Thank you for allowing me to join the group. I have been inactive for awhile. I am currently do research for Fred Hamilton Memorial Website, if there is anyone...
Im Stu Hirschfield.I studied from 1964-67 at Samurai Academy under Sensei John Slocum and Tomosaburro Okano. Fred Hamilton was my trining partner there,before...
Oss! O'Sensei Fey, It is good to see the dojo and SKJF is doing so well after being away so long! It's great to see you as active and driven as the day we met....
O'Sensei and SKJF -- Greetings from the Mojave Desert, CA. So sorry i missed training this passed weekend in Rochester, NY, was occupied with Army training in...
On the weekend of November 18-20, 2005, O'Sensei Brian Fey, national head of the Japan Karatedo ShotoJukuKai Federation (SKJF), delivered over 13 hours of...
Hello fellow Shoto-Karate-ka, I've been "sandbagging" and reading your conversations and have found a place to jump in. The issue of Point Kumite in training....
Since the forum has been quiet I'll post a contraversal question. Karate has the three k's: Kihon, Kata, and Kumite What should be the role of "point" or...
For those who haven't heard the latest, the SKJF Fall Seminar will be held on November 18-20 in Rochester, NY. For registration information go to www.SKJF.com...
Ok, let's move on to another topic. At the base of the Shotokan tree we find Azato & Itosu serving as its roots. The trunk of the tree is of course Funakoshi....
Hello From the East Coast! I see the Organization is alive and thriving under your expert guidance! I have been away for a long time, but not completely gone!...
I would like to offer the thoughts and prayers of the entire SKJF to Mikami Sensei and all of the members of the LKA/ISKF - New Orleans who may have suffered...
Greetings, I currently practice seventeen empty hand kata and six weapon, with many more to come. I am finding myself becoming dissatisfied with the amount of...
Greetings all from not so sunny Rochester. I thinks that this is a great idea to share info and our thoughts about Shotokan. I hope that this forum brings all...
Hey guys, what's up???... I saw this new group of SHotokan Karatekas and I thought of joining in. My name is Mauricio Quesada and I am from the small Central ...
Oss SKJF and friends. Thanx to Jim Burke for inviting me to this forum. As it grows, I will be a willing participant. "Yolo-Shiku Onegai Shimasu" "Please help...
As Chief Instructor of the SKJF I would like to welcome one and all to this new and hopefully inspiring discussion group. Let's get things started then.... ...