Neb-
I hae seen you post on these forums for a while. Are you the same Neb I came to know (and train with) a number of years ago at the GG dojo?
Steve Goss
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sgoss1,
Sorry if it took me a while to see your post, its been a while since I've been to the forums here.
Anyway, doesn't sound like me. I've been in Los Angeles for the last 15 years ... and only trained at one actual dojo. It was a Goju place in west LA, to supplement the private training I do with my teacher (Uechi and Goju).
Oh, I actually wasn't too sure what GG stood for....what is it?
Sorry if it took me a while to see your post, its been a while since I've been to the forums here.
Anyway, doesn't sound like me. I've been in Los Angeles for the last 15 years ... and only trained at one actual dojo. It was a Goju place in west LA, to supplement the private training I do with my teacher (Uechi and Goju).
Oh, I actually wasn't too sure what GG stood for....what is it?
"Well, let's get to the rat killing..."
Neb,
Thanks for responding.
GG stands for the Garden Grove dojo of the late Ahti Kaend sensei.
That was a sort of identifier--if you had been the other Neb you would have been able to recognize it.
The Neb I'm thinking of was a young man who moved to California from Europe. He was very gifted and learned Uechi-ryu quickly and effectively. He (like so many) dropped out of sight and I always wondered what happened to him.
Neb is not a common name (and on these forums I don't know if you use it as a screen name or if it is your given name), but I thought: What are the chances of two Nebs, practicing Uechi-ryu, in Southern California?
BTW, since you practice Goju, are you familiar with Steve Wilson, formerly of Ventura? He is a Goju practitioner and instructor I hold in high regard.
Steve Goss
San Luis Obispo, CA
Thanks for responding.
GG stands for the Garden Grove dojo of the late Ahti Kaend sensei.
That was a sort of identifier--if you had been the other Neb you would have been able to recognize it.
The Neb I'm thinking of was a young man who moved to California from Europe. He was very gifted and learned Uechi-ryu quickly and effectively. He (like so many) dropped out of sight and I always wondered what happened to him.
Neb is not a common name (and on these forums I don't know if you use it as a screen name or if it is your given name), but I thought: What are the chances of two Nebs, practicing Uechi-ryu, in Southern California?
BTW, since you practice Goju, are you familiar with Steve Wilson, formerly of Ventura? He is a Goju practitioner and instructor I hold in high regard.
Steve Goss
San Luis Obispo, CA
Hi,
Actually, NEB are my initials....should be N.E.B. My first name is Nels, also pretty unusual I guess. I should probably make a change in my screen i.d. because this has come up before.
I am not familiar with Steve Wilson. In my previous post I said the dojo was in WLA, I should have said Santa Monica. Its the home dojo of JKF here on the west coast (I think), Vassie Naidoo is the sensei there.
In my private instruction our main focus consists of Uechi kata and Goju kumite. Seems to work pretty well; We do the sanchin of both systems, plus Goju Tensho, and the rest of the Uechi ryu forms.
Actually, NEB are my initials....should be N.E.B. My first name is Nels, also pretty unusual I guess. I should probably make a change in my screen i.d. because this has come up before.
I am not familiar with Steve Wilson. In my previous post I said the dojo was in WLA, I should have said Santa Monica. Its the home dojo of JKF here on the west coast (I think), Vassie Naidoo is the sensei there.
In my private instruction our main focus consists of Uechi kata and Goju kumite. Seems to work pretty well; We do the sanchin of both systems, plus Goju Tensho, and the rest of the Uechi ryu forms.
"Well, let's get to the rat killing..."
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N.E.B.
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Uechi kata and Goju kumite? Does sound like an interesting combination...
And Tensho kata is especially "recognizable" among the Goju kata, to me, as the one that most closely resembles Uechi-style of kata.
I especially like the Goju practice of irikumi as taught to me by my friend Steve. The idea of starting by landing blows to each person's threshold of tolerance as a form of conditioning and then going into continuous kumite at that level of contact works well (but is not for the timid....)
SG
(I got it right)
Uechi kata and Goju kumite? Does sound like an interesting combination...
And Tensho kata is especially "recognizable" among the Goju kata, to me, as the one that most closely resembles Uechi-style of kata.
I especially like the Goju practice of irikumi as taught to me by my friend Steve. The idea of starting by landing blows to each person's threshold of tolerance as a form of conditioning and then going into continuous kumite at that level of contact works well (but is not for the timid....)
SG
Havn't been put through irikumi...but the Goju sparring can be intense. Although there are some real serious fighters within Uechi as well.
My teacher trained primarily with the Gojukai. Despite contraversy surrounding them (I think because of changes made to the original Okinawan katas) they have fabulous kumite.
Their kihon is also better than most others I've seen or even heard of in the karate world, (one of the other great groups is the Richard Kim dojo). And masters like Gogen Yamaguchi, his sons Goshi, Gosei and Gosen, Tasaki, Yamamoto and many others were (and are) brillant fighters.
One thing they do well is actually use elements of the kata effectively ine free fighting. They take a stylzed technique like the furiuchi and figure out how to work it into jiyu kumite. That's one example. I have always been impressed with how the really good fighters I've been lucky enough to witness (mostly on video) look so much like their style when they fight.
I don't have that exact experience because even though I've done some of the Goju forms I haven't really trained them (except sanchin and tensho).
I saw some video recently of Goshi Yamaguchi (and a few students). They did jiyu kumite in a variety of ingteresting ways: First they did heiko dachi no kamae ... hands only beginning and staying in heiko dachi. Then they went on to iyo ido (?) kumite. Still heiko dachi but adding kicking. Lastly full jiyu kumite, in their normal stance/kamae (nekoashi dachi).
Anyway, I've gotten a bit long winded.....
nb
My teacher trained primarily with the Gojukai. Despite contraversy surrounding them (I think because of changes made to the original Okinawan katas) they have fabulous kumite.
Their kihon is also better than most others I've seen or even heard of in the karate world, (one of the other great groups is the Richard Kim dojo). And masters like Gogen Yamaguchi, his sons Goshi, Gosei and Gosen, Tasaki, Yamamoto and many others were (and are) brillant fighters.
One thing they do well is actually use elements of the kata effectively ine free fighting. They take a stylzed technique like the furiuchi and figure out how to work it into jiyu kumite. That's one example. I have always been impressed with how the really good fighters I've been lucky enough to witness (mostly on video) look so much like their style when they fight.
I don't have that exact experience because even though I've done some of the Goju forms I haven't really trained them (except sanchin and tensho).
I saw some video recently of Goshi Yamaguchi (and a few students). They did jiyu kumite in a variety of ingteresting ways: First they did heiko dachi no kamae ... hands only beginning and staying in heiko dachi. Then they went on to iyo ido (?) kumite. Still heiko dachi but adding kicking. Lastly full jiyu kumite, in their normal stance/kamae (nekoashi dachi).
Anyway, I've gotten a bit long winded.....
nb
"Well, let's get to the rat killing..."
