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03:06Right hand comes out 90 degrees.
03:11Elbow.
03:12On guard and look left.
03:14The key aspect here is to pull the right hand off the hip so that the shoulders are square
03:20to the opponent to your left.
03:22Blocking with the left hand, blocking with the left hand, clear, making sure you clear
03:26the buttocks, right punch, cross the body, coso, transition, up and out.
03:36Look forward.
03:38Look forward, right arm, block, right, left behind.
03:43fist with a right hand cover, palm down. Look left, left leg lift, sit down, keeping the hands
03:53as a unit, block to the left 45. Come back on line, looking right. Right leg lift, sit down,
04:04block with the hands as a unit to the right 45, mid-level block. Right on guard, look left.
04:11Double punch and kiai. Repeat the entire sequence. Open up left, forearm on guard, looking to your
04:23right. Again, making sure the shoulders are square. Block, clearing the body. Punch across.
04:31The end position here should be the fist in line with the edge of the body. Kosa, transition,
04:40up and out. Look forward, single block, double block, back fist. Look right. Right leg lift,
04:52sit down, block to the 45, come back to center. Left leg lift, block, mid-level block to the 45.
05:01On guard, double punch. Right foot up to left, hands right up, hands to the side, re, kata.
05:16Now hands to the shoulder. Kata. Now hands to the shoulder.
05:29Keep it on. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
05:5418, 19, 19, 20, 21, 22,
05:5923, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.
06:18Cut. Aren't you sure done?
08:4014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,
09:0134.
09:04High five.
09:09Kata.
09:10Nahanshi showdown.
09:23Kata.
09:25Nahanshi showdown.
09:27Base level, bunkai.
09:29Okay.
09:32Okay.
09:32Ready?
09:36First position here is blocking a kick.
09:40Kick coming in from the front.
09:43She may be kicking to the groin, blocking.
09:51Second, kosa, steps in, she punches, I'm going to block, stepping behind, putting the hand
10:01behind the back, elbow strike to the body.
10:06On guard position.
10:08New opponent to my left.
10:10Opponent's going to kick to my ribs, I block, shift, punch to sore plexus.
10:18Step in, push them back.
10:21Opponent directly from the front, stepping in, punching to the face.
10:26Single block, double punch.
10:28Bang.
10:29Bang.
10:29I clear.
10:30Back fist strike to the temple area.
10:34New opponent from my left, 45.
10:38It's going to sweep at my leg.
10:40I lift.
10:41They punch to the body.
10:43Block.
10:44Keeping the unit, both hands working as a unit.
10:48Come back to center.
10:49New opponent, right 45, sweeping to my leg, punching to my ribs.
10:57Block.
10:57This hand blocking, this hand striking to the kidney area.
11:02On guard.
11:05Opponent's coming in with a punch to my face.
11:10It's a block and a punch sequence.
11:14We now repeat.
11:15We open, elbow, on guard.
11:24And the entire sequence then would be repeated back.
11:27She kicks.
11:28Block punch.
11:30Step it through.
11:32Push your back.
11:34Opponent to the front again.
11:37Single punch.
11:40Another punch.
11:41Clear.
11:42Back fist strike.
11:45Opponent to the 45.
11:47Leg sweep.
11:49Punch at the face.
11:51And block.
11:52Back on the line.
11:54Opponent to my 45.
11:57Sweeping at the leg.
11:59Punching to the ribcage.
12:02On guard.
12:04Last opponent.
12:06Punching to the head.
12:11Finish.
12:13Up.
12:16Right.
12:18Base level bunkai.
12:19Nehanchi.
12:20Showdown.
12:33Cut.
12:34Nehanchi.
12:34Showdown.
12:401.
12:422.
12:433.
12:444.
12:455.
12:466.
12:477.
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13:16Ayez!
13:1935.
13:23Got it.
13:24Aranchi Showdown.
13:26Aranchi Showdown.
13:28Aranchi Showdown.
13:29Aranchi Showdown.
13:34Aranchi Showdown.
13:41Kata.
13:42Nahanchi.
13:43Nidan.
13:45It's okay.
13:46Great.
13:49Yoit.
13:50Step out of the left foot.
13:52Nahanchi Dachi.
13:53Break down.
13:53Clearing the body.
13:55Full Kosa Dachi.
13:59Coming across.
14:01Both hands come up.
14:03Looking to your right.
14:05Step out.
14:07Good.
14:07Nahanchi.
