The Big One

[searcher2]

Hi Folks

Those of you hoping to attend the seminar on October 2nd, please let
me know ASAP as places are filling up fast.

Details

Saturday October 2nd 2004
10am-4pm (including breaks)

OCI Southern Area Seminar
Martial Arts World
First Floor 5-7 Market Street
Torquay Devon TQ1 3AA
01803 664557
(This is the same venue where we recently hosted Renshi Stutely)

Cost £35 (£25 OCI members)

Seminar is open to all grades and styles. The instructors are
Anthony Blades renshi
Karate godan, torite jutsu shodan, co-founder of the OCI, co-founder
of OCFM, co-founder of Majime jutsu.

Stuart Howe sensei
Wado Ryu yondan, torite jutsu shodan, Okinawan kempo shodan, OCI
Northern Area director

Neil Ellison sensei
Wado Ryu yondan, Okinawan Kempo shodan, torite Jutsu shodan, Reiki
second degree, OCI Northern Area director

John Burke
Keiko Shotokan sandan, torite jutsu shodan, Reiki second degree, OCI
Southern Area director

Progressive martial artists who want to find out how PPs and the
combative side of Oriental medicine integrate into the traditional
martial arts then this seminar is for you.

Traditionalists who are open-minded enough to look beyond the
constraints of "style" or "association"/"rank" etc, this seminar will
teach you how deadly your own art can be.

those of you who know what the OCI directors can do; think again.
This training will contain advanced concepts (you might need your
note book).

Pressure points. Body mechanics. TCM. Combatives. Bunkai. Call
it what you like, explore it for what it is - working martial arts.

Any further details required, call me on the number above

John Burke
OCI Southern Area Director

[searcher2]

This seminar is next weekend. If you are coming you need to book now.

If you are not coming and you live in the UK I'll refer you to this seminar every time you ask for bunkai as this is the prime opportunity to ask for applications and test them out with the best bunkai experts in the UK.

We won't be blocking kicks with juji gedan barai, we'll be striking high and low front and back simultaneously from a hook punch approach.

[AngelaG]

I'll be there with bells on!

(Shouldn't be too hard to pick me out of the crowd then!)

[shotopants]

Sounds great, I'll be there ;D

Will we be studying any kata Sensei Burke?

[shotopants]

Or is it Burke Sensei - I can never remember

[Aefibird]

AngelaG said:

I'll be there with bells on!

(Shouldn't be too hard to pick me out of the crowd then!)

lol, can we have a pic of that Angela? ;D

[AngelaG]

Well unfortunately I forgot my bells, so they just had to do with me in a gi instead (But it was my best gi).

Anyway it was an awesome day's training, and a massive learning experience. Thanks to all who took their time to teach us, and thanks to all who partnered up with me.

Full review to follow within the next couple of days!

Angela