SMAA California Seminar (1)

SMAA California Seminar (1)—June 26 and 27, 2010

When: Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27

Where: The Sennin Foundation Center for Japanese Cultural Arts
1053 San Pablo Ave.
Albany, CA 94706
USA
www.senninfoundation.com

What: Japanese yoga & meditation, Saigo Ryu hanbo-jutsu

Who: H. E. Davey--http://www.smaa-hq.com/bio.php?bioid=2
With attending SMAA Senior Advisors:
Kevin Heard Sensei--http://www.smaa-hq.com/bio.php?bioid=11
Ohsaki Jun Sensei—http://www.smaa-hq.com/bio.php?bioid=18
Ann Kameoka Sensei—http://www.smaa-hq.com/bio.php?bioid=13

Theme: Students will receive instruction in the Shin-shin-toitsu-do system of Japanese yoga and meditation. The focus will be on unification of mind and body in action. Exercises will help participants to achieve deeper calmness, balance, and coordination in budo, but also in their daily lives as well.

Saigo Ryu hanbo-jutsu training will use many of the principles of mind and body unification practiced in Shin-shin-toitsu-do, and it will focus on the hanbo, a three-foot stick. Hanbo-jutsu, as practiced in Saigo Ryu, features dynamic throwing and pinning techniques using the hanbo for additional leverage and pain compliance. Think of it as “jujutsu with a stick.” (Hanbo can be purchased from the Sennin Foundation Center.)

No prior experience is needed in any of the above-mentioned arts. It is important, however, not to miss the first classes on June 26, which will introduce the basics of these disciplines.

Contact Information: hedavey@aol.com, 510-526-7518

Cost: General public—$60 for all Japanese yoga and martial arts classes, SMAA members—$40 for all Japanese yoga and martial classes (save $20!), hanbo—$14.99 with tax included.

Registration Deadline: A registration form will be e-mailed to all SMAA members. If you do not have Internet access, we can also mail you a form. All fees and a completed registration form must be received by the Sennin Foundation Center two weeks prior to the seminar. It will not be possible to register after this date, and space is limited. The Sennin Foundation Center reserves the right to close registration at any time when the maximum number of participants has been registered.

Suino Sensei & Traditional Judo

This is the Director of the SMAA Judo Division explaining and performing classical Kodokan judo. Nicklaus Suino Sensei, and other members of the SMAA Judo Division, teach judo as more than a sport. For Suino Sensei, judo is a profound form of personal development that is also effective for self-defense. Suino Sensei will be teaching authentic Kodokan judo, as devised by its founder, at the upcoming SMAA Seminar in Utah. This is traditional judo as Suino Sensei studied in Japan.

More Images of Quinn Sensei

Quinn Sensei is a direct student of Nawa Yumio Sensei, the 10th generation Headmaster of Masaki Ryu. He received high-level teaching certification from Nawa Sensei, and he is the founder of the Masaki Ryu Bujutsu Kenkyukai.

Quinn Sensei is one of only a handful of people--anywhere in the world--licensed to teach Masaki Ryu. He lives in Virginia, where he teaches this time-honored martial art. The images above are of Quinn Sensei and Nawa Sensei on NHK TV many years go in Japan, Quinn Sensei at Nawa Sensei's grave, with members of the Tokyo Masakikai after training, and demonstrating Masaki Ryu kusarigama-jutsu. Visit www.smaa-hq.com to join the SMAA and start learning more about koryu like Masaki Ryu.

Images of Quinn Sensei

John Quinn Sensei is a new member of the SMAA Board of Advisors. Quinn Sensei lived in Japan for over 20 years where he studied karate-do, jodo, and forms of koryu bujutsu ("old-style martial arts"). In particular, Quinn Sensei is expert in the ancient Masaki Ryu. The Masaki Ryu is perhaps best known for its use of the manriki kusari (weighted chain) and kusari-gama (chain and sickle).

The images above are of Quinn Sensei in his youth and today. Also included are photos of his teacher Nawa Yumio Sensei and Sano Morikazu Sensei (Masakikai Shihan).

SMAA Teacher has Book Published

Dr. Kyle Kurpinski, a third dan in the SMAA Jujutsu Division, just had his first book published. How to Defeat Your Own Clone: And Other Tips for Surviving the Biotech Revolution has been getting great reviews. Kurpinski Sensei also has a Shidoin teaching license from the SMAA Jujutsu Division, and he is a contributor to the SMAA Journal.

You can read more about his new book and him at http://www.kylekurpinski.com/.

E-mail

SMAA members, please make sure we have your correct e-mail address. Without this address, we can’t e-mail you the SMAA Journal, and you won’t be able to receive our periodic "SMAA E-mail Updates." Do you have a new e-mail address? Have you sent it to hedavey@aol.com?

2010 Dues

SMAA membership dues should have been paid on the first of January, 2010. Please make a point of sending your payment to our Michigan headquarters. Prompt payment helps the SMAA to run smoothly, and it reduces the amount of labor and cost associated with sending late dues notices.