14:08Break out right block with left punch.
14:12Full Kosa Dachi.
14:13Look forward.
14:15Right.
14:16Outside forearm block.
14:17Left finger should be inside the elbow.
14:20Touching.
14:21Left elbow should be slightly up.
14:23So you have a downward water drop.
14:25Flow.
14:26Look right.
14:27Right foot comes out.
14:29Steps to Nahanchi.
14:30Palm.
14:30The left hand pushing right on the meat of the muscle.
14:36Right above the elbow.
14:37Push.
14:37With an augmentation to the right.
14:41We look left.
14:43Kosa.
14:43Come up.
14:44Double elbow strike.
14:46Left foot comes out.
14:48Set.
14:49Block and punch.
14:52Come across.
14:54Full Kosa.
14:55Turn.
14:56Look forward.
14:57Again, watching the downward water drop position.
14:59On the right arm.
15:01Look left.
15:02Come up.
15:03Set out.
15:04And augment.
15:07Left hand.
15:09To the hip.
15:10Left hand is open.
15:11Right hand is in a fist.
15:13Comes down.
15:1445 degree angle.
15:16Again with an augmentation of the left hand.
15:19Pull back to the hip.
15:22Left hand is in a fist.
15:24Left hand.
15:24Excuse me.
15:24Right hand is in a fist.
15:25Left hand is on top.
15:26Lift.
15:27Set.
15:28Elbow.
15:29With a left on bottom.
15:31Drop the elbow.
15:33Block to the right.
15:35Punch across the body.
15:38Kosa.
15:38Step out.
15:40Left.
15:42Right.
15:43Back fist.
15:45Come back.
15:47Block down.
15:48To the left side.
15:49Pull back.
15:50Lift.
15:51Set.
15:52Elbow.
15:53Single.
15:53There's a key eye on these points.
15:56Block.
15:57Punch.
15:59Kosa.
16:00Set out.
16:02Single.
16:03Double.
16:04Back fist.
16:06Left halfway up.
16:08Left halfway up.
16:09Left all the way up.
16:11Ready?
16:12Kata.
16:14Nahansi ni da.
16:28Kata.
16:30Nahansi ni da.
16:31Kata.
16:32Right.
16:34Right.
16:36Right.
16:38One.
16:39Two.
16:40Three.
16:42Four.
16:43Five.
16:44Six.
16:45Seven.
16:47Eight.
16:48Nine.
16:49Ten.
16:50Eleven.
16:51Eleven.
16:52Twelve.
16:53Thirteen.
16:54Fourteen.
16:56Fifteen.
16:57Sixteen.
16:57Seventeen.
16:58Eighteen.
16:59Nineteen.
17:00Twenty.
17:01Twenty.
17:01Twenty-one.
17:03Twenty-two.
17:04Twenty-three.
17:05Twenty-four.
17:06Twenty-five.
17:07Twenty-six.
17:07Twenty-seven.
17:08Twenty-eight.
17:09Twenty-nine.
17:11Thirty.
17:14Kata.
17:15Nahansi ni da.
17:21Twenty-four.
17:23Twenty-four.
17:26Twenty-four.
17:28Twenty-four.
17:37Twenty-four.
17:38Twenty-four.
17:39Twenty-four.
17:39Twenty-four.
17:40Twenty-four.
17:40Twenty-four.
17:40Twenty-four.
17:41Twenty-four.
20:21The basis for this is someone's just grabbing to you, and I'm just coming down and clearing.
20:30First movement in the kata is, look, someone's coming in to reach.
20:33I'm stepping in, boom, elbow right in to the solar plexus.
20:37Step back, she punches, block and punch, steps back and punches.
20:42This is outside, steps in, augmented block into the body.
20:50Good.
20:51New opponent to our left.
20:52Start.
20:55Repeat the grab sequence, stepping through, striking, step back, block and punch, step
21:03back and punch, step back, bang.
21:07Bang.
21:09To the front, an attack coming from the 45 with a kick.
21:18Down, catch, and a takedown.
21:24Down, into here.
21:26Opponent, I'm here, coming through with a punch to the face, step here and punch.
21:35Step in.
21:37New opponent to the front, new opponent to the front, single punch, double punch, clear, bang.
21:46Back fist to the temple.
21:49Back to the hip, opponent to my 45, coming in again to here, grab and takedown.
21:59Knife hand, punch sequence, step through, opponent coming from the front, single punch.
22:10This time, staying with that punch, control, break, and strike.
