Shorin-Ryu karate applications using direct force from the hip, lats, quads muscle, allowing compression of the body to easily execute punches or palm strikes.
A central point can be recognized very well. Whoever controls the central area has a decisive advantage over his opponent.
Meitatsu Yagi sensei, International Meibu-Kan Gojyu-Ryu Karate-Do Association.
Master Meitatsu Yagi shows how effective karate techniques can be applied. Everything is based on the best possible efficiency, between technique, power and intuition.
The goal is to use as little energy as possible and with simple and targeted movements to incapacitate the opponent. Because there is never a second chance to correct a mistake.
In simplicity lies success, if you look behind the technique.
Rick Sensei started training in 1970 at the West Wind Dojo in Florida. In 1976 he inherited the dojo and since then has remained its instructor. Originally a member of the USKA, Rick Sensei moved to Richard Kim’s group in 1989 and since that time has endeavoured to train and learn from as many instructors as possible.
He is also a long time student of Matsugi Saotome, who is considered to be one of the best Aikido masters in the world today. For the past three years Rick Sensei has been the NSKF representative in North America under the guidance of Pemba Tamang Sensei, who was the first foreigner ever to do the JKA instructors’ course.
The do suffix implies that karate do is a path to self-knowledge, not just a study of the technical aspects of fighting. Like most martial arts practiced in Japan, karate made its transition from – jutsu to do around the beginning of the 20th century. The “do” in “karate do” sets it apart from karate-jutsu, as aikido is distinguished from aikijutsu, judo from jujutsu, kendo from kenjutsu and iaido from iaijutsu.