Karate Seminar

Sensei Jeremy, me, Sensei Advincula, Sensei Shelly.

Since January Anita and I have been taking Karate lessons at a local dojo. This style of karate is called Isshin-ryu which means "one heart way" or "whole heart way". In the movie "Karate Kid" the character Mr. Miyagi said he was a decendent of the founder of karate. In real life the founder of Isshin-ryu karate trained under Master Miyagi, the aforementioned ancester.

Last week our dojo invited Sensei AJ Advincula to give a seminar. AJ trained under Sensei Tatsuyo Shimabuku, the founder of Isshin-ryu karate. Our Sensei, Jeremy Johnson trained under Sensei Advincula. The knowledge lineage is short: Shimabuku -> Advincula -> Johnson. Training directly under Advincula for two days was a special privilege. And training under Sensei Jeremy and Shelly Johnson is an honor.

There are more pictures here which are very candid.