Step by Step

Seisan Kata performed by a Russian Student

mmays — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:12:11 +0000

Karate is a language of sorts across cultures.

August Test Results

mmays — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:59:21 +0000

Five Cedar Hills and Conestoga Recreation center students tested at the end of the summer session. Sean was promoted to green belt, Rokukyu. Jared and Nabhan were both promoted to Shichikyu. Jessican and Vincent were both promoted to Hachikyu. Congratulations to all!

The next test will be scheduled for early December.

open house Sunday July 10 2-4pm

mmays — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:28:15 +0000

Stop by for a stroll through this beautiful garden this afternoon from 2-4pm:

5895 NE Silo

Sensei Odo

mmays — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:44:59 +0000

Passai from Okinawan Kenpo

mmays — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:34:13 +0000

For Sale: 3BR/2BA Single Family House in Hillsboro, OR, $180,000

mmays — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:12:20 +0000

Open Sunday May 1 from 3-5pm

For Sale: 3BR/2BA Single Family House in Hillsboro, OR, $170,000.

Passai Kata from Seibukan

mmays — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:39:00 +0000

Seibukan Passai kata

tegumi drills

mmays — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:16:04 +0000

Language Basics

mmays — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:19:23 +0000

Several students have been asking about the language–here are some simple basics and we will elaborate as we go…

Ichi		One
Ni		Two
San		Three
Shi		Four
Go		Five
Roku		Six
Shichi		Seven
Hachi		Eight
Ku		Nine
Ju		Ten

Uke-Block(to Receive)
Tsuki-punch
Geri-kick
Shuto-knife hand

Sensei, Onagai Itashimas-Teacher, please teach me

Sensei, Domo Arigato Gozaimashita-Teacher, thank you very much

Rei-bow
Hai-yes
hajime-begin
yame-stop

Chudan-center
Jodan-upper
Gedan_Lower

Mae-front
ushiro-to the back
yoko-side

kiba dachi-horse stance
hako dachi-square stance
zenkutsu dachi-front kick stance
nekodachi-cat stance
hei soku dachi-feet together stance

The Shorin Ryu Okinawan Question and Answer book is also a great resource for language. Ask me about it in classes.

Language Resource

mmays — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:04:27 +0000

I like this web page. The focus leans toward Japanese Karate, not Okinawan, but still some interesting articles. The Language resource may be helpful for all of us in moving our dojo Japanese forward and becoming the best we can at the Japanese language we use in our dojo.

Japanese language video course