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NEWSLETTER OF
SEIDO SHIBU
CANTERBURY
FEBRUARY 2018
ZOKIN-GAKE
A Japanese acquaintance recently wrote a few words regarding
zokin-gake, which I thought were worth sharing. Zokin-gake is the
practice of cleaning the floor, as we do at the end of a class.
She writes …..
When I was a primary school student, we often did “Zokin-gake” on
the floor of the classroom and hallway. We were taught by our teachers
that cleaning the classroom and school is to show our appreciation
to the place where we learn anything. These people who are racing
are using a dry zokin [see video link below], so they should do it
very easily, but it’s not real. What we used was a wet-zokin, so it was
not easy to push. Nowadays, Japanese kids don’t have to do zokin-
gake at school so much so they are not so used to it because most
halls in Japan now are cleaned by a dry-mop. The kids don’t have any
opportunity to show their gratitude to the building so much like we
did in my day.
In our [Kendo/Iaido] dojo, we encourage students to do zōkin-gake,
because we think zōkin-gake is a kihon (basics) Japanese attitude to
be required to respect the place where we use for any activities.
Zokin-gake is not bullying or being mean, but a part of training to
strengthen your internal weakness.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqr_Vp02rLs
SHODAN GRADINGS 2017
We have been spoilt for choice with 3 x shodan gradings over 2017. Each grading has had its own special elements. • Students from the Brighton dojo • Both Christchurch and ex-Christchurch students, with bought supporters from as far afield as Auckland and Invercargill • Christchurch students, including some with connections to both the Dunedin and Motueka dojos.
Congratulations to new Sensei - Melanie, Corey, Karen, Jim and Carol.
2 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EASTERN & WESTERN KARATE “How did training go?” because they don’t know the goal (see previous point). “Great! Sensei didn’t remark on anything!” But the Eastern student is encouraged to find the answers by practicing. That’s what I answered my friend after visiting a new dojo in Okinawa, The role of a Sensei is actually not to answer questions, but to aid self- Japan. discovery. FACEPALM. Again, it goes back to my previous point of being process oriented. I was so naïve! Learning in the East happens through the act of doing. The kinaesthetic You see, if a Japanese Sensei doesn’t criticize your techniques, it’s a BAD sensation of practicing (versus the intellectual pursuit of questioning) leads sign. That means you’re not ready to improve. to the answers being physically manifested in the flesh. I thought it was a GOOD sign. A Sensei can literally make you practice the same technique for hours before But what else would you expect from a 20-year old Swedish dude chasing you finally “get it”. his dreams in the birthplace of Karate? That’s why the technical level is so high in the East. Despite having studied at Okinawa University for many months by then, I Practice pays off. still didn’t understand the Eastern mindset. I decided to learn the hard way… So… Do you practice Eastern or Western Karate? Here’s what I discovered: Personally, I believe in combining the best of both worlds. Here’s how: 1. Process Oriented vs. Goal Oriented. 1. Set GOALS based on DOING, instead of ACHIEVING. For example; “I In the West, we are hyper focused on goal setting. want to try my Karate skills in a MMA fight” (not: “I want to win a MMA Nothing wrong with that. I love smashing goals myself. fight”). This allows you to stay motivated, have ambitious goals and enjoy the But in the East, it’s about the journey. It’s about reaching, not achieving. journey too. Meaning – to get a black belt is not nearly as important as being one. And to win a championship is not nearly as important as being a champion. 2. PRACTICE deeply, but with an internal dialogue of QUESTIONING Get it? yourself (i.e. “what happens if I do like this or that”) to keep evolving. That’s why the Eastern martial arts have the suffix “-do” attached to them This allows you to discover the techniques, movement patterns and training (i.e. Judo, Kendo, Aikido, Karatedo etc.). Do literally means “path”, or “way”. methods that suit you best as an individual. But of course, this is not a literal pathway. It’s a spiritual one. At the end of the day, there’s no right or wrong way to do Karate. A constant journey of self-discovery. It’s simply a matter of what works best for you! Progression over perfection. That’s the Karate Nerd way. 2. Learning by Asking versus Learning by Doing Good luck! In the West, we love asking questions. Often, we want the answer before we even know the question! This is an excerpt from: In the East, it’s the total opposite… Enkemp, J.(31 August 2017). 3 Differences Between Eastern & Western Typically, a Western student wants to know “what, why, how” before Karate. KaratebyJesse. Retrieved from http://www.karatebyjesse.com/eastern- attempting an exercise. Otherwise they don’t see a reason for doing it, western-karate-differences/
WELLINGTON TOURNAMENT RESULTS A Facebook group kept the tournament team up-to-date - which training sessions
Congratulations to the Christchurch Shibu team who took part in this year’s North
were on, who couldn’t make it that day, discussing travel and accommodation
Island Seido tournament. The time and effort that went into preparing really shone arrangements, regular team updates and reminders.
through in the results.
