september 2006 - USA Wado Ryu Karate-Do

NEWSLETTER OF THE
USA WADO-RYU KARATE-DO
ZENSHU-KAI
Volume 7/Issue 2
www.usawadoryu.com
Sept/Oct 2006
MESSAGE FROM SENSEI
Dear Students
Hi, everyone. How was your summer? I hope all of you had a wonderful
time.
In August, I traveled to Japan to compete in the Wado-Ryu National
Tournament in Tokyo, and I was pleased to bring along two of my students,
Davis Evans and Katsuko Yamanishi. The three of us made it to
the finals with Davis Evans placing third in his kata division. Katsuko
placed top eight in her division, and I placed best six in kata. I believe
we did a great job and I thank you for your support.
In addition, I would like to remind you of a couple of upcoming special
events, we will be hosting a Goju-ryu seminar on September 16th from
6 -8pm at the main dojo, which will be given by Goju-ryu Master Hiro Kobayashi
from Hawaii, he will be teaching us winning kata’s, so I encourage
all of you to attend. The Itosu-Kai Invitational Tournament on September
24th will be held at Soka University, if you haven’t already done
so, please make sure I have your application forms completed a.s.a.p.
Lastly, don't forget to practice your kicks and punches every day to
make your technique strong.
Sensei Nishimura
Sensei Shoji Nishimura
27601 Forbes Road #41
Phone: (949) 233-2691
Dojo: (949) 367-2949
Email: usawado@cox.net
BLACK BELT DIRECTORY
Sensei Shoji Nishimura
usawado@cox.net
Emma Cusack (Main)
emmachu@earthlink.net
Ron Murayama (Main)
ronm@amdencorp.com
Max Nishimura
max_nishimura@yahoo.com
Davis Evans
barnabus@fea.net
Carl Nakazawa (Main)
gnakazawa@cox.net
Greg Rubinson (YMCA)
rubinson@humnet.ucla.edu
IMPORTANT MESSAGES
Women’s Self Defense Class
Thursday’s 10:00
Annual Beach Barbecue
Huntington Beach
This years picnic was a great
success, thank you to everyone
who joined us on the
beach, we enjoyed good company
and great food. A special
thank you to Brian Van
for his help in organizing this
event.
Karate Summer Camp
Main Dojo
Well Done to every body who
attended our Summer Camp,
you all worked extra hard,
and I hope you all had fun.
Thank you especially to the
Richter and Kishimoto family
for providing the games,
snacks and prizes for this
event.
Nikkei Games
Cal State, Long Beach
Congratulations to every
one who competed in this
tournament. This was an
interesting event highlighting
the traditional Japanese
martial arts of Karate,
Kendo and Judo. I hope
you all had fun, and got to
witness some of these other
events.
Halloween
Some safety tips for all our
trick or treaters,
1. Wear reflective clothing
or carry a flash light, be safe
when walking in the street
2. Never eat a candy, that is
not in it’s original wrapper
3. Don’t eat everything all
in one go….you’ll regret it
20 minutes later…..trust me!
4. Have Fun!
RYUEI-RYU
KATA SEMINAR
Saturday
October 28th
MAIN DOJO
6:00-7:30 pm
PRESENTED BY
MR.
TOMOHIRO
ARASHIRO
Mr. Arashiro will be
teaching award winning
kata’s, focusing on correct
form and technique
Do not miss this event
Sign up forms will be
available shortly
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sun Sept 24th
Itosu-Ryu Karate Tournament
Soka University
Sun Oct 22nd
Hollenbeck Invitational
Salesian H.S. L.A.
Sat Oct 28th
Ryuei-ryu Kata Seminar
Main Dojo
Black Belts
Referees and Judges
are required at all events.