22:17Up, finish, rei, base level bunkai for nahanshi nidan.
22:44Kato.
22:46Now, hanchini done.
22:48Right?
22:50Go it.
22:53One.
22:55Two.
22:57Three.
22:57Four.
22:59Five.
23:00Six.
23:01Seven.
23:02Eight.
23:04Nine.
23:05Ten.
23:06Eleven.
23:08Twelve.
23:09Thirteen.
23:10Fourteen.
23:11Fifteen.
23:12Sixteen.
23:13Sixteen.
23:14Eighteen.
23:15Nineteen.
23:16Twenty.
23:17Twenty.
23:19Twenty.
23:19Twenty.
23:27Twenty.
23:29Kata.
23:31Nahanshi nidan.
23:47Kata.
23:49One su.
23:50Kata.
23:51One su.
24:06Feet together.
24:08Great.
24:11Right.
24:11Right hands up and a fist.
24:12Left hand on top.
24:14Covers at the solar plexus.
24:15Pressing down.
24:17Little bit of tension.
24:20Look left.
24:22Stepping out.
24:22Left foot.
24:23Into left.
24:24Into nahanshi dach.
24:26Left downward block.
24:27Punch.
24:28Across the body.
24:30Look forward.
24:31Left leg.
24:33You're gonna pivot.
24:34Step forward.
24:35Prep.
24:35Step out in the left sason.
24:37Downward block.
24:39Right.
24:40Punch.
24:41Pivot.
24:43Come through.
24:44Slight prep.
24:45Knife hand block.
24:47Punch.
24:47The key is the punch goes to solar plexus.
24:50Right hand will be to your ear.
24:52Palm to it.
24:54Left foot comes up.
24:55Kosa.
24:56Clearing.
24:57Your body.
24:59Look left.
25:01Left foot comes up.
25:02Left hand's gonna come out.
25:04Halfway.
25:05And.
25:06Block.
25:07Punch across the body.
25:10Pivoting on the balls of the feet.
25:12Step through.
25:14Adjust.
25:14Knife hand block.
25:16Punch to solar plexus.
25:18Kosa dach.
25:20Step behind.
25:21Clear.
25:22Look left.
25:24Step out with the left leg.
25:25Again.
25:26Partial prep.
25:27Block.
25:28Making sure you clear your buttocks.
25:30Punch.
25:30Cross the body.
25:32Pivot.
25:33Balls of the feet.
25:34Step through.
25:35Knife hand block.
25:37Punch.
25:37To solar plexus.
25:39Left foot comes behind.
25:41To kosa.
25:42Look forward.
25:43Stepping with the left foot.
25:46Downward block.
25:48Left hand opens.
25:49Right hand comes across.
25:51And grab at the same time.
25:52You shift the foot.
25:53Just slightly back.
25:54So it opens the hip.
25:55There's going to be a punch.
25:57To solar plexus.
25:58Combined with a heel kick.
26:00Heel thrusting kick.
26:01To the face.
26:03With ki.
26:04Heels.
26:05Set out.
26:06Diagonal night hot.
26:07Shift.
26:08Saison.
26:09Left hand in upward block position.
26:11Right hand.
26:12Downward block position.
26:14Both hands open.
26:15Right foot.
26:16Pivots.
26:17Shifts inward.
26:19Right hand opens.
26:21You have an open hand to the left.
26:23Open hand with the right.
26:24Grabbing head and groin.
26:26Pivot.
26:27Balls of the feet.
26:28Step through.
26:30Shift.
26:32Left hands comes down.
26:34Right hands up top.
26:35Reverse.
26:36There will be a ki-i at this point.
26:38Look forward.
26:40Pivot.
26:40Balls of the feet.
26:42Left foot comes back.
26:43Shifts.
26:44Cat stance.
26:46Knife hands.
26:47Look left.
26:48Right foot comes back.
26:50Shifts back.
26:51Cat stance.
26:52Prep.
26:53Knife hands.
26:54Turn the left foot forward.
26:56Step the right foot up to the left.
27:00Right hand and fist.
27:01Left hand open.
27:03That's sore plexus.
27:06Ready?
27:09Cata.
27:10One su.
27:24Take the right foot.
27:25That's right.
27:25One su.
27:26Escape.
27:28Right.
27:31Yo vem.ия
27:35?イär?
27:36boat. Heag?
27:42Heag.
27:45Heag?
27:47Heag?
27:48Heag?
