written by sensei Brian George (3rd Dan)
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ISSUE 1
Newsletter date July 1999
Gichin Funakoshi is world famous as one of Karate's great masters. Born in Shuri, Okinawa precture, in 1868, he studied Karate-do from childhood and organised the first public demonstartion.
He was trained in the Confusion clasics and was a school teacher in early life. After training under foremost masters for decades he was elected president of the Okinawa Assosiation for the Spirit of Martial Arts.
He was chosen to demonstrate Karate at the First National Exhibition in Tokyo in 1922, which led to the intoduction of the anciant martial art to the rest of Japan and subsequently to the rest of the world.
Master Gichin Funakoshi died in April 1957.
This is the first news letter that the SEISHIN-DO karate club has sent to it's students.
Many of the students withyin the club already know the background of the Ryu. For those who don't Iwill give a short account of how and when we started.
The Ryu has been in Meadowfield Sports Center right from the opening. There has been 3 different "SENSEI" in the Ryu the previous being Trevor Ball Sensei (1st Dan). The past few years the Ryu has been run by Keith Mor Sensei (3rd Dan) and myself Brian George Sensei (3rd Dan).
Last year the Ryu had two students whome susesfully attained the ranks of Dan. They are Sohiel daneshyar and Stuart McKenzei.
Wednesdays are separated into two sessions, the first for the lower grades and the second for the higher grades who have the chance to learn the art of swordsmanship through training with the Bokken. There is also a chance to have a little insight into the art of Aikijutsu with the introduction of some basic techniques from this art.
Fridays are also separated into two seeions again the first is for the lower grades and the second for the higher grades. The second part introduces the higher grades to the development of Kata by the means of breakdown of trchnique and then the introduction of Bunkai.
sunday sessions remain the same and is a two hour session for all grades.