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WORD OF THE MONTH: HARMONY (internal calm)
NATIONAL WADO-RYU CHAMPIONSHIPS
TOKYO, JAPAN
Davis Evans (left)-Kumite Division
TOURNAMENT ETIQUETTE
Rules and Regulations
SCORING
Scoring is as follows:
Sanbon Three points
Nihon Two points
Ippon One point
A score is awarded when a technique is
performed according to the following
criteria to a scoring area:
A) Good Form
B) Sporting Attitude
C) Vigorous Attitude
D) Awareness (zanshin)
E) Good Timing
F) Correct distance
Sanbon is awarded for
A) Jodan Kicks
B) Throwing or Leg Sweeping followed
by a Scoring Technique
Nihon is awarded for
A) Chudan Kicks
B) Punches on the Back, including Back of
the Head and Back of the Neck
C) Combination Hand Techniques, the individual
components of which score in
their own right
D) Unbalancing the opponent and Scoring
Ippon is awarded for
A) Chudan of Jodan-Zuki
B) Uchi
Attacks are limited to the following areas:
A) Head
B) Face
C) Neck
D) Abdomen
E) Chest
F) Back
G) Side
15 yrs and under– no head attacks
NEW CLASS SCHEDULE
Please note that as of Tuesday 5th
September our class schedule has
changed. Check below for your new
class times.
Beginner Kids: 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Intermediate Kids: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Advanced Kids: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
(Red w/stripe)
Advanced Kids: 6:00 - 8:15 pm
(Brown & Black)
Teen & Adults: 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Violent action may be understood
as the way of the martial
arts, but the true meaning of
martial arts is to seek and attain
the way of peace and harmony

TECHNIQUE
OF THE
MONTH
BY
GREG RUBINSON-
NIDAN
USHIRO-GERI
(Back Kick)
Getting the foot position right with Ushiro-Geri (Back Kick) is crucial. Many students
have a tendency to turn their bodies too much when they are spinning around to do
Ushiro-Geri. This causes the hips to open up too far and, instead of doing a Back kick,
students wind up doing a spinning Side kick.
Here's how to do Ushiro-Gero (Back Kick) correctly:
1) Starting in left fighting stance (Hidari Hanmi Gamae), slide your left foot to the
right directly in front of you so that your legs are crossed.
2) Turn your whole body 180 degrees to the right.
3) Now, while facing the back wall, pick your right leg up and tuck your right knee to your chest like you would to do any other
kick.
4) Look over your right shoulder at your target, but DON'T turn your head all the way around!
5) Tilt you upper body forward and at the same time kick straight back behind you, like a mule kicking someone behind it. Your
toes should face down (not to the side!), and the only part of your foot that should make contact with the target is your heel!
6) Pull the kicking leg back to your chest while still facing the back wall.
7) Then, keeping the (right) kicking leg in the air, turn 180 degrees to the right and put your right leg down in front. You should
now be facing the front again.
It's very important that when you look over your shoulder at your target, you don't turn your head too much. If you do, then your
body will also turn and your hips will open, making you do Sokuto-Geri (Side Kick) instead of Ushiro Geri (Back Kick). So practice
at first without looking over your shoulder at all until you feel yourself hitting the target with your heel while your toes point
down at the floor.
Remember: it's a BACK kick, not a SIDE kick. Keep your body facing fully to the rear while you kick STRAIGHT back and hit the
target with your heel. Have fun!
