w w w . k i l o h a n a . o r g A Publication of Kilohana Association KilohanA CHRONICLES Volume 11 Issue 2 4th Quarter 2011 A Celebration of the Life of Prof. Wally Jay: A Great Hawaiian and American By Master Norm Johnson and Sensei John Mellon Table of Photos from the collections of Hans Ingebretsen and James Muro Contents On Sunday, 29th May, 2011 the greatest Kilohana Calendar of innovator and teacher and one of the most influential martial artists of the last Events 7 century, Prof. Wally Jay, passed away after a short illness. Professor Wally was our friend and men - Warrior Spirit 7 tor, as he was to so many others, including the late, great .He was an extraor - dinary individual: driven; focused; hard- working; ambitious; utterly confident in the YOUR Website 8 quality and significance of his art and his work, and yet without a trace of arrogance. Indeed, once you spent any time at all Ku’i Lima 8 around the Professor, his humility was per - haps one of the most striking things about him. A flawless technician, he might have been forgiven for being impatient with lesser In Memoriam: Coach talents, such as ourselves, but he was unend - Phil Porter 9 ingly patient, taking the attitude that his consummate competence shouldn’t bestow any particular special status, and that he was a human being like any other. Fudo No Sei Kaku 9 But those of us who had the privilege to get to know the man behind the martial arts master will testify he was quite the opposite - there was no-one quite like him, nor will there ever be. His son and successor, Prof. Leon Jay is a different individual, entirely worthy to Professor Wally Jay succeed his father as the second generation Headmaster of the Small Circle Jujitsu system. Father and son, though different people, are nonetheless alike in drive and talent, and we Memorial Workout 9 know that Prof. Leon will continue to develop his father’s original concepts and, if it’s at all humanly possible, to go on as he has begun, continually improving upon them. Prof. Wally could perhaps best be described in every way as a ‘thoughtful’ individual; he was always thinking, musing, considering and creating. John Mellon tells the story of Celebrating our being on a train journey with the Professor and his lovely wife, Bernice from London to Ed - Founder 10 inburgh about 24 years ago. It’s quite a long journey - at the time nearly 7 hours - and once or twice the Professor, then about 70 years old, appeared to doze off for short periods. De - spite apparently being asleep, John noticed that his right hand, in particular, continually made repetitions of his trademark wrist and grip motions, as if applying a finger-lock over Camp Bushido and over again. When he roused a little while later, John asked him something that had been 11 bothering him for the couple of years or so that he had known him at that time, “How is it, West Professor, that such a nice, gentle soul like yourself, can spend every waking hour thinking of ever more efficient ways of inflicting pain?” He didn’t reply right away, plainly considering and even more impressively what he called ‘palming’, where he didn’t even bother to keep hold of you, just sensing where KilohanA you were going and redirecting you while using only the pressure of his open palm, then you’ll realize that the mis - CHRONICLES match between the excruciating pain inflicted by his art, and The Kilohana Chronicles is the official newsletter of the Kilohana Mar - the charming, gentle creator of that art was downright sur - tial Arts Association (Kilohana) and is mailed free-of-charge to its char - real! tered dojos. The contents of this newsletter may not reflect the opinion of its editor, the Board of Directors of the Kilohana Martial Arts Associa - We have had the privilege of training with many tion, its Senior Advisers, Standards Board, or its members. great martial arts teachers, but the Professor remains the one © 2011 The Kilohana Martial Arts Association. we will continue to try to emulate the most. There are some All articles, photographs, and illustrations are property of wonderfully talented teachers out there, but often when one Kilohana and may not be reproduced without the written permission of Kilohana. attends seminars with an acknowledged ‘great’, they spend The Kilohana Chronicles is published three times a year. Submission half the time telling you about how extraordinary their art deadlines for articles and