2009 Volume 3 - United States Chito-ryu Karate Federation

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CHITO-RYU KARATE-DO NEWSLETTER 2009 VOL. 2 neko ashi dachi instead zenkutsu dachi and kokutsu dachi. For the number of times that Shihan Schmidt had us do these kata, you should have been doing them in your sleep that night. The time had come for us to finish and line up to bow out. Before the end of the clinic Hanshi presented Sensei Messinger and Sensei Drummond with Sensei Ash’s Sandan certificate. A fitting end to a great clinic, I believe Mr. Ash was smiling down on us and approved of all our hard work and the new friends that we had made. He will surly be missed at all of our Chito-ryu events, but not forgotten. After the clinic, with sometime to get cleaned up, we all met again at uncle Phil’s cabin for hotdogs, burgers and another chance to socialize. Okusan and Kathy were able to surprise Noriko with a birthday cake and with the look on her face she was surprised. Again the food and gathering was the best there is, the Chito-ryu family, doesn’t get any better than that. Later that night people gathered at their campsites visiting each other telling stories of past clinics at Audra, talking karate and just having a great time. Some went to Sensei Messinger’s uncles for another cookout and some live music. Sorry I didn’t make that trip to report on it, but it sounded like the ones that went had a great time. So comes an end to another great clinic at Audra. My body was aching, but I had a smile on my face. I was also sad to leave, I can’t wait till next year. It all wouldn’t have been possible if not for the group at West Virginia. I would like to thank Sensei Mike Messinger, Jackie Cross, Sensei Kevin Drummond and Cindy Drummond for another awesome clinic and all your hard work and time getting us some great campsites. I would also like to thank all of those that made the trip to make it a successful and awesome clinic. Looking forward to seeing everyone again November 7 th at the Drawbridge Inn. By: Tony Diterlizi FIRST CAMP IN WEST VIRGINIA This was going to be my first, the actual sleeping outside experience in a tent where there could be roaming bears or smaller critters could push their nose into my sleeping bag in the dead of the night. Tony had reassured me many times that it PROBABLY would not come to that, and besides, there will be plenty of men and women who should be capable of wrestling down any creature with their finely developed Chito-ryu techniques around that I have nothing to worry about. My worries were not limited to critters over this anticipated camping trip though. Having been raised in Japan where national obsession is “bathing”, I fretted about having to crawl into sleeping bag without a proper scrub-down at the end of the day. And the bathroom situation, what if I had to go in the middle of the night ? In short, “roughing it “ was precisely that, I knew it was going to be rough, but could be “fun” too. What is the other saying, like “you cannot teach a new trick to an old dog”...? Well, this old lady was a bit reluctant but over-all, really wanted to try at least, just so that I can tell my doubting children that I did it, and did not check into a nearest Sheraton.(my kids were actually making bets, I found out later!) Armed with chemicals enough to kill off the entire vampire population around,which by the way was not needed after all, we plunked ourselves down near the gurgling river in lush Audra State Park. Two packed ice chest full of food and drinks, several rolls of Charmin and enough clean towels were my ammunition and I was ready. More familiar and dear faces started to arrive, and soon the site was getting pretty cozy, no doubt, bears would not dare show up at this rate. Our first dinner cooked outside was awesome, went down quickly with a nice bottle of red wine. Earlier, I made an inspection of the bathroom facility, and it was a lot better than I feared. It even had several shower stalls! I was told that IF you hit it right, you could get a decent hot shower, so I hurried down to get the day's grime off. The sun was getting lower by the time I slipped into pj's , and Tony got our THIN air mats and sleeping bags ready. Oh, yes, let's not forget our trusty flashlights, just in case we have to get up in the middle of the night to grab a roll of Charmin and find the way out there. Chorus of frogs were our lullaby and the star sprinkled night sky was beautiful through the boughs of big oak trees. I must admit, it was hard to fall asleep the first night, I was like a kid, too excited, and really tossed and turned quite a bit...sorry Tony... but eventually woke up to a cool and misty morning. My back was a bit sore, but I MADE IT, and I was in one piece. Tony made us a good pot of coffee,and yes, it was a great first night I had . UNITED STATES CHITO-RYU KARATE-DO FEDERATION PAGE 6
