RyuTe News. October 2016

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1 RyuTe News October 2016 Inside this issue Kansas City Birthday seminar agenda Kansas City Reginal Seminar Article Chicago Reginal Seminar Article News you can use

2 2016 RyuTe Birthday Conference Agenda Kansas City, MO October 20-23, 2016 Thursday, October 20th, :00 am 12:00pm Testing: Dan Rank Testing Regional Instructor Qualification Testing 12:00 pm 1:00pm Lunch 1:00 pm-2:30pm Advanced Spider Web Development 2:30 pm-4:00pm Kumiawase Drills 1 and 2 4:00 pm-5:00pm Spinning kick drill for one leg balance development 5:00 pm-5:30pm Overview of the next two days of training 7:00 pm-8:30pm Ryu Te Social Gathering in the Hotel Bar Friday, October 21st, :00 am - 11:00am Open Hand Kata Work Foundational Kata Development 11:00 am-12:00pm Review of Advanced Spider Web and Spinning Kick Drills 12:15 pm-1:15pm Lunch 1:15 pm-3:15pm Weapons Kata - Bo, Jo and Tan Bo Offered Simultaneously 3:15 pm-4:45pm Weapons drills and action development of Bo, Jo and Tan Bo Saturday, October 22nd, :00 am-10:00am Kata Footwork Technical Development 10:00 am - 12:00am Open Hand Kata Technique applying footwork from 9 am session 12:00 pm-1:00pm Lunch 1:00 pm-3:00pm Weapons Review from Friday Plus Iaido (Sword) Module by Masaki Oyata 3:00 pm-4:00pm Tomari Seisan Hand and Foot Action Development 4:00 pm-4:30pm Introduction of Taika s Kata combinations and the 2000 drill he taught on how to work them. This will be developed with technique over the next few National Seminars 4:30 pm 5:00pm Board Election and Short Business Meeting (Black Belts) 7:00 pm-8:00pm Cocktail Hour 8:00 pm-10pm Birthday Dinner Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 Registration is still open: For Hotel:

3 2016 Regional Kansas City Summer Conference By Lee Richards This past July, the Kansas City Shihan Dai hosted the 2016 Regional Kansas City Summer Conference. The idea was to celebrate Taika s life, by having an affordable seminar and introduce members to new elements of his life and culture. We wanted to share the knowledge and philosophy he shared with brothers and sisters of his lineage treating each other as one family. Each member got a retro memorial t-shirt, a Ryukyu Heart tote bag to keep their gear in, and a RyuTe pen and notebook to document the gold dust. Most every class had handouts for the students to take notes on. The seminar brought in instructor s from all over the United States, including Taika s son, Masaki Oyata. Each time period gave the students 3-4 choices of things to work on. Day one of the 19 hour training weekend was started with three rooms. Lee Richards began in one room teaching the last versions Taika shared with the Kansas City Shihan Dai of the Naihanchi Trio and Tomari Seisan. The desire was to share tidbits of gold dust, and get each member of the group to share as well. Everyone was glad to share little bits of gold dust, and the legacy we were given. Meanwhile, in the next room Lisa Ohmes was teaching the Chizikun bo kihon bridge kata to eager students. This special version of Chizikun bo kihon was developed by Taika to help bridge the gap between kihon and the second, significantly more advanced kata. In a third room, Tony Skeen was facilitating an open room training where members worked on various combinations and tuite. Day two started off early in the morning with participants getting a great course by Steve Burris on our cannon exercises. Steve went to great lengths to share the insights given to him over the years by both Taika and Tasshi Logue. Again, participants shared their dust and contributed as well. In the next room, Eric Magana taught a class on strikes and joint locks with the Bo. The Kansas City Shihan Dai believes that a lot of members over the years have longed for more techniques with kobudo, rather than just kata. This was the first in a series of kobudo techniques classes at this seminar.