is, and by extension, they are! If you’ve been to Prof. Wally’s advertisements are: seminars - and he spent a good 30 years post-retirement January1, 2012 May 1, 2012 running around the world for 10 - 11 months a year demon - September 1, 2012 strating and teaching his art, so there’s a fair chance you may Editor and Layout: Ben Lujan have done - then you’ll doubtless recall he began each session Submissions are preferred in electronic form. by telling you briefly how he came to devise Small Circle Ju - They can be sent to: [email protected] All other inquiries can be directed to: jitsu, then getting straight into the teaching which he deliv - [email protected] ered with remarkable openness. or The story of how he came up with the technical in - (408) 558-9438 novations that define Small Circle as a significant develop - All physical correspondence can be addressed to: Kilohana Martial Arts Association ment in Jujitsu typifies the man. No single apotheosis, no 1821 S. Bascom Ave., #230 ‘Eureka’ style epiphany with himself at the centre, bathed in Campbell, CA 95008 the spotlight of reason, so typical of many other self-aggran - dizing masters’ stories. Instead a simple story: he is taking Kilohana’s “Hombu” dojo is: Suigetsukan his blue-belt grading in Kodenkan Jujitsu (itself an innova - 103 International Blvd. tive art taught by a great, non-conformist teacher, Prof. Oakland CA 94606-2823 Okazaki), and despite the fact that he made a mess of one (510) 452-3941 particular , which he had always struggled with in training, he finds that he has still passed the test. A perfec - the question in his usual thoughtful manner. The minutes tionist even then, he resolves to refuse the rank, but is per - stretched on, and finally he said, “You know, I really don’t suaded by Ken Kawachi Sensei not to do so, with the promise know; it’s just what I’m good at!” John’s comment was, that Kawachi Sensei will teach him how to be an effective ‘thank the Lord that he only used his power for good!’ thrower. The question was only half in jest - this charming, For those of you not familiar with throws in any tech - dignified, good-natured man we’d come to know, respect and nical sense - and at this point in Judo’s development, it is not love had never shown a hint of intolerance, let alone irrita - significantly different to Jujitsu, except for the reduced focus tion or ill temper while we’ve had been around him. If you’ve on particular skills - throwing techniques are problematic. experienced what Every individual finds some throws more difficult to execute the Professor’s stu - than others, and some will remain entirely impractical for dents came to call any given person no matter how long they train. For in - the ‘Dance of Pain’, , it is generally an advantage - despite modern where you appeared Olympic Judo being contested in weight categories - to be to become a mari - smaller than your opponent. The majority of the throws in onette with a few Judo are based around the basic mechanic of first ‘scooping’ thousand volts run - your attacker’s pelvis with your own, before directing where ning through you, as you want them to fall using your arms and the degree of ro - he made you stand tation of your waist and torso. Therefore, it is generally more up, lie down, roll difficult for a taller man - and Prof. Wally, though not hugely over, flip to your so, was nonetheless fairly tall for a Chinese person of his time feet, somersault, run and lean in build - to throw a smaller, stockier person. in a crouched posi - Ken Kawachi Sensei however, in addition to study - tion etc., for what ing Okazaki’s Kodenkan Jujitsu, was All Hawaiian Judo felt like hours, but Champion, and regularly took on and trounced all-comers, was probably only a of all weights, sizes and backgrounds, from huge American couple of minutes, body-builders, catch-as-catch-can wrestlers to other Judo Champions several weight categories heavier, despite Professors Kufferath and Jay at all of this using Camp Danzan Ryu only finger-locks, 2 being a small man. Kawachi told the young Wally Jay that the ‘secret’ lay in the wrist-action he used - instead of the push-pull mechanic employed by the arms, he used this ‘two-way action’ within the grip itself of each hand. Wally Kilohana Officers continued to work with the action and it transformed his Senior Advisors: performance of throwing techniques. Professor Libert O’Sullivan Fast-forward some