WADO-RYU NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
TOKYO, JAPAN
Katsuko Yamanishi, Davis Evans, Ohtsuka Sensei, Shoji Nishimura

AUGUST
KYU TEST RESULTS
Orange (13th Kyu)
Anthony Fujiwara
Stacey Macias
Zachariah Villaruel
Michael Deats
Lauren Gergens
Shawn Guthrie
Jeremy Vogel
Yellow (12th Kyu)
Armando Bueno
Gilda Macias
Stephanie Macias
Daniela Martinez
Rodrigo Martinez
Brian Nguyen
Manda Nguyen
Zack Gomez
Emily Martorella
Frank Wells
Erika Yoshikawa
Blue (11th Kyu)
Hyung H. Park
Sarah Park
Danika Pagaduan
James Bradford
Susan Chun
Cameron Gomi
Patty Iba
Sean Prager
Samantha Schmidt
Blue w/stripe (10th Kyu)
Noah Draper
Cameron Eden
Dora Jean Lee
Brett Miller
Eric Miller
Shawn Shiba
Green (9th Kyu)
Nicholas Chian
Michael Hill
Jessica Monali
Chris Nassour
Larry Castro
Cathy Counihan
Pete Counihan
Daniel Iba
Nicholas Nojiri
Angelica Sherman
Stuart Sherman
Natalie Van
Green w/stripe (8th Kyu)
Quentin Frivardi-Vargas
Noelani Murayama
Maxwell Harrigan
Lauren Hoenecke
Aidan Lee
Cathryn Lynch
Christy Lynch
Bradley Smith
Gus Weiss
Purple (7th kyu)
Deanna Pagaduan
Deion Pagaduan
Vincent Wu
Caitlyn Nojiri
Purple w/stripe (6th Kyu)
Bryan Leffler
Edmond Chuck
Chris Iba
Alexander Klauss
Red (5th)
Dennis Bystritsky
Gennady Bystritsky
Victor Kianipey
Brett Chalabian
Brown (3rd)
Chris Leffler
Sean McCann
Demar Gonzalez
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SORE MUSCLES/
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THEN
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Titanium emits energy that is effective in controlling the
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(contact sensei for more info)
Spirit Award
Cameron Eden
Achievement Award
Shawn Shiba
Student of the
Month
Eric Miller
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Joseph Karlan (1 st )
Dusan Rakic (4 th )
James Bradford (5 th )
Tim Hall (5 th )
Emily Martorella (8 th )
Ivana Rihter (8 th )
Mitchell Yonemura (8 th )
Tyler Jamora (9 th )
Demar Gonzalez (10 th )
Ariana Rihter (10 th )
Curtis Wang (13 th )
Max Haumann (16 th )
Maki Kitamura (16 th )
Ron Murayama (17 th )
Akira Tokutsu (17 th )
Michael Deats (20 th )
Anna Salomaa (20 th )
Aidan Lee (22 nd )
Svetlana Wiesen (23 rd )
Giselle Dela Cruz (24 th )
Frank Masi (26 th )
Joycelyn Peng (27 th )
Alec Caceres (27 th )
Devin Sanchez (28 th )
Bryan Van (29 th )
Breanne Yamamoto (29 th )
Steffi Rehbein (30 th )
OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
Christopher Avant (1 st )
Cassidy Chen (1 st )
Michael Chen (1 st )
Skylar Smith (1 st )
Daniel Iba (2 nd )
Kenneth Smith (2 nd )
Rianne Dalusag (4 th )
Andrew Ross (4 th )
Michelle Parreno (4 th )
Timothy Samy (4 th )
Sean Darma (5 th )
Bennet Weiss (5 th )
Gus Weiss (5 th )
Porchea Coates (8 th )
Victoria Campbell (9 th )
Elvis Copeland (9 th )
Harry Kebede (10 th )
Noah King (11 th )
Jeanine Newcomb (11 th )
Cathy Counihan (12 th )
Andrew El-Jurdi (12 th )
Destin Keating (13 th )
Michael Yonemura (13 th )
Gennady Bystritsky (14 th )
Avery Marshall (14 th )
Arielle Masterenko (14 th )
Grant Carver (15 th )
Tyler Bigelow (16 th )
Tamanika Coates (16 th )
Joey Bush (17 th )
Joe Drucker (18 th )
Austin Holcomb (19 th )
Jason Calberson (20 th )
Miranda Hancock (20 th )
Aaron Hermosura (21 st )
Charles Peck (21 st )
Travis Counihan (22 nd )
Micah Dea (22 nd )
Amy Thiem (22 nd )
Christopher Slijk (24 th )
India Frivaldi-Vargas (26 th )
Sean McGlynn (26 th )
Noah Draper (27 th )
Andre Leung (27 th )
Hunter Dennis (28 th )
Naoto Hall (28 th )
Devin Powers (30 th )
Joshua Smith (31 st )
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