CHITO-RYU KARATE-DO NEWSLETTER 2009 VOL. 2 Friday we made a short walk to the nearby cave, and at night,were treated to MichaelMessenger's Uncle Phil's cabin for the dinner. Beautiful property,great dinner and even better company. Saturday was of course the workout, under the mighty sycamore tree, and by the river ,the weather was near perfect,and everybody seemed to be enjoying the day. After the workout some people headed to the river to cool off, it looked like fun. Again, we were invited to Uncle Phil's place for a cookout,and then I got a surprise, was presented with a birthday cake!! Cathy overheard my comment about my turning 60 the following week, and got me a sweet treat. Thank you everyone, it was special. It was a camp of many “firsts”,and I thoroughly relished each one, even the sore back, we will just have to bring an extra thick air mattress the next time. We drove back to Connecticut singing “Country Road” ,flicking off the dirt under my fingernails and thinking of next year's trip already. by Noriko Rossi “IT’S A PATH I HAVE CHOSEN FOR MY LIFE” HIRONORI OHTSUKA, 1934 I first heard these words from a young shodan when I was attending class at my universities martial arts club,.I was surprised as he was only 19, and I did know until later he was quoting the founder of Wado-ryu, Ohtsuka Sensei. Also a student of Funakoshi-sama. I felt at the time that I wished I had such a strong conviction. I realized, as we set in moksou, that I knew three people personally I could say this of , Sensei William Dometrich, Sensei Barbara Dometrich and Sensei Arthur Rott. I was fortunate enough to meet Rott Sensei in the late 1980’s in Orlando Florida. I had no idea how this teacher would change my life, and could never have imagined the actual future. As a result of studying Chito-Ryu, I found the strength within myself to change my self-destructive lifestyle, return to and complete college including graduate school, and to assimilate into living in another country. I recently visited the dojo of a student of Sensei Art Rotts, Jamie Binkley Sensei. I know he would be very proud of the path she has chosen. We in Florida always looked forward to visits from karate-ka from other parts of the country, and when Hanshi and Okusan would come to Shochugeiko it was a big event. One our sore muscles helped us remember for weeks to come. I was very happy to be able to visit and train at the Honbu in Covington this summer. It was amazing to see so many people after many years, and meet other “legends” of Chito-ryu (although they would be to modest to describe themselves that way). I eagerly began to read Hanshi’s book on the plane back to Japan. And I was once again amazed at the seminal life of our teacher. It can be truly said that the beliefs and style of O-Sensei have survived and spread by the devotion of the Honbu. Domo Arigato gozaimas Hanshi By: Oscar Murphy Yoseikan Orlando, Kyushu Japan WEGFORD-SUER WEDDING Ik-kyu Kimberl y Wegford and former sankyu, Mark Suer, were married at Little Britain Farm in Burlington, KY on June 6, 2009, which was also Okusan and Hanshi Dometrich’s 54th wedding anniversar y. The wedding was attended by approximately 90 friends and family members, including several members of the Hombu dojo. Kim and Mark met at the Hombu in Covington thirteen years ago when Kim was 12 and Mark was 13 years old. They dated for about 1 year when they were in high school, then broke up and went their separate ways while still remaining friends. After graduating from Midway, with BS degrees in Biology and Equine Science and a minor in Chemistry Kim then attended graduate school at Murray State University to pursue a Master’s Degree in Agriculture with an emphasis in Animal Nutrition. She is still working on her thesis and should finish it sometime this year. Mark he is working at the internationally known La Farge Dry Wall Company in Silver Grove, KY. Mark is the one responsible for re-kindling the romance after the flames were blown out years earlier. He looked up Kim on MySpace while she was at Murray State and not long after that Gary and I got and excited phone call telling us that a wedding was going to take place. Congratulations Kim and Mark! By: Johanna B. Wi!is UNITED STATES CHITO-RYU KARATE-DO FEDERATION PAGE 7
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