years, and Prof. Wally is married Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu to the lovely Bernice, with whom he has a young family, and Professor Charlie Robinson they have emigrated to the mainland, living in San Fran - Great Grand Master Ming Lum cisco. He continues to teach Kodenkan Jujitsu and to de - Great Grand Master Al Novak velop and teach his own style, while creating and coaching a Grand Master Max Togisala Judo team. Unfortunately, the Judo team is beaten again Grand Master Bob Maschmeier and again in tournament - he knows that their technique is good, but the typical American opponent they face is signif - icantly larger and stronger - and Wally has to suffer the Executive Board: good-natured ridicule of his Judo teacher friends and rivals. President: Jonathan Largent The Professor makes no bones about this; he is quite Vice President: Matt Olson clear that, good-natured he may be, but no-one likes to be Secretary/Sgt. at Arms: Lucas Lineback humiliated, particularly not again and again. So, he went Treasurer: Helen Sassone back to the drawing board and further developed the ‘two- Director of Communications: Brian Sassone way wrist action’ first taught to him by Ken Kawachi. He worked equally hard on the - to the non-Judoka Standards Board: this may seem less significant, but if you’ve watched Olympic James Muro Michael Esmailzadeh Judo for instance, you’ll have seen many tedious, indecisive Jason Inay Russ Coelho matches where the opponents remain in ‘jigotai’ for the en - Dale Kahoun Richard Pietrelli tire proceedings. Al Ikemoto Arthur Gonzalez Jigotai is where the contestants appear to be grap - Jack Carter Rowdy Hall pling around an invisible column that sits between them, so Hans Ingebretsen Bob McKean that they are bent over double at the waist with their arms fully extended and their hips and feet as far away from the opponent as they can manage while remaining in physical Directors: contact. This is a tactic designed to prevent that crucial British and European Director: Stephen Nicholls scooping of the hips and pelvis, but it is a ‘counsel of despair’ Director of Weapons Training: Jena Inay as, although it prevents the opponent from delivering a sig - Membership Director: Michael Esmailzadeh nificant throw, it also prevents the user from doing so too. Director of Massage Standards: James Muro In short, it is about ‘not losing’, rather than ‘winning’. Academic Director of Massage: Rowdy Hall He understood that in order to ‘win’, it was neces - sary to commit your - them with very little energy. self to the technique; There is a common drill performed by Judoka: pairs not recklessly, but work in contact with one person initiating entry footwork, when a clear oppor - and the other ‘riding’ each attempt by slipping out of range, tunity presented it - or foiling it by altering the angle of their own body to match self, or could be the opponent’s. This is hugely refined in Small Circle, with created. Wally Jay’s relaxation being the key. Keeping the knees soft, and the grip solution to the prob - light, but firm, a good Small Circle lem was two-fold: he stylist is incredibly difficult to ‘shake cut down the me - off’, always there and at the same chanics of the foot - distance and orientation no matter work entry - if you how much you move. can’t put yourself in With place to deliver the the Professor’s innovations in tech - technique, you’ll nique and training method, his never get to perform teams soon began to win and become your throw - and the dominant in West Coast judo tourna - refined mechanics of ment circles. Characteristically, in - his hands, in combi - Mangisusuro Mike Inay and stead of becoming resentful of the Professor Wally Jay nation with sensitivity ribbing of his fellow teachers, he training, created relative safety on the upper-body entry by used it as a spur to his creativity. He was honest about his virtue of his control over his opponent’s mobility. The abil - competitiveness and his ambition, but it was directed at ity to minutely read an opponent’s movements when in the perfection of art and self, not focused narrowly against contact allows constant redirection of his force, defeating 3 the relative development of any other individual, which leads Coast circuit briefly, just for the experience. “Here,” he said, me to another aspect of this remarkable man’s character. indicating John should stand up, “this is the first thing I This is Prof. Leon’s story really, but I feel sure he taught Bruce”. Before he’d even registered that he had won’t mind our passing it along. Several years ago, we were gripped him, he found himself high in the air, head pointing talking about his Dad, as we often did, directly at the floor, before being and considering what made him the slammed into the Jay living-room special man he was. That combina - carpet – Leon nearly wet himself tion of dignity and humility he had laughing, mostly because of ‘the look was something we all admired hugely. on your face!’ Leon recalled attending many a large By contrast, a little over two and a martial arts gathering with his father. half years ago, John was diagnosed Now martial arts is not exactly devoid with rheumatoid arthritis, and he’s of ‘Type A’ personalities, and Prof. ashamed to say, he felt truly sorry for Wally’s world was full of highly com - himself for a few months, before one petitive contemporaries - particularly day he heard himself moaning – then as it is probably true that and he thought of the Professor and all California are home to the majority of that stopped! That was Prof. Wally for the advanced oriental martial arts tal - you; he just made you want to be a ent the 20th century has seen. Many better person and live up to whoever of those great masters were in direct it was he seemed to see when he competition for students and kudos – looked at you. or at least their styles were – and this A couple of days later, he had the sometimes led to ill feeling and singular privilege of teaching a ses - fallings out. As Leon puts it, “All that sion at the Jay home dojo – as far as I stopped the moment my father en - know, the only European instructor tered the room”; Prof. Wally was held ever to do so. The walls are covered by in such high regard and affection, no- signed photographs of the cream of one wanted to be seen acting in a Oriental American instructors who petty fashion when he was around. have taught there, not least of whom He and his contemporaries was Bruce Lee, so it was both a great were and are an incredibly tough generation of martial 1944 honor and extremely daunting. Prof. Lee Eichelberger, artists. John says he was made especially aware of this when who runs the day to day teaching at the dojo, and all the reg - I visited him with Leon in 2000, shortly after he had en - ular students were extremely welcoming. Norman Johnson, dured a major heart by-pass operation. He had never seen a senior student and a long-time friend of the family, and the Professor down-hearted, but it was hardly surprising Leon’s friend since high-school, acted as John’s . Prof. given he was 83 years of age, had always been a picture of Wally had taken the back stairs down from his office – the health and vitality and then experienced this dojo is behind and beneath the house – and sudden brush with mortality. was sitting in his pajamas with a tracksuit He and John were discussing writ - over it and wearing his big, sheepskin slip - ing his biography, and knowing he was pers that Leon brought back from a teaching thinking about this, he had brought a voice trip to Australia. recorder. Sitting in his living-room in his pa - John wanted to put a smile on his face – as jamas, he transformed the moment he well as, truthfully, to impress him if he could began talking about his martial arts life. He with something he wouldn’t have seen be - recalled the fun they had with martial arts fore. As ever, Norman (probably the only demos both in Hawaii and California, and person who has endured ‘the dance of pain’ how he introduced a great deal of humor as often as Leon!) was the one to suffer as he into the proceedings in the days when this demonstrated a technique he’d created only just wasn’t done. Naturally irreverent he after hearing I would be teaching a few days even wrote comic songs to accompany the before. It’s called the ‘baby-crawl’, which ‘sketches’ that he used to demonstrate mar - pretty much tells you everything you need to tial arts and self-defense moves; he recalled know. He asked Norman to just ‘ me and sang some of these for John as he told 1938 in the face’ as quickly as he could, then him about the ‘old days’. dropped below him onto all fours and, with one hand on the What happened next shows the degree of resilience floor either side of his lead foot, proceeded to crawl forward of a man who, perhaps two to three weeks earlier, had