai International
45th anniversary clinic, I was presented a
lineage chart by Dai-Soke Sacharnoski
showing our lineage traced to the 18th century
– sounds like a long time, but koryu schools
may claim 30 to 40 generations of Soke
indicating some of these schools have been
around for many centuries.
Koryu schools have distinct lineage, present
their students with menkyo licenses, and almost always have the suffix ‘jutsu’ to describe their style. Whereas,
gendai (modern) schools provide kyudan diplomas and typically apply the suffix ‘do’. As an interesting note,
most karate taught today is considered karatedo even though it seldom has ‘do’ (pronounced ‘doe’) attached to
the art. This is assumed, so we could just as easily call our art Shorin-Ryu Karatedo and Kobudo.
But getting back to the reason why I started writing about koryu schools. Last month (Bushido, 2011, vol. 8, no.
1) we examined gendai certifications and their origin. Koryu schools use a certification known as Menkyo.
Menkyo (免許) translates as license and is presented to deshi (students) who achieve different levels of expertise in koryu schools, such as jujutsu, bujutsu, iaijutsu and aikido rather than judo, budo, iaido or aikijutsu. But
having a jutsu suffix does not guarantee that you are in a koryu school as there are many jujutsu schools that are
gendai with no discernable lineage and award kyudan ranks because of the popularity of this ranking system.
Soke Hausel
Central Hombu
Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai.
Kuwa training at the Seiyo Kai Hombu - Arizona
School of Traditional Karate. Bill Borea attacks our
resident samurai, Paula Borea of Gilbert.
In koryu schools, one seldom earns more than three
to five menkyo during their entire life. Compare that
to a gendai art, which may have 5 to 10 kyu and 10
dan levels. There are exceptions to these: for
example Shotokan Karate of America offers 5 dan
levels primarily because the individual who broke
off from the JKA (Japan Karate Association) was a
godan. And one art I trained in during the past,
Bujinkan ninjutsu taught by Soke Masaaki Hatsumi,
offers 15 dan levels (I don’t know why anyone
would need 15 dan levels – but that is up to Soke
Hatsumi) and claims to be a koryu school with
considerable lineage even though they offers
kyudan diplomas.
Many koryu schools award the following lower
level certificates - Shoden (lower level), Chuden
(intermediate level) and Joden (upper level student).
These could be considered equivalent to kyu ranks
of Gendai schools, but one could easily spend a
year or more in training before they achieve a
menkyo shoden. Some koryu schools may only offer
two lower level certificates – shoden and joden.
Higher level ranks could be considered equivalent
to yudansha (black belt). These can include Menkyo Okuden (advanced practitioner), Menkyo Kyoshi
(instructor), Menkyo Shihan (master), Menkyo Kaiden (high level instructor), Menkyo Soke (world head). A
Menkyo may or may not be accompanied by densho or makimono which would be a certificate of proficiency.
Menkyo Shihan is considered a master instructor and reserved for a handful of members of koryu schools. It
could take 20 to 30 years to achieve this certificate. Above this level is Menkyo Kaiden (免許皆伝), a ‘license of total transmission’. This implies the exponent has learned everything in the combat system and is one level
below Soke-Dai. The individual who holds the Kaiden certificate in a koryu school has mastered the system and
often is the de facto successor of the Sōke. Seldom, more than one person will earn this certificate.
Many koryu schools have mokuroku (a registry) in which names are entered in official catalogues of the ryu. This
way, current and future generations can review one’s lineage and credentials. In Seiyo Shorin-Ryu, we have a
mokuroku of sorts, or a registry for yudansha that appears on our website. Some koryu schools have two levels of
registry that includes those of lower level known as shomokuroku and a higher level of gomokuroku.
KUWA KOBUDO Kobudo is a very important part of Shorin-Ryu karate and few weapons epitomize kobudo better than kuwa
(common garden hoe) also known as a gawa or kue. This is because kobudo is considered a peasant martial art,
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Central Hombu
Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai.
and what could better define a peasant than a hoe, a tool of the peasant class. There are few kuwa kata: I only
know of one known as Matayoshi No Kuwa Nu De (Kue no de), although I’ve seen variations of this kata.
Shihan-Dai Neal Adam (yondan) of Phoenix hooks Rich Mendolia’s (of Mesa) knee with kuwa in ippon kumite.
Dr. Adam, Paula Borea (1st dan), Bill Borea (1
st dan), Rich
Mendolia, Satish Andalam, Ryan Harden & Abimael Rolon all tested
and received kuwa certifications at the Arizona School of Traditional
Karate in Mesa in February.