Shihan Bu and Kyoshi Bryan kept things running like clockwork. At the regular
Kata Sunday afternoon training, Shihan Bu would cover a new topic, such as how to
Anita Harding 1st Green belt kata phase your training to be at your best for the tournament day, mental and physical
Sandra Hammond 3rd Green belt kata, preparation, planning for setbacks. Although aimed at tournament training, the topics
Rob Fraser 3rd Brown belt kata were all useful for general training as well.
Jude Cameron 2nd Shodan kata
Lina Elliot 1st Sandan kata There is a huge depth of tournament experience to learn from at our dojo, and there
Ally Morris 1st Sandan weapons kata were more tournament training sessions than I could hope to go to. There was kata
practice with Jun Shihan Bu and Kyoshi Bryan, beach training with Kyoshi Ally and
3rd Yondan kata
Kyoshi Lee, bag and pad work and sparring practice with Sensei Dan and Senpai
1st Yondan weapons kata Jake. Senpai Gary was at every session, partnering sparring, minding kids, providing
Chris Scally 1st Shodan weapons kata transport and giving a bit of banter. As well as the extra training sessions, we got heaps
of focussed training at our regular kata and sparring classes at dojo.
Kumite Jun Shihan Peter Flowers came down from Wellington and gave us an afternoon
Elbrig Swierstra 3rd Green belt boys’ points seminar with a general overview of how the Wellington tournament is run, how to
Sandra Hammond 3rd Green-Brown belt women points enter the mat for kata, how points and semi-contact sparring would be scored, plus
Hamish McKay 1st Green-Brown belt men light/middle points some useful tips and tricks.
Gary Lyon 3rd Green-Brown belt men light/middle points
Megan Blakely 1st Green-Brown belt women light semi-contact Some standout memories include turning up to the first sand dune session in July,
Sandra Hammond 1st Green-Brown belt women mid-hvy semi- with the sun just coming up and frost on the beach, Sensei Dan’s warmups, Jun Shihan
Bu’s left brain/ right brain activation exercises and a bunch of “Eureka” moments as we
contact
worked through kata and sparring techniques. Seeing my weight drop by a few kilos
Jaega Banga 1st Green belt men light/middle semi-contact was an added bonus!
Dianne Phillips 1st Brown belt women middle semi-contact
Victoria Hasler 2nd Brown belt women middle semi-contact The tournament day was great fun. It’s very well organised, and there’s plenty of time
Hamish McKay 1st Brown belt men light/middle semi-contact to cheer on your team mates as well as prepare for your own kata and sparring bouts.
Nicole Gloag 1st Black belt women mid/hvy semi-contact There are kyu grades from white belt to brown belt competing, as well as the dan
Chris Scally 1st Black belt men middle semi-contact grade competitions, with youth divisions separate from adult divisions. The team
spirit stayed high, and our coaches gave us plenty of encouragement. In the evening,
there was a relaxed, after-match party where we were able to relive the highs and lows
of the day, catch up with old friends and chat with people from other dojos.
Rob Fraser (1st kyu) had this to say about entering his
first tournament. I am really pleased I went in for the tournament. You don’t need to know anything
before you sign up, everything is explained as you go along. The more people
I thoroughly enjoyed training for the Wellington Tournament and then competing competing, the better the tournament, especially in the sparring draws. The
tournament training is incredibly useful if you are grading around the same time -
on the day.
both for the improvement in your technique and the fitness gains. I’ll be keen to try
again next year.
I had thought I would be the only tournament newbie, but it turned out most of the
kyu grade people in our team were competing for the first time. This didn’t faze our Osu
intrepid instructors - they patiently went over all the details of entering, training Rob Fraser
and competing in the tournament.