en - at speed. Predictably, Norm was felled like a tree and various dured major heart surgery. Out of the blue, he asked John if parts of his anatomy ‘tenderized’ as he made his way over the he knew Bruce (Lee) had studied Judo for a short time, length of him on elbows and knees. He looked up to see something he’d had never heard from any other source. Prof. Wally laughing so hard there were tears running He told me that Bruce had even competed on the West 4 down his face. It will remain one of his fondest memories failure - you were just two old friends ‘ the breeze’; he might just ‘happen’ to tell a pertinent story from his own life that seemed to offer a lesson. That comfortable way of his made it very easy to learn from a great master while get - ting to feel that your ideas had real validity, that you were holding your own in admittedly exalted company. That relaxed facility gave all his interactions with his students a genuinely empowering, nurturing quality. We’ve all been to seminars with great performers of their arts, and felt discouraged afterwards, feeling we’d never replicate their skills. Yet, despite his technical virtuosity, you always felt with Prof. Wally that if you paid enough attention, practiced assiduously enough, for long enough, you might – just might – be able to do some, at least, of what he could. Leonardo da Vinci once said, “The greatest sophis - tication is simplicity”, and Prof. Wally always said that his art was simple. Of course, once mastered that’s entirely true, but understanding what he meant is the difference between 1945 complicated – which his art was not - and complex, which it of a great teacher and an even better human being. most definitely is. Perhaps one of Wally’s greatest achieve - Another of Leon Jay’s favorite stories about his Dad ments was to make his art uniquely accessible in spite of its highlights Prof. Wally’s attitudes to his own, and all other level of sophistication. martial arts. The Professor was preparing to teach his part He always said that he was “a slow learner”, in con - of a combined seminar with GM Remy Presas, his good trast to his much friend. Remy was teaching and Prof. Wally was in the next adored wife of 71 years, room when an excited junior Small Circle student came to Bernice. Bernice, apart find him. “Come quick, Professor, Master Remy’s stealing all from being perhaps the our techniques!” Prof. Wally leaned forward and in a con - prettiest grandmother spiratorial whisper told the young student, “I know – we’re in existence, is an ex - stealing all of his too; we call it sharing!” That was the traordinarily talented essence of Wally as teacher: utterly confident in his ability martial artist; indeed and in the value of she is one of those peo - what he was teach - ple who can just see ing, but totally open movement, intuitively to learning from break it down and im - others. GM Remy mediately replicate it, was typical of the and martial arts pre - type of talent Prof. sented no more diffi - Professor Jay in action at the Kufferath Wally attracted to culty in mastering than Masters Seminar him; George Dill - dance, at which she is equally adept. Far from being a ‘slow man sought him out learner’, as he characterized himself in typical deprecating because Bruce Lee fashion, Prof. Wally was a deep thinker; he was one of those told that “Wally was artists who had to feel he understood something before he the best teacher in did it. Bernice Jay was the linchpin of Prof. Wally’s life – her America!” support was crucial in his ability to devote time and study in Rank was pretty creating the art, and he often gave her credit as his sound - much meaningless ing-board as it developed. Her combination of abundant to the Professor. He common-sense and technical insight made her his most im - was a genuinely portant advisor. democratic man – So, we won’t say goodbye to you, Professor; it’s more Professors Wally Jay and Hans Ingebretsen happy to teach as of a farewell – we’ll meet again, we hope and in the mean - long as you had the desire and the capacity to absorb, and time, it’s as if you’re just in the next room, you’re always just with the judgement to know when and where those limits at the edge of our vision and we know we’ll go on hearing lay. He was equally happy to learn from anyone else – if you your gentle encouragement in our heads whenever we need had something to offer, then he was receptive, and indeed it. eager to learn. Those of us that had the honour to know him will al - Having the opportunity to simply spend time with ways miss him, but no matter how hard, better that then the Professor outside of the dojo was a particular privilege. never having known such a remarkable human being. He was always ready to listen and to offer sage advice, and God bless, your friends and students, he had a way of offering it that made needing it less of a 5 Norm Johnson & John Mellon ■ AmericanJujitsuInstitute Presents Ohana2012