Kuwa training can be done with modern garden hoe although one
must be careful using these as the majority are not well made and
tend to fly apart as some of you witnessed during my teaching of
kuwa several years ago at the University of Wyoming. One of my
first strikes during kihon practice sent the blade (egashira) flying
like a missile into our tatami (mat) against the dojo wall. It
surprised everyone including me. Luckily, I was in the front of the
class and no one was in front of me. Many of the Japanese style
grub hoe are usually better constructed. The kuwa consists of a butt
end (ejiri), handle (eii), head of the hoe (egashira) and blade edge
(kuwaba).
SAMURAI INVADE MESA!!! Following training in Kuwa, members of the Seiyo Kai Hombu gave up their peasant-ships and started training as
samurai. Thursday evenings are now devoted to katana (sword) and
naginata training. After we master naginata, our group will focus on
yari.
Paula Borea stands ready to remove the ears from any willing aggressor
with naginata.
Friday evenings, we focuses on self-defense including hanbo and
kioga. These are two
excellent weapons.
In our advanced
karate session on
Friday evenings, our
students have the
opportunity to work
on advanced kata
as well as kama
(sickles). We are
now working on
Gama shodan kata. Those who train Friday and Wednesday
afternoons are working with sai. Both sai shodan and sai
nidan have been taught and we will soon start sai sandan –
one of my favorite kobudo kata.
Breaking arms with a smile – Doc Adam applies hanbo
technique on Rich.
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Central Hombu
Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai.
PROMOTIONS In the late 15th century, King Shoshin of Okinawa issued a proclamation that left his country defenseless
(Okinawa unfortunately did not have a 2nd amendment!): bladed weapons were confiscated from the peasant
class & his subjects were no longer allowed to own or carry such weapons. It took some time, but Okinawa was
finally invaded by Japanese Samurai of the Satsuma clan with little to no resistance. This resulted in creation of a
secret, ancient, martial art known as kobujutsu, also referred to as kobudo - farming implements & fishing tools
used in self-defense. What the Okinawans needed was a NKA (National Katana Association).
Samurai invade Mesa. We began training in iaido (sword drawing) Thursday
evenings at the Arizona School of Traditional Karate. Left – Satish Andalam
(from Scottsdale) sporting a new mustache, draws his katana. Right – Charles
Jean and Ryan Harden thrust swords
during kata practice.
After training with garden hoe (kuwa)
for the past few months, students at the
Seiyo Hombu in Mesa tested for
certification by demonstrating kata
(forms), kihon (basics) and ippon
kumite (one step sparring). In addition,
a few students tested for kyu
advancement in Shorin-Ryu karate and
Rich Mendolia was promoted to 5th kyu
(green belt), Satish Andalam was
promoted to 7th kyu (blue belt), Ryan Harden was promoted to 8th kyu,
Mariana Pena was promoted to 8th kyu and Charles Jean was promoted
to 9th Kyu. Congratulations!
KARATE KA OF THE MONTH Check out our website for our Karateka of the Month. Shihan-Dai Kyle
Gewecke (4th dan) is our outstanding January Karate Ka. Congratulations!
Shihan-Dai Kyle Gewecke studies rock prior to breaking the sample during
geology 101 at the UW Campus Shorin-Ryu Karate Club. Kyle is now the
headmaster of his dojo in Gillette, Wyoming.
WEBSITES We are listed on many websites. Here are a few: (1) International Karate
Association, (2) Traditional Karate, (3) Wiki, (4) Hotfrog, (5) Merchant Circle.
(6) Merchant Circle Shorin, (7) Okinawa Icon, (8) Youtube, (9) BlackBelt,
(10) Shorin-Ryu, (11) links, (12) Karate organizations.
KNEE In 2011, I was nominated for Action Martial Arts Magazine’s Hall of Honors for Outstanding Contributions to
the Martial Arts. The event was scheduled at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey on
January 21st. I turned down the invitation because of my knee. A couple of you are aware that I tore the bucket
handle meniscus on my left knee in November, so I have been walking a little funny. Since this happened, we’ve
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Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai.
been working on clearance for surgery (clearance has been as painful as the tear). So I had no idea when this was
going to take place and figured it would be sometime January – but we finally got the necessary paperwork and
lab work done and surgery was scheduled for February 11th. I discovered that due to Obamacare (which doesn’t
even take affect for a few more years) my insurance premiums have already increased $2,100/year (and I don’t
get any additional coverage)! Guess who I will not vote for in 2012. This was my 19th invitation for induction
into a hall of fame, 15 of which I accepted since 1998. It is an honor to be considered. So far in 2011, I’ve been
inducted into Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in Science and Engineering. I
was also nominated for the 2011 Man of Achievement Award (which I graciously turned down).
But back to my knee. Following surgery last Friday, I am walking around without too much problem and hope to
start lifting weights this afternoon.
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