AND SYDNEY TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Kyoshi Ally 1st in open hand kata and 1st in weapons kata
Senpai Lina
Senpai Gary
2nd in open hand kata and 4th in weapons kata
1st in semi-contact and 2nd in points sparring The History of
Seido Karate
Sandra Hammond 1st in green belt Kata and 2nd in points sparring
in New Zealand
Sei Shihan Ino writes:
Osu everyone, this weekend we completed the 2017 Seido Karate Australia National
Benefit Tournament! This was the 20th Anniversary of the Tournament and we were
grateful that we were able to continue our annual fundraising event. It was also the first
year that we held the event at the University Sydney Sports and Aquatic Centre, after Sensei Garry’s long-awaited book on the history of Seido Karate in New Zealand, “In
many years at King George V Sports Centre, The Rocks. the Shadow of the Future” is available now. Purchase from the office for $100 and $20
is donated back to the Dojo. Please pay at the office to secure your copy.
We could not have organised this tournament or pulled together donations for various
charities without your continued strong support and overwhelming generosity. • Secure your copy by paying at the Dojo or online
• 530 pages featuring the story of Seido
This year we had just under 150 competitors from 16 Seido Karate branches throughout • Full comprehensive history of each individual dojo
Australia and New Zealand. Once again, Kancho Peter Mylonas from Kempo Ryu
• Over 1,500 photos
International Karate Organisation kindly donated the mats for the tournament. Our
special guests this year included Jun Shihan Bu Windsor, Kyoshi Bryan Carter and • Archival, never seen before pictures
Kyoshi Ally Morris from Christchurch Shibu, Jun Shihan Peter Flowers and Kyoshi Avis • In depth interviews with Seido Karate world champions, women pioneers, Sei Shihan
Macadam from Wellington – Brooklyn, and Sensei Ken Szeto from Wellington - Lower and Jun Shihan
Hutt. • Stories of prominent Seido personalities
• Foreword by Kaicho Nakamura
In addition, Sensei Paul O’Docherty, his family and students from Seido Perth made • Limited Edition Price $100 (get it before it sells out!)
quite an effort to participate in this year’s tournament. Seido students from Brisbane,
Sunnybank, Richmond and Bayside also competed. Finally, many seniors from New
South Wales, including Jun Shihan Sean Beehan, Jun Shihan Helen Malin, Kyoshi Clive Facebook
Davidson, Kyoshi Miklos Farago, Kyoshi Nora Farago, Kyoshi Tina Stevens, Kyoshi
Kinga Farago and Kyoshi Ben Farago have continued to consistently support the Benefit Remember to follow us on Facebook to stay up to date with news and to connect with
Tournament. other members. Get connected now.
https://www.facebook.com/seidokarate.christchurch/
As usual the tournament was friendly and non-competitive. The primary purpose for
conducting this event each year is to raise money for charity. This year, we raised over
$4,300! As a result of your efforts, we made donations to the Cancer Council Australia A SEIDO FIRST: Seido has partnered with www.onlinehifi.co.nz, one of the
in memory of Kyoshi Barry Williams ($1,500) and Headspace Australia in memory largest distributors of premium audio products to offer members and friends a unique
of Senpai Rory Byrnes ($500). We also donated to Youth Off The Streets ($1,500), opportunity to save on these superb cutting edge brands: B&W (Bowers and Wilkins),
Giant Steps School for Autism in Balmain ($500), and Supporting the Hogans ($300) Marantz, Denon, Audio-Quest and CLASSE.
to help Chelsea Hogan with her medical procedures. I hope everyone appreciated the
Hifi gear doesn’t come any better than these brands so, if you’re looking for quality hifi
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took advantage of this special opportunity to re-connect with old friends and meet other gear, don’t hesitate.
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Best wishes Your discount will automatically be applied.
Sei Shihan Ino Onlinehifi.co.nz
BUZZ SURVEYS You’re Doing Your Push-Ups Wrong
The top three mistakes and how to fix them
Thanks to everyone who has joined so far. We encourage you to sign up and complete According to Mountain Athlete strength and conditioning coach Adam Scott, a perfect
the odd Buzz survey as a no-work-involved fundraiser. The top school who does this push-up can challenge even the fittest athletes when done correctly, but can also be
earns $27,000 a year from their signups, just by completing short, usually two minute or rendered completely useless when done wrong. And a lot of people do them wrong.
less, online surveys, so it really is easy money. These are three most common mistakes Scott and his colleagues see, and their
If you join BuzzThePeople and choose to support NZ Seido Karate Shibu we will get $1 comprehensive guide to correcting them.
(or more) every time they complete a survey. The more supporters we have completing Mistake #1: Not Maintaining Correct Body Alignment
surveys, the more money we can earn.
Members also have the chance to win great prizes or $500 for themselves, so it’s an easy
way to fundraise.