4 Two hours later students we were shifting again. Masaki Oyata kicked off one room with a RyuTe Iaido form, previously only shared by Taika to his son. Taika trained his son at an early age, mostly in their back yard. Masaki gave us all some great historical information, as well as teaching the kata in its entirety. In the other room Marvin Fankhauser was teaching a class on grappling with Manji sai. After a brief lunch, two cultural gems were unleashed on the participants. Tony Skeen taught a class on Japanese Calligraphy (Shodo). Ichiro Oshiro,, Tom Dieatrick, Robert Gardner, and Eddie Courter taught a course in Eisa the Okinawan folk drum/dance. Meanwhile, in a third room Lisa Ohmes taught chizikun bo techniques. After finishing another jam packed two hour session, we shifted gears and Marvin Fankhauser taught cane techniques and Lee Richards taught the Basic and Intermediate principles of tuite. After this, everyone was exhausted and ready for a little dinner and socializing. Many stayed up till the next day sharing their fond stories of Taika. On day three, we kicked off training with Jo techniques by Mike Akins. In another room Alex Ormaza was teaching an Instructor Development and Marketing classes, aimed at giving current and future instructors a leg up on teaching skills and marketing. In a third room Lee Richards, Lisa Ohmes and Tony Skeen were sharing the Women s Self-Defense curriculum they currently use and encouraged insight from other participants. Our goal is to get back to contributing to society, as Taika believed it was one of our primary roles. Next, Lisa Ohmes continued training participants in a second session of Chizikun bo bridge, Masaki continued teaching his Iaido, and Lee Richards and Tony Skeen continued the basic and intermediate Tuite class with the addition of taking things to the ground as Taika commonly did. After another short lunch, participants got another chance to work on Eisa, a Manji exercise by Marvin Fankhauser and more Shodo with Tony Skeen. In the final hour, participants either learned Ju Gata no Nunchaku kata from Alex Ormaza, or Taika s Handgun Retention system. This system has helped police officers retain their firearms during a

5 struggle for years. He first taught these techniques while in Okinawa as he had a good friend on the Okinawa Prefectural Police Force. The goal of teaching the handgun retention was again, so that his methods might spur instructors to reach out to their local police departments and share Taika s Life Protection teachings. After a couple hours to rest their brains, everyone gathered for dinner and drinks. We were treated to a slide show of pictures and videos of Taika from as far back as the 1950 s. Then all the participants of the Eisa group performed two of the drum/ dances they learned during the course of the seminar. In all, it was an exhausting but rewarding weekend with full brains, and full friendships, and everyone covered in gold dust.

6 Ryu Te Blows Into the Windy City Again By John Risko Members and non-members alike showed up in Chicago for the Second Annual Board of Directors Seminar held August 26 th and 27 th to learn and refine their understanding of, and proficiency with, some of the concepts left to us by Taika Oyata. One of our goals each year with the seminar is to draw attendees from non-ryu Te organizations, and this year we had participants from Ohio and Wisconsin. In addition, we had Association members from many states including Illinois, Texas, Kansas, Montana, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Tennessee and Virginia. The agenda started off Friday night with Ichiro Oshiro teaching a footwork and handwork drill with life protection applications. He set a high energy level out of the gate, running us through dozens of repetitions before focusing on refinement and application. Ichiro was followed by honorary Board member Blake Burgert, teaching a progressively complex set of flow patterns based on double block. Blake s well-known charisma and ability to apply these motions for effective technique reminded us why we love to have him teach. J.P. Steele led Saturday morning, showing a drill that combined movements from Naihanchi Shodan and Naihanchi Nidan with proper body positioning, weight distribution and timing. Mike Cline then rolled out some techniques for defense against various rear grabs that left everyone sore, but more confident in their ability to defend against this type of attack. Finally, John Risko explored the concept of controlling an opponent and executing tuite by hooking instead of grabbing. He started with an explanation and demonstration of the concept, followed by partner application practice using several covering motions leading into technique. All of the instructors reinforced Taika s concepts throughout the seminar, exploring body mechanics, relaxed movement, footwork and proper upper and lower body timing for natural body movement. The day wrapped up with a review by all the instructors to help reinforce what was learned in each session so that everyone would be able to remember and work on the concepts when they returned home. After the seminar, a number of attendees had all-you-can-eat sushi at a great little restaurant in the area. The Board is looking forward to doing this again in 2017, so come out and be part of the action next year.

7 Association Website: News You Can Use! Board member contact: Newsletter: Submit news and articles to: Robby Collingwood - kyoshirob@yahoo.com, or Helen Cawley - niamhnhelen@verizon.net This newsletter is a publication of the International RyuTe Association. It can be printed and distributed to those without or internet access. Oyata Enterprises c/o Shila Tobosa PO Box 1477 Fargo, ND IMPORTANT RYUTE BUSINESS INFORMATION oyataenterprises@gmail.com Phone: Follow us on Photo Credits: Photos used in the newsletter were derived from several sources including authors, and RyuTe Association Archive and Facebook. They are the property of the photographer and the RyuTe Association. Photos should not be reproduced without permission. Special thanks to Lee Richards and John Risko for their contributions For permission to use or reproduce a photo, contact Newsletter staff who will contact the original photographer. Editors Note We thank all of the contributors to the RyuTe News. The articles demonstrate the deep commitment RyuTe practitioners have to the art and especially to our teacher, Taika Oyata. Please continue to send us your insights into the unique, fascinating and effective art that Taika has taught us. We also want your news - Seminars, fund raisers, community service, tournaments, etc.