27:50Heag?
27:51Heag?
27:51Heag?
27:51Heag?
27:51Heag?
27:51Heag?
27:51Heag?
27:52Heag?
27:52Heag?
28:07Got it. One, two.
28:22One, two.
28:52One, two.
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33:06One, two.
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33:06One, two.
33:07One, two.
33:07block they punch to the face grab and the break I control the hand clear it
33:16down as I kick into the body set back they reach I clear left hand up right
33:24hand down I'm going to scoot in striking the inside of the leg turning the person
33:30into disruption of balance mr. gummy move in grab and throw the person down to the
33:40ground finish new attackers coming in 45 punch to the face stepping back knife
33:51hand kakashita or implied techniques kicks next attacker coming in 45
34:00stepping in block again your kakashita finish turning and up base double bunkai one
34:13advanced option coming out of this last sequence would be this attacker coming
34:18in the same from this position coming in with that same punch I step in to here
34:25grab shift my body position and the second knife hand becomes a break and a
34:35takedown on the arm so that this sequence one two becomes actually block control
34:44break we're takedown
34:50this
34:52point guy options one two cutter
35:02you
35:17well I started in the martial arts back in 1961 a local school opened in the
35:25Pittsburgh area near my home we started in the jiu-jitsu karate background I came involved with the
35:33Okinawa Kenpo system during the early 70s and my first opportunity to get
35:37personally with Master Odo was 1983 with a tour that Grand Master Trias took to
35:45Japan and Okinawa and I was lucky to be selected as one of the members
35:56I currently hold an eighth degree black belt in karate and eighth degree black belt in the weapons and my
36:02kiyoshi or senior teachers license in Okinawa Kenpo karate and kibutu
36:21basically Okinawa Kenpo is a system a very traditional system in the Okinawan arts it traces its lineage back to
36:29around the mid-1700s in a direct line of teachers
36:32to student
36:34Nakamura Siguru Nakamura is the man credited as being the founder of Okinawa Kenpo
36:40however when we say the founder we're really saying he was the individual that coined the term Okinawa Kenpo or
36:46named the system
36:47he was Master Odo's instructor my current teacher Sikichi Odo the current head of the Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kabuto system
36:56Master Nakamura started his karate training at the in elementary school in Okinawa at the Ichu Middle School his instructors
37:05at that time were two shurite practitioners
37:09Chomo Hanashiro and Kansu Yabu they were the physical education teachers and the karate teachers at the at the middle
37:17school
37:18their teacher
37:19their teacher they came out of Itosu
37:23again a shurite practitioner
37:25when
37:26Master Nakamura graduated from school he continued his studies with the gentleman by the name of Kuniyoshi and his teacher
37:35Sakiyama
37:35they were both well known Nahate practitioners
37:39so
37:40that's sort of a little bit of the blend that has made Okinawa Kenpo somewhat unique
37:44in that we
37:45our katas primarily come from the shurite system
37:49yet we have a strong Nahate fighting influence
37:54Nakamura sensei was well known for his power and his punch
37:58and the Okinawa Kenpo practitioners were the first group in Okinawa really to develop the use of the bogo gear
38:07the full contact gear
38:09they modified kendo equipment the headgear and the body armor and use kendo gloves in their sparring
38:16so we carry that lineage on today in the use of full equipment in our Kumite as well
38:31Masterado just as of July 27th of this year this is 1993
38:39celebrated his 67th birthday
38:42he's been involved in the martial arts since he was 13
38:47he's a very
38:48large individual but small in size
38:53he's about slightly under 5 feet
38:57he weighs about 98 pounds
38:59he has more energy than 10 individuals that I've known
39:05his whole existence in life
39:07is perpetuating and teaching and keeping the old ways alive
39:11we're very lucky to have had the opportunity to train with him for many many years
39:19his philosophy is keeping the old ways alive and not changing
39:24his dojo name is called Shudokan
39:27and it means it translates to mean one way keep straight don't change
39:31and that's one of the key philosophies that that all the Okinawa Kenpo practitioners I think have really carried through
39:38and that is we try to maintain the kata in its state as we were taught
39:44we have a lot of opportunity for self-expression in Okinawa Kenpo but the kata never changes
39:50we get into heavy bunkai application
39:53Masterado feels that there should be a base level of bunkai or interpretation
39:57so that all the students have the same idea of what we're doing in the forms
40:04but he's very concerned that we also really understand the kata
40:09and so for each move we get into multiple levels of bunkai
40:14I think Master Odo's biggest contribution to the Okinawan martial arts
40:22is that he was really one of the first of the Okinawan masters
