USA WADO-RYU KARATE-DO KIDS NEWSLETTER
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KYU TEST<br />
RESULTS<br />
Orange (13th)<br />
Blaise Bartosik<br />
Brigid Bartosik<br />
Thara Mitha<br />
Jonathan Goshima<br />
Ha-young Ihm<br />
Kathryn Oleksak<br />
Taylor Stone<br />
Jordan Stone<br />
Justin Tandoc<br />
Yellow (12th)<br />
Jaime Cross<br />
Christine Lee<br />
Kenneth Lee<br />
Blue (11th)<br />
Brandon Acosta<br />
Charanyan Sriram<br />
Armmon Kianipey<br />
Blue w/s (10th)<br />
Ali John Salehi<br />
Tyler Ramirez<br />
Green w/s (8 th )<br />
Anthony Gutierrez<br />
Matteo Marsella<br />
Kianu Miyashiro<br />
Purple (7 th )<br />
Mikael Lamayo<br />
Vincent Nguyen<br />
Purple w/s (6th)<br />
Red (5th)<br />
Patrick Porter<br />
Red w/s (4th)<br />
Manda Nguyen<br />
Chiara Ghidoli<br />
Brandon Montes<br />
Jonah Montes<br />
Nathan Montes<br />
Ethan Sellona<br />
Brown (3rd)<br />
Tyler Genevay<br />
Brown w/s (2nd)<br />
Mikael Lamayo<br />
Vincent Nguyen<br />
Brown w/2stripes (1 st )<br />
Alex Lutz<br />
Rianee Dalusag<br />
MARCH<br />
BIRTHDAYS<br />
Brian Burton (2 nd )<br />
Robbie Kleppe (2 nd )<br />
Tanner Mauro (4 th )<br />
Nathan Robledo (4 th )<br />
Alex Lee (6 th )<br />
Brian Nguyen (8 th )<br />
Alyssa Lambert (9 th )<br />
Benjamin Walker (10 th )<br />
Greg Chlebeck (11 th )<br />
Shawn Guthrie (11 th )<br />
Taylor Cochran (12 th )<br />
Michael Davis (12 th )<br />
Reya Medina (12 th )<br />
Jan-Michael Sanchez<br />
(12 th )<br />
Dylan Vo (14 th )<br />
Ali John Salehi (16 th )<br />
Brian Nguyen (18 th )<br />
Tasmin Owen (18 th )<br />
Shannon Smith (19 th )<br />
Marcelo Dosono (22 nd )<br />
Joshua Hee (22 nd )<br />
Nicolas Masi (22nd)<br />
Emily Nguyen (22 nd )<br />
Jax Johnson (28 th )<br />
Christine Chen (28 th )<br />
Ravel Dalusag (30 th )<br />
APRIL<br />
BIRTHDAYS<br />
Joy Iwamoto (3 rd )<br />
Lauren Taylor (3 rd )<br />
Dean Balagot (6 th )<br />
Nathan Peterson (6 th )<br />
Mathew Tsai (8 th )<br />
Braden Stubbert (9 th )<br />
Yuki Watanabe (9 th )<br />
Matthew Davis (11 th )<br />
Leo Fjatstrom (11 th )<br />
Kathryn Oleksak (11 th )<br />
Sean Sng (11 th )<br />
Jonathan Goshima (13 th )<br />
Christy Lynch (14 th )<br />
Arturo Torres (14 th )<br />
Greg Montes (16 th )<br />
Jessica Chin (18 th )<br />
Jackson Williams (18 th )<br />
Stuart Sherman (19 th )<br />
Nolan Walt (19 th )<br />
Edmond Chuck (20 th )<br />
Nicole Logan (20 th )<br />
Julie Nguyen (20 th )<br />
Alex Lutz (21 st )<br />
Brett Chalabian (23 rd )<br />
Jessica Uchi (23 rd )<br />
Evan Ling (24 th )<br />
Stephanie Chun (25 th )<br />
Derek Nguyen (26 th )<br />
Dylan Pagaduan (27 th )<br />
Megumi Kishimoto (29 th )<br />
HAPPY<br />
BIRTHDAY<br />
Technique of the Month:<br />
Tetsui-Uchi (Hammer-Fist)<br />
STUDENT<br />
AWARDS<br />
STUDENT OF THE MONTH<br />
Bryce Lutz<br />
SPIRIT AWARD<br />
Manda Nguyen<br />
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD<br />
Mikael Lamayo<br />
CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO<br />
HAVE WON A SPECIAL AWARD, YOUR<br />
DEDICATION, HARDWORK AND<br />
COMMITMENT HAS PAID OFF, KEEP UP THE<br />
GOOD WORK<br />
To perform this technique properly,<br />
make a strong vertical fist<br />
with the thumb side of your fist<br />
facing up. Hit with the bottom,<br />
fleshy part of the fist like<br />
you’re trying to hammer on a<br />
wall with your fist. Tetsui-Uchi<br />
can be performed as an overhand<br />
strike to hit to the top of<br />
the head. Or it can be done a<br />
number of other ways, including<br />
striking to an attacker’s ribs,<br />
side of head, or groin. In Pinan<br />
Nidan, the first and fourth<br />
moves of the kata use Hammer-<br />
Fist to strike down on an attacker’s<br />
forearm as he punches.<br />
In the first move of Pinan<br />
Nidan, be sure make a big circle<br />
with your arm and drop your<br />
body-weight straight into a good<br />
Mahanmi Neko Ashi Dachi (¾facing<br />
cat stance). Use that<br />
weight to add power to your<br />
Tetsui-Uchi. In the second half<br />
of Pinan Sandan, Tetsui-Uchi is<br />
used three times to strike an<br />
attacker’s ribs just after you’ve<br />
blocked his punch with your<br />
elbow. Be sure to strike with<br />
your hammer-fist out and<br />
around horizontally (not straight<br />
up) and then into your attacker’s<br />
ribs. After hitting, you should<br />
pull the Hammer-Fist back just<br />
went out, like a whip. If you<br />
think about your kata carefully,<br />
you can also see that Tetsui-<br />
Uchi appears several times in<br />
Pinan Shodan, Pinan Yondan,<br />
and Pinan Godan. Can you discover<br />
where<br />
Emily<br />
Gong<br />
I am 13 years<br />
old and I live<br />
in Huntington<br />
Beach. I’m<br />
attending Sowers Middle<br />
School and in 8 th grade. My<br />
favorite subject is History. In<br />
addition, I enjoy playing tennis<br />
and hope to be on the high<br />
school tennis team. I started<br />
attending karate when I was 7<br />
years old. My goal was to become<br />
a black belt. Although it<br />
seemed a mere dream, now I<br />
feel that accomplishing this<br />
goal is within reach. Karate has<br />
helped me become more disciplined<br />
and responsible as well<br />
shaped my character. I believe<br />
that self-defense is very beneficial<br />
in my life. Without Sensei,<br />
I would have not come this<br />
far. He has been a role model.
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