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Sabaki List Member Profiles
This page will feature profiles on members of the
Sabaki Talk Discussion List.
Members are listed in alphabetical order. New members
to be added in due course.
Christine Kay -USA
My name is Christine Kay I am 21 and live in Chicago
IL. I have been training in Ashihara Kai Kan for about 4 1/2 years
under Sensei Scott Maczuga. I recieved my Blackbelt in June and would
love to hear from anyone.
If there is anyone in the Chicago area who trains
in Ashihara please contact me. I currently train at the Shido-Kan
headquaters in the Chicago Fitness Center.
Bryson
Keenan - Australia
My name is Bryson Keenan, I am in Australian, but lived
in Indonesia (Yogyakarta) a few years ago and travel over there a couple
of times a year (this year in April and October) with my work in the Australian
Defence Force.Just a short note of introduction to everyone on the list.
My name is Bryson Keenan, this is my 31st year of training in Karate (mostly
of the Goju ryu). I am headquartered in Australia, but we have some
dojos internationally as well. You can get to know us a little better
on our website at:
www.ozemail.com.au/~keeno .
I am one of the founder members of the Shinbudokai, which
you can find more about on Hoosain Narker's AKI site. I would like
to thank Hoosain for this opportunity to meet you all and congratulate
him on yet another great effort to bring martial artists together for a
common goal.
André
Kelinski -Germany
I live in Berlin Germany and i am 37 years young and
have practiced martial arts since 1982. I started with Ju-Jutsu and have
changed to Karate (Wado-Ryu Style) in 1987. I obtained my nidan of wado-ryu
karate in 1996 by T. Kono. In ju-jutsu i have the first kyu. Last year
i have gotten contact with ashihara karate and i have fallen in love with.
Now i am looking for all information and material about it.
Blair Kennedy -New Zealand
I am a Goju Ryu sandan and have been training since 1982.
My club is a University based club and we are affiliated to Morio Higoanna's
IOGKF and the University of Otago.
We are traditional in our approach with emphasis on continuing
the traditions of Goju Ryu as prescribed by our lineage through Chojun
Miyagi and Higoanna sensei. My students compete in our national University
tournament and also in our own National tournament which is coming up in
Christchurch soon. The Asia Pacific Karate championships are also
on this year in New Zealand in Wellington in October with Higoanna Sensei
in attendance.
Zabih
Khanmohammadi - Iran
My name is zabih khanmohammadi . I am 30 years old and
try in ASHIHARA karate. I have a karate-club in TEHRAN/IRAN.Loving karate
makes me try and try not only in training it but also in studying and thinking
about its improvement.
I have a 17 years experience i.e 14 years in KYUKOSHIN
and 3 years in ASHIHARA and took part in world competition in denmark on
1997. Now i have black belt dan 3 from new international organization ASHIHARA
karate japan.
Peter
Klipfel - South Africa
I am Chief Instructor for Goshu
Kan JKF Goju Kai Karate - Do Western Province.
I also serve on the National Technical
Panel for JKF Goju Kai South Africa. At
present I am getting ready to attempt my 5th Dan
Grading, before the Japanese panel.
I started off in 1966 with
a green belt teaching me Shotokan karate in
a town Upington. Moving to Natal in 1968 I
Joined the local Judo club and stuck that
out for till 1976, receiving both my
Nidan and Natal Colours.
In 1974 I also joined Shotokan
karate again under Sensei Rob Ferrier (At
that time a very tough Dude) who had his
dojo in Durban . We lived in Newcastle - Natal.
In 1977 I joined the Navy
(Submarine Squadron) and during that period to 1979 did
Shukokai (Samurai) karate and graded to Green Belt. It
was during the navy days that I became acquainted
with Sensei Peter Brandon , The acquintance lasted
about 10 seconds in a dojo kumite session
, all I remember was hitting the deck so
hard, first from a maegeri , ashibarai then a kakato
geri onto my chest.
After the navy I trained for
3 years with Sensei Nigel Jackson in
the Strand street dojo. After a while I decided
to try Goju and joined sensei Harry Pieterkosky
for 4 years starting from scratch again and
reaching 2nd dan.
At this time I had made up my
mind to Affiliate to a traditional Japanese Organisation
and chose Goju Kai, for their hard fighting and
kata, and I marvelled at the bunkai they
did.
The first 3 years was sheer
hell for me, as they would take delight in
kicking and punching me to pieces, never saying they were sorry.
However being the bullterrier type I fought back
and learned their ways. At this time I am glad they did that
to me for I understand the Japanese way now.
I have my own dojo of 96
students in Tableview and teach 5 classes
a night every tuesday and thursday. To me
karate is a way of life and I take the ups with
the downs and there are more of those, but
my love of teaching never dies , for I love
my students , and in turn they perform well
at tournaments for me.
To date I have made 38
black belts, 21 National Goju Champions, 7 National All style
Champions, One Asian champion and one World
All Style Kata Champion.
Richard Kordel -USA
I had signed up for this list fully intent on lurking
quietly, then I got this nice note from Hoosain asking me to introduce
myself, so I guess I will need to say hello.
Hello. :-) (Or actually, from scanning the posts in the
day or so I've been around, it's hello again. I see a number of old
CD vets in the digest summary.)
For those who don't know me, I have been serving as uke,
both intentionally and unintentionally, since 1975, for a large variety
of people. I started in Isshinryu and worked out there exclusively
till about 1994, then broadened my horizons, first studying Taiji, then
having the great good fortune to meet George Donahue and have him show
me a number of really good things, which I have (diligently but probably
not as successfully as I would like) endeavored to learn.
I have also been a net veteran of a number of martial
discussion groups, the longest running being the CyberDojo(since around
digest 300 when it was back on the old university server), several Isshinryu
lists, and some others too obscure to list here. Back in the good old days
I also hosted two barbeques for people on the Cyberdojo, back when I wasn't
afraid to let people on that list know where I lived ;-)
I work out in a big old barn in Pennsylvania which is
a few hundred feet behind my house, and which has been under construction/renovation
for the past few years. Anyone passing in or near Millersville, PA
is welcome to drop a note and we can work out together (altough the heater
is small and the space is large...a factor you may want to consider from
December to March).
As for discussion topics, the usual mix will be welcome,
although if someone wanted to discuss the interrelationship between the
108 moves of the Taiji long form, Gojushiho, Rennes le Chateau, and
precessional geometry I will supply the scotch and cigars ;-)
Oh, one last thing in closing...Hoosain, did you ever
put all your posts from the USA trip into book form? I still want
to read it and it would make better reading than lots of the martial arts
books currently cluttering up the local Barnes and Noble store.
Deepu Krishnan - India
My name is Deepu K. I am from Kerala in India. Basically
I am a practitioner of karate. I have attended classes in shotokan, kyokushin
kai and shito ryu style dojos. This was not a matter of choice, but due
to relocation of my residence and unavailability of dojos of the same style.
I got my first dan in shitoryu. But kyokushin was an eye-opener. Still
questions plague my mind about the various approaches.
I have also got some background in Kalaripayat, the traditional
martial art in Kerala. By profession I am a software engineer.
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