40:26to formally incorporate a full system of Okinawan weapons into a traditional karate system
40:35during the late 60s and early 70s when he was teaching at Master Nakamura's dojo
40:42he was asked to introduce the weapons into the dojo which he did
40:47prior to Nakamura sensei's death in 1969, 1970
40:52Master Nakamura asked him to continue teaching the weapons as part of the program
40:58in the mid 70s Master Odo formally incorporated the weapons into the karate program
41:05thereby giving birth to what we now call Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kabuto
41:11at that time many there was much consternation because most of the weapons at that point in time
41:19had been kept separate you had separate weapons organizations separate karate organizations
41:23although most of the Okinawan karate teachers dabbled and worked in the weapons as well
41:31today almost 15, 18, 20 years later we see most almost every Okinawan karate organization
41:39now has also formally gotten involved with the weapons side as well
41:43one of the key things is part of his concern of preserving the old ways
41:50in that he has handed down to us a series of 27 weapons forms involving 12 different weapons
41:57so it really provides us with a good flavor for the traditions of the Okinawan Kobudo
42:07an additional aspect that we get involved with is the continuing the concept of the contact sparring
42:15that we do in the open hand with the weapons as well
42:19so we also use the protective gear and in addition to the two-man forms of bo-bo, bo-sai,
42:26bo-tunfa, bo-tembe
42:27we also do freestyle sparring with the weapons
42:33so it's a little unique concept and one that is very enjoyable
42:41his focus is a lot of jitsu when you ask Master Oda what do you do
42:48his karate doesn't define the lines it doesn't define the lines between karate-do and jiu-jitsu and this and
42:56that
42:56it's all more like the old way and a lot of grappling, a lot of throwing techniques, a lot of
43:02joint locking
43:03with unarmed and armed as well
43:06so it's been a wealth of knowledge and I found him to be one of the most knowledgeable individuals
43:12that I've come across and I really enjoyed the opportunity to have trained with him and continue to train with
43:18him
43:25as with the other traditional systems Okinawa Kenpo uses a 10-q and a 10-dan system
43:35in Okinawa Sensei still until recently used just a 6-q system
43:43he has recently gone to a 10-q system basically the white, green and brown
43:49we typically do not get into the multicolors
43:54at the black belt level there's a 10-dan system
43:57again the standard system where first through third don is your student level
44:03at fourth don, yon don, you become eligible to go for your teacher's license
44:10your first teacher's license is your renchi
44:13that is indicated in the Okinawa Kenpo system
44:16the person who has attained that rank as having a one gold stripe along diagonally on the back of the
44:23obi
44:24in addition one of the key unique things is that a practitioner of Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kabuto
44:31when they receive their black belt, their shodan
44:34they receive it not only in karate but they also receive it in the kabuto
44:38and we signify that by a little weapons patch on again the backside of the obi
44:45all promotions of fourth don or higher and all of the teacher's license are issued only by Master Odo
44:52so even though I as a high ranking senior student under him
44:57traditionally would have the right to promote within one or two ranks of my level
45:06all the Okinawa Kenpo people basically have turned that responsibility over to Master Odo
45:12we recommend but he grants the final authority
45:15I really feel that's in line with the old ways and traditional way to do it
45:19he's the master of the system and if someone's representing themselves as a teacher of that system
45:24they should have his good housekeeping seal of approval
45:27and that's the way we do that
45:29we bring sensei over every year to the United States
45:32and we also try to go to Okinawa as well
45:35at the seventh degree level and above
45:40the individual becomes eligible for the senior teacher's license or Master level license
45:46and that's the Kyoshi
45:47that would be signified on the black belt by two diagonal gold stripes
45:51or by the wearing of the red and white belt that I have on
45:58at the ninth or tenth degree level
46:01the individual would be eligible for the grand master or the Hanshi license
46:09and we only have one of those at a time in the system
46:13and that is Master Odo
46:16so at this point in time there are no ninth dons in the system
46:20Master Odo has his tenth degree and his Hanshi
46:24there are no ninth dons
46:26the next highest rank is eighth don
46:28I currently hold as I said hold eighth don in both the karate and the kabuto
46:40yes we have a structure that the parent organization
46:45is called the Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kabuto Federation
46:50that is the organization that whose patch is the uppermost on my shoulder
46:55the patch itself the crossed fists in front of the red sun signify the
47:05our connection to China
47:07if you notice the fists they are not one person's arms