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Ku’i Lima Workout with the greater martial By Suzanne Goodman arts community and learn - ing some new techniques. Warrior Spirit had the re - Clyde Coombs said of his cent opportunity to host a grandsons, both Warrior Ku’i Lima workout on May Spirit students, “It’s good 21, 2011 and we were hon - to see them out there ored by the many wonderful training with new people, instructors, Kilohana interacting with strangers, friends, and martial artists and having fun with it.” Sensei Phil Purrugganan and who attended. With the help Another WS mom com - Sensei Rico Espana of Sensei Eddie Gearhart and mented on the diversity of his people -who brought styles and instructors and how everyone was so friendly, “I extra mats- from Zentai in thought martial arts schools were more competitive. I’m Dr. Charles Goodman brings his Los Altos, the floors were pleased to see my daughter being so comfortable with people aikido influence to the mat covered, people signed in, and she has never met, and she is learning and having fun too.” the workout commenced with Sensei Hans Ingebretsen (Ku’i Warrior Lima Kenpo), who also represented with several Shinbukan Spirit Martial Arts students. The guest instructor list represented the highest wishes, again, to echelon of martial artists and included Professor Russ thank everyone who Coelho (Island Blend), Professor Rowdy Hall (Koshiden Ryu participated in the Ju Jitsu), Sensei Chuck Goodman (Danzan Ryu Jujitsu), and Ku’i Lima workout Warrior Spirit’s own Senseis Phil Purrugganan and Rico Es - and to the Kilohana pana (Kenpo Karate). The afternoon was wrapped up with a Martial Arts Associ - few words by Professor James Muro (Goshin-Jitsu Chow ation for giving us Hoon) who showed his astuteness and great understanding the opportunity to with his ability to weave together all of the lessons that had host. We look for - just been shared by the other instructors. ward to hosting Sensei Phil Purrugganan, Professor Russ Warrior Spirit is a new martial arts school and many events in the Coelho, Professor Rowdy Hall, and Assoc. Professor Hans Ingebretsen new to Kilohana and the Warrior Spirit students who at - future. Aloha! ■ tended the Ku’i Lima enjoyed the experience of interacting 8 In Memoriam Fusuikan and Kiriishi Kai. Instructors Shihan Richard Coach Phil Porter Pietrelli, Sensei Bill McClure, and Sensei Matt Olson. They 1924-2001 continued even further north, through the rain and the fog to Cresent City. There the excitement of the event got the By Coach Terry Kelly better of them and members of the caravan were pulled into a speed trap by the local police. Managing to cover all the Coach Porter had a exposed weapons in the car, they were allowed to continue. tremendous impact on all of Nothing like a little adrenaline to get the workout started! us who shared time with him. Sensei Robbin Miller of Fudo No Sei Kaku wel - He was the driving force be - comed the group to the new building, where they’ve been hind the creation and man - since July. As the participants entered and started to sign in, agement of the National Judo they were joined by Sensei Jon Sylvia, David Mikko, and a Institute of the USJA. He was group of students from JobuShinKan in Eureka. It had been one of the founding members too long since the two groups had been on the mat together. of US Judo Inc which later became USA Judo. Not to men - The workout started with the instructors showing some tion the undisputed master of Judo in all its many incarna - combination arts; entering tions. Coach Porter led the USJA through the worst of the from attacks, throwing, and formative years, and drove all of us to excellence. Coach locking. Street jujitsu was Porter was one of the most recognizable Americans in the next and the morning ended Sport of Judo. I was very lucky to have him as a Coach and with combos and Mentor. locks. After