If you can spare a minute or two every now and then, please sign up at http://www.
buzzthepeople.co.nz/helpfundraise.aspx?s=E0E9B69B
A few of the best jokes from this year’s Edinburgh
festival...
“Insomnia is awful. But on the plus side – only three more sleeps till Christmas.”
If you have a weak core, you’re going to have trouble maintaining proper body
Robert Garnham
alignment during a push-up. This will either cause you to drop your hips to the floor,
or you’ll overcompensate by pressing your weight back and diving your hips into
“Centaurs shop at Topman. And Bottomhorse.” Dan Antopolski
the air is if you were pressing into a downward dog. Either way, you’ve broken your
biomechanical chain which connects your upper and lower body. And trust us, the
“Oregon leads America in both marital infidelity and clinical depression. What a sad
worms and headbobs you’ll be performing to execute the up-and-down motion of a
state of affairs.” Paul Savage
pushup look more like bad dance moves than exercise.
The correction: A correct push-up requires that you maintain rigid alignment from
“I’m very conflicted by eye tests. I want to get the answers right but I really want to
your heels to your hips and all the way to your shoulders—you should be able to draw
win the glasses.” Caroline Mabey
a straight line from your ankle to the top of your head. “To teach this, isometric core
training like simple plank exercises, is the best place to start,” says Scott. Once you can
“Relationships are like mobile phones. You’ll look at your iPhone 5 and think, it used
maintain proper alignment in a static position, then you can add small movements like
to be a lot quicker to turn this thing on.” Athena Kugblenu
lifting your hand of the ground, before moving on to a full push-up.
“In the bedroom, my girlfriend really likes it when I wear a suit, because she’s got this
kinky fantasy where I have a proper job.” Phil Wang
“If you’re being chased by a pack of taxidermists, do not play dead.” Olaf Falafel
“I’ve given up asking rhetorical questions. What’s the point?” Alexei Sayle
Mistake #2: Shrugged Shoulders and Wide Elbows Mistake #3: Not Moving Through the Full Range of Motion
Many novice athletes place their hands way outside their shoulders and try to initiate
movement with wide pushing motion. “They are convinced that a wider hand position
will give them more strength and stability,” says Scott, “but this position actually does
the opposite - wide hands and bowed elbows force you to shrug your shoulders and
contort your elbows.” It’s a weaker variation and can also cause shoulder pain over
time.
“Cheaters gonna cheat,” says Scott, “and when it comes to push-ups there are two kinds
of cheaters—bottom-half and top-half.” According to Scott, if you’re a “top-half cheater”
you’re usually weaker and don’t have the strength to recover after reaching the bottom
portion of a repetition. Instead you stay high in the movement—typically between
an arm angle of 180 degrees and 135 degrees. If you’re a “bottom-half cheater,” you’re
likely strong enough to do a quality push-up, but you’re probably not as strong as you
think. For this reason, you end up bouncing between 90 degrees and 135 degrees.
“Unfortunately for you,” says Scott, “100 half push-ups equals 0 push-ups.”
The correction: When performing a standard push-up you want to align the webbing
of your thumbs with your shoulders. As you lower your body, sweep your elbows to
your sides. “We watch closely for any shrugging of shoulders and instruct our athletes
to keep as much distance between their ears and their shoulders as possible,” explains
Scott. “You may not be able to perform as many push-ups in this alignment, but
overtime you’ll be able to transfer much more strength through this motion.”
Note: There is such a thing as a “wide push-up” variation, but this is best attempted
after you have mastered a standard push-up.The correction: Always train in the full range of motion. This builds muscle memory and strength throughout the entire movement. “For push-ups this means arms fully extended in the up-position and either chest to the ground or shoulders below your elbows at the bottom-position (depending on the standard),” says Scott. “If you can’t quite complete the full range of motion, try going to your knees or elevate your hands until you have found a light enough position. Another, more advanced option, is to try hand release push-ups. Rest your chest on the ground and release your hands at the bottom of each repetition. Brown, M. (2015, July 23). You’re doing your push-ups wrong. Outside Online. http://www.outsideonline.com/2001321/youre-doing-your-pushups-wrong?utm_ source=fitness&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=07292015&spMailingID= 23156761&spUserID=NzQ1NjIxNjI5NTgS1&spJobID=602911413&spReportId=NjAy OTExNDEzS0 CHRISTCHURCH INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT OCTOBER 2018 Details to be announced soon
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