47:11they are two people's arms
47:13you couldn't place your arms in that position
47:15so it signifies the connection of the Okinawan and the Chinese cultures
47:19from which the Okinawa Kenpo was born
47:22and the Japanese flag in the background
47:26the Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kabuto Federation is the parent organization
47:30under that we have a structure where we have affiliated organizations
47:36and ours organization is the International Karate Kabuto Federation
47:41that's the patch underneath and that is an affiliate member of the OkKKF
47:45but all the guidelines the curriculum criteria
47:51and all the ranking authorization from yondon and above are in the authority of Master Odo
47:58as an affiliate organization in my organization Master Odo is a member of the executive board
48:05and he has a unique position of veto power
48:09and over any changes or any curriculum materials
48:14and also in the authorizations of the yondon and above ranks
48:18so it's a way that we provide for again that oversight
48:24and the quality control by the master of the system
48:28and I think that's very important to keep the old ways alive
48:31we always must keep ourselves being a student
48:34that's one of the things that Master Odo has drilled into
48:38I think every one of us
48:40in that today even at age of 67
48:43he still studies with two people in Okinawa
48:48Michio Kakaizu for weapons and Sekitoma for karate and weapons
48:53so that's a key consideration
48:56if the master of the system
48:57someone who's been involved in it 54 years or more
49:00continues to try to further his knowledge
49:02I think that sets a very very positive example for us as students
49:06that there's always something more to learn
49:09and we try to pass that down as a senior students to our students as well
49:15the day you stop trying to be a student is the day you should put your obi away
49:19and put your gi away because you really have lost what I think traditional martial arts is about
49:24what we have a structure
49:35well we have a structure where we are a style specific organization
49:41both the OKKKF and the IKKF are strictly style specific
49:46but we do have a number of different system practitioners who come in to us for the weapons
49:54so the only karate we teach is Okinawa Kenpo
49:57that's the only thing I feel I've always been a strong advocate of teaching what you know
50:04and not teaching what you don't know
50:07I'm not a multi-style focused person
50:10so our focus is to Okinawa Kenpo
50:13I feel that's the only thing we can grade in
50:15but we do have a structure
50:17we have a division for just a karate in the Okinawa Kenpo
50:20we have a karate kabuto division
50:22of which most of our practitioners fall within
50:25and we have a weapons only division
50:27in that structure a traditional shotokan, ishenru, goju-ru, tangsu-do
50:37so we have representatives from those different backgrounds
50:41wadaru, shitaru, who have come in
50:43they continue doing their karate
50:45but they adopt and follow our weaponry
50:50and receive their certification for Okinawa Kenpo kobudo
50:55but we do not certify them in karate
50:57they are still proceeding their line through their traditional program
51:02sometimes they desire to make the whole transition
51:05and we have a number of schools who have done that as well
51:09our purpose is really to get the old ways out
51:12and try to keep them alive
51:13so we feel the best thing we can do is to give an opportunity
51:18to have people see what our weaponry is like
51:22what our karate is like
51:23particularly the weaponry so that that does not die out
51:26so fifty or a hundred years from now
51:27that the old traditional ways are still going to be alive
51:40well I think one of the key things is just that
51:43to use this as an opportunity to really further one of Mastoroto's goals
51:49and that's keeping the old ways alive
51:51there are a lot of tremendous martial artists in the United States and around the world
51:56I've been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to train with Mastoroto
52:00I hope through providing these videos
52:04which give just a smathering of insight into the Okinawa Kenpo system
52:09that this will generate for a number of people
52:12the interest maybe to pursue this route a little further
52:16and that we may be able to provide an opportunity for training
52:22for further training for some other traditional karate or weapons practitioners
52:27so that the more people and the more schools
52:31except for that we can get the weaponry out to
52:34the better chance that future generations when we're all dead and buried
52:38that the old ways will still be alive
52:40I think in that way we've all contributed to peace
52:44and as long as I'm teaching
52:46my teachers, my past teachers of Mastoroto, Mastor Trias
52:52and my first teacher Henry Talbot in the Pittsburgh area
52:55they'll always be alive
52:57and through our students we'll continue to live
53:00and I think that that's important
53:42that's important
53:42that our parents and entrepreneurs
53:42are very happy to join in
53:42so don't take a chance
53:42and that's really to be able