the lunch break Anyone who was fortunate enough to share time Sensei Ingebretsen started with him would be changed by the experience. His passing back up with couple of his marks the end of an era, and is very painful for us. ■ chains. The rest of the instructors showed another Kilohana welcomes Fudo No Sei Kaku technique or two and the workout concluded with a little knife play. Kilohana instructors Sensei Hans Ingebretsen and Moving to the Chinese restaurant next door the Sensei Jonathan Largent made the trip north past the rock group was interested in finding their fortunes. Sharing a slides and the giant Redwoods to the real northern Califor - meal with the members of the seven attending dojos gave nia, creating a chance to scout locations for future Camp everyone a great opportunity to get to know each other a lit - Kilohana. In Eureka they joined up with members of the tle better. ■

Professor Wally Jay Memorial Workout technique. While the motions where somewhat challenging By Caleb Kaiser to complete if you didn’t already have formal training in Akido, they were surprisingly efficient in practice. The prominent sound of a traditional conch res - After a brief respite Sifu Greg LeBlanc stepped in to onated throughout Suigetsukan as the dojo hosted another show the basic elements of Wing Chung. His articulately put one of this year’s informative Kilohana seminars. The instruction emphasized that hitting “the general”, (or the turnout was about 30 or so people so the setting provided an head) was the primary goal for vanquishing one’s opponent. intimate atmosphere and provided plenty of opportunity for His extremely quick and precise movements demonstrated in depth lessons. Many different kinds of arts surfaced dur - key differences between Danzan Ryu Jujitsu styles and Chi- ing the seminar and it offered a great mix of all sorts of nese derived martial arts, showing that while fundamentally styles. different, each style is brutally effective in its own right. The workout started bright and early with the arrival Sensei Gina Rossi lead the class in some Toyama of Sensei Dale & Anette Kahoun. In honor of the late Wally Ryu Battodo basic sword drills while the arrival of Professor Jay. he chose to display a few tricks that had been passed down while he was training under him. Sensei Kahoun’s mainly emphasized on the direct approach of Judo take downs and cross-arm bars; accentuating the fact that if the opponent effectively uses brute-force to counter the lock, “shortcuts” can be exploited to provide enough pressure to gain the same effect. Shortly after the hour long workout Jorin Bukoski chose to show some techniques derived from (insert specific style) Akido. He emphasized that effect of the delivery is di - rectly correlated to how unitized you are with the other person’s body motion, effectively using their own energy against them while applying minimal force to complete the 9 Muro was antici - circuit” during a technique can be a very subtle, yet devas - pated. Her clear-cut tatingly compelling addition to using regular physical stim - instruction provided uli. The professor showed a few more energetic the basics of wield - demonstrations and a much needed lunch break was taken ing a sword and shortly thereafter. proper form. Sensei With the consumption of some delicious food Rossi provided con - brought a much needed burst of vitality to the second half of cise lessons in the the seminar. Guro Michael Cardenas’ style of Diestro De - basics of the Bat - cuerdas was exemplified through his display of “static-knife todo style of sword disarms”. Taught to him by Grandmaster Arthur Gonzales, wielding. his motions displayed a ferociously efficient style of knife The seminar was disarms, often using the opponents own body against them. punctuated by the The style seemed very “flowy” yet viscerally efficient. Professor Muro prepares to make Logan arrival of Professor To wrap things up Professor Muro again showed Olson dance Muro. I had never met some more “circuit connection” based arts and provided the Professor before, so naturally he selected me as “uke for plenty of entertainment for the rest of the seminar as he the day”. He chose to display how the “flow of Chi” can be a tossed me about like an animated rag-doll. The entire expe - crucial factor in using martial arts and how “completing the rience was very humbling to say the least. ■

