PATRICK McCARTHY SEMINAR - VA

Bill Glasheen · Post by **Bill Glasheen** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:09 pm

The Richmond, Vrignia Uechi dojo will host Patrick McCarthy for a three hour seminar.

WHEN
Tuesday, February 1st
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

LOCATION
American Family Fitness Center
Studio A
4300 Pouncey Tract Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060
(804) 364-1200

Map to AFFC

If you are anywhere near Richmond, DO NOT MISS THIS. We had to get in league with the devil to get Patrick AND the location/room where the seminar will be held. Patrick is one of our very own national treasures when it comes to a broad undertstanding of traditional martial arts as they were intended to be practiced. If you want to understand forms the way they were meant to be applied, then this is the man you want to meet! Practitioners from several local schools/styles will be attending.

More details to follow.

- Bill

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:55 pm

Good on ya Bill!

What a great training oppourtunty, wish I could be there.

If your close enough to attend, don't miss this one folks!

Laird

MikeK · Post by **MikeK** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:05 am

I'll be there. What's he doing in the area?

Bill Glasheen · Post by **Bill Glasheen** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:24 am

Coming to see us!

We snagged him down from a D.C. excursion.

- Bill

Stryke · Post by **Stryke** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:01 am

Anyone even remotely serious about martial arts could not afford to miss his .

You do your learning a huge disservice to not meet and learn form Hanshi McCarthy , he is quite simply the best .

Excellent stuff Bill

Umm Bill as for national treasures isnt he originally canadian ?

i might have it wrong .

lets just call him an international treasure

http://www.koryu-uchinadi.com/patrick.htm

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:08 am

He's a herring choker, but I think he calls The land of oz home now. From what I can tell he's a globe trotter his people are all over the world. Luck for all of us!

I planning to attend his Calgary event this year.

Laird

Stryke · Post by **Stryke** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:16 am

Yup he`s established In Brisbane now .

I beleive he`s taking next year of from travelling so this may be the last chance for folks for a little while .

DONT MISS OUT

benzocaine · Post by **benzocaine** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:36 pm

$$

I've got his Bubishi book. The way people rave about him here I should definitely try and get there.

Bill Glasheen · Post by **Bill Glasheen** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:20 pm

Stryke wrote:Umm Bill as for national treasures isnt he originally canadian ?

Where is Dr. X when we need him... He would have shot back "I thought we annexed you folks last century..."

Canadian Schmanadian... He's a "Mic" from this side of the pond. With lots of funny Japanese words after his name.

Now that we're cleaning up the "credit where credit is due" category, the Shotokan club here at another branch of American Family Fitness Center was responsible for the initial communications that got Patrick here. Our very own "chef" did a lot of the leg work to make things happen. She even talked 3 aerobics teachers out of their prime teaching slots. And I take no credit for the charm it must have taken to pull that one off...

- Bill

Bill Glasheen · Post by **Bill Glasheen** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:10 pm

Here's a website that "chef" dug up for the occasion. It's a good read.

Thinking Outside the Box

- Bill

Bill Glasheen · Post by **Bill Glasheen** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:22 pm

it was during that period of popularization in the 1960’s that Patrick McCarthy started learning karate18 but after years of study19 he ultimately became dissatisfied with impractical application practices20, and the convoluted21 teaching standards22 of 3K-training23. In particular, he often questioned the value of teaching learners to respond to reverse punches, back fists and sidekicks when it is clearly not representative of violent encounters24? More importantly, if karate was just about punching and kicking25, as was pontificated from the highest sources26, he speculated as to the need for kata27 in the first place. With kata containing myriad techniques28, other than just punching and kicking, he couldn’t help but ponder what tactical intentions29 their creators originally set forth30. Challenging the historical evolution and pedagogical veracity of this heritage has resulted in McCarthy Sensei becoming an excellent educator and inspirational bujin.

Bill Glasheen · Post by **Bill Glasheen** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:26 pm

KU Tuidi-waza

Residing and studying in Japan for many years, his field research took him to Korea, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and China where he came into contact with many of the most senior authorities of various martial art traditions31. Such studies not only improved his skill and understanding but also resulted in the publication of several important literary contributions32 along with a brilliant thesis he called the Habitual Acts of Physical Violence (HAPV33) theory. Having walked in the footsteps of those who pioneered modern karate, McCarthy’s progressive efforts were recognised34 in Japan. In fact, his teaching credentials come from the very same source, as did those of Funakoshi, Miyagi, Mabuni, Ohtsuka, Konishi, Sakagami, Yamaguchi, and Nagamine, to name a few of the most well-known luminaries35.

Systematizing the collective results of his field studies into a cohesive body of teaching practices, McCarthy Sensei has recently pioneered a new and highly functional interpretation of kata without losing any of its fundamental structure or cultural significance. A progressive traditionalist who believes that kata are the original time capsules of karate; his formula is attracting remarkable attention in a tradition normally dominated by large Japanese groups and their associated international sporting bodies.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:06 pm

Stryke · Post by **Stryke** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:22 pm

Great stuff Bill .

Hope Vickis enjoying Shotokan , is an interesting comparison in styles for sure

If you get the chance Bill volunteer to be McCarthy`s assistant in demo`s

, quite enlightening .

Am very jealous , have fun

Bill Glasheen · Post by **Bill Glasheen** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:50 am

Many years ago I had the ... er ... pleasure of being Bruce Siddle's uke when he visited camp and first came in contact with the Uechi community. Oddly enough it was quite an interesting experience. While teaching his PPCT methods, he whacked me on so many owie points that I was swimming in endorphins.

Yes, I have blessed Vicki's excursion into Shotokan. I have my own links via Ray Berry, who studied from Master Oshima. And because of my familiarity, I've been able to snag a few former Shotokan practitioners through the years. Van probably remembers Farino Furman, who tested for shodan in Khoury's dojo (with Vicki as partner) a few years back.

Great family crest, Laird. McCarthy is the line on my dad's mom's side. Bill McCarthy was the one who came off the boat from Ireland, and was shipped off into The Union Army - at age 14. I still have his pocket watch (United States Watch Company), complete with dated engravings inside the back.

- Bill