Sensei Pedro Porem gets a Participants from one of the MANY classes at the Kufferath Symposium Hula lesson during Celebrating our Founder Ju Ryu Kenpo Ju Jitsu, Kosho the banquet Ryu Kenpo, Ku’I Lima Kenpo, By Associate Professor Sei Kosho Shorei Ryu Kenpo, American Kenpo, Seika Ryu Hans Ingebretsen Kempo Jiu Jitsu, San-Jitsu, , , Inayan Es - Photos from the Webshots krima, Dequerdas Eskrima, , Kashima Shin Ryu Ken - Collection of Ernie DeMoss jitsu, Shinkendo, Aikido, Aiki Ju Jitsu, V.S.A.K. Ryu Ju Jitsu. Lua o Kaihewalu, Koshiden Ryu Ju Jitsu, Chow Hoon Goshin It was a great weekend of Jitsu, Kyoshin Ryu Karate, Seifukujitsu, Carter’s Meridian fellowship and commraderie at the Therapy, Kineseo taping, Kineseology, and more. To call this Kufferath International Martial a cross-training event is an understatement. Art Symposium, with over 500 Every teacher brought something special to this people in attendance. Leslee Kuf - seminar, and the mats were packed all day long. The inter - Professor Russ Coelho, ferath planned this event to honor national flair was highlighted by Sensei Pedro Porem from Leslee Kufferath, and her father’s 100 th birthday, and she Professor Libert O’Sullivan Portugal, Sensei Neil did it up in style. Held on March 25- Eckersley, Sensei 27 at the Santa Clara Marriott, this event packed in the ac - Simon Irwin and Sen - tion, with six mats of continuous action, and a massage room sei Adrian Valman, all that featured massage classes all day Saturday and Sunday. from England, Sensei Professor Kufferath was probably as well known for his heal - Gustavo Domench ing arts as well as his fighting arts, so it was very appropriate from Spain, and Sifu to have massage highlighted in a prominent manner. Abdullatif Al-rujaib, a This event featured 50 instructors, with a veritable student of Grand Mas - torrent of training made available to the participants. Many ter Bob Maschm - of the instructors were heads of their own systems, while neier’s, who traveled many of the other instructors were seasoned veterans of with one of his stu - the seminar circuit. The arts featured included Danzan dents all the way Senseis Carla Bunch, Tammy Graham, Ryu Ju Jitsu, Judo, Kapap, , Tae Kwon Do, Ken 10 and Annette Kahoun from Kuwait to train. The Hawaiian luau on Saturday night featured an exhilarating performance from the dynamic West Coat Demo team, headed by Ernie Reyes and Tony Thompson. Leslee was very happy with the turnout, and intends to put on another event in the future. Look for more great stuff from her. ■

Sensei Margarita Jimenez instructs a Shinkendo class

Kumu Lua Teo Perry Mauga, Assoc. Professor Hans Ingebretsen, Suro Jason Inay, Leslee Kufferath and Kyoshi Bob Austin, and Grandmaster Frank Sanchez Sensei James Denning Kevin-on-Kevin violence Sensei Adrian Valman Camp Bushido West 2011 By Assistant Coach Laura McCarter

On the last day of camp as I lined up with the other yu - dansha for the final bow, I thought about how much I had learned at camp this year. Davin Tillman from Deleon Judo said it best “If you go to every class you will have learned two weeks worth of material in one day”. He was right! In one day I had improved my ippon seonagi, learned several new combinations, some strikes, three new turnovers, and topped it off with new ju jitsu techniques in - cluding a come-along and the hammerlock. Not only was I “C” for Charlie! learning and improving my judo but I also had a great time catching up with friends, swimming in the pool, and I even squeezed in some paintball time in the woods with the kids. Another thing that I like about Camp Bushido West is that it fits into our budget. Once we pay the initial fee I don’t have Congrats to to worry about how much we are spending on food or other activities, because everything is included. Mr. and Mrs. We bowed out, said goodbye to our friends (new and old), and packed up our things. Even though we were leaving Jonathan and camp, I knew that the knowledge from camp would still be Shauna with me. I was also looking forward to the added benefit of having oodles of extra energy for the next several days be - Largent on their cause my body is now used to exercising for 7-8 hours a day. My family and I are already looking forward to the recent wedding! next camp bushido west. Just the other day, my five year old asked me “How long until we go to judo camp again? It was so fun!” He looked a little sad when I told him “11 months to go son.” ■ 11