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Melbourne Gasshuku
KU-Instructor training in Melbourne
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Danny Spletter, Phil Beale, Steve McLellan, Johnny Kennedy, McCarthy Hanshi, Kurt Graham, & Brett Hall
Melbourne: McCarthy Hanshi
with Colorado representative,
John Holwager
McCarthy Hanshi presents
Frank Barca with his Godan
St. Joseph’s Boys School
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The Watt-family at home, in Mallorca
Grandmaster Kinjo and McCarthy Hanshi in Japan
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McCarthy Sensei teaching at the Tokyo Mushinkan
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Joe swift applies a technique
from Rokkishu Futari-geiko
Tokyo Mushinkan Dojo
Standing [l-r] Joe Swift [JP], Patrick McCarthy [Oz], John Burke [UK], Darrin Johnson [USA]
Kneeling [l-r] Kurt Graham [NZ] & Tokyo Mushinkan students, Nitta Ken, Kubota Atsuyuki, and
Kato Daisuke...photo by Sugiyama Mamoru [insert]
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Sugiyama Mamoru
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Standing l-r: Darrin Johnson, John Burke, Yasuko & Mark
Sitting
l-r: Kurt Graham, Patrick McCarthy,
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Joe & Yuko
Enjoying the best Teppanyaki
in Tokyo: Patrick McCarthy, Terry
Wingrove, Darrin Johnson
and Kurt Graham
An evening at the Shinagawa
Prince with Patrick McCarthy,
Terry Wingrove, Joe Swift, Kurt
Graham and John Forza and his
Melbourne-based colleagues
Mark Tankosich with
Grandmaster
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Koryu Uchinadi Renshi, Kurt Graham, with Grandmaster in Hiratsuka
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Konishi Takehiro of the Ryobukai
and Inoue Kisho of the Ryukyu
Kobujutsu Hozon Shinkokai
Welcome message from the
president of the Budokan
Photo by Mark Tankosich
Yamaguchi Goshi, of the Goju Kai, giving a speech about the importance of Grandmaster’s contributions and his long friendship
with his late father, Yamaguchi Gogen; “The Cat.”
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Waka .... Koyo Nyosui... Intoxicated by Autumn Tints
by Giwan Choho
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Photo by Mark Tankosich
Grandmaster with
Mizuguchi san, editor
of Gekkan Karatedo
Magazine
Above left: Lifetime Achievement Award being presented to
Grandmaster Kinjo by McCarthy Hanshi.
Below Right: Sensei Joe Swift
Bottom left: Two of Grandmaster’s three beautiful daughters:
Mayumi & Kumiko. Makiko is
absent.
Below: Grandmaster heading
out to the dance floor with his
lovely partner
Joe Swift
Photo by Mark Tankosich
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Helping to cultivate the warm
ambience
was Kinjo Sensei’s
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Grandmaster’s granddaughter, Nagisa
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Kogure San of Quest Video
Joe swift with Yamaguchi Goshi
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Sawabe Shigeru , Tsuchiya Hideo & Kimura Bunpei
Kadekaru Toru
Photo by Mark Tankosich
McCarthy Hanshi with
Ohtsuka Tadahiko Hanshi
of the Goju Kensha
Terry Wingrove with Grandmaster
Fujimoto Sadaharu of the
International Karate-Do Shobukai
is perhaps the best known of
Grandmaster’s students.
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Darrin Johnson paying his respects to
Funakoshi Gichin at the Enkakuji
Darrin Johnson & Kurt Graham pay their
respects at Senkakuji, the final resting
place of the 47-Ronin
The Kodokan Judo Dojo
Darrin Johnson with Grandmaster
The Senkakuji — the final resting place of the 47-Ronin
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Koryu Uchinadi Seminars
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Special thanks to Renshi Ante Brannbacka who assisted McCarthy Hanshi
teaching the Taby seminars in Sweden...thank you Ante san
Joost Frehe [England] & [Sweden’s]
Johnny Karlsson enjoying KU Ne-waza
Katrineholm [Sweden]
The Netherlands
Roeland Cuppers
McCarthy Hanshi with
Tony Christian in Wigan
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SENI [London, England]
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Martin Watts in Mallorca
University of Brighton
McCarthy Hanshi
At Bisham Abbey with
Feridun Shakir
Bisham Abbey
Gyaku-waza with Steve Quinn
Wigan
McCarthy Hanshi in
picturesque Torquay with John Burke
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Essex
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McCarthy Hanshi
roughing it
in Mallorca
Eva Holzinger & Gregor Kurfer
Renshi Olaf Krey
Sensei Heinrich Büttner &
Tanja Ganzenmüller
Newton Abbot/Devon [The UK]
McCarthy Hanshi is very grateful to both
Welcome to new members
Sensei Bernd & Elke Otterstaetter
our new sponsors in
Hassoch [Germany]
my students, Renshi Dirk Thesenvitz &
Olaf Krey for their invaluable assistance at
both the Berlin and Hassoch seminars...
Dimitria Bouzikou & Jan-Moritz Spickermann
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The Netherlands day #1
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In the Netherlands with
Ludovic De Cuypere
Rivo Rasolofoson
Berlin
Freddy Laseure
Koryu Uchinadi Rank Promotions in Germany
Congratulations to Gregor Kurfer [KU Yudansha, far left], Christian Heinrich
[KU nidan, far right], Micha Hoffmann [KU Yudansha, kneeing left] and
Manuela Trappiel [KU Yudansha]
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The Netherlands Day #2
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The senior IRKRS/KU representatives for Belgium and the Netherlands: Bert Mollen,
Huub Meijer, Walter De Ryet, McCarthy Hanshi, Jan Kraayvanger & Hubert Laenen
Congratulations to Dutch
IRKRS/KU chief instructor,
Sensei Meijer, who recently
received his KU shidoin
licence and a 6th dan
in Aiki Kenpo Jujutsu
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McCarthy Hanshi
in Yokohama with
Kurt Graham &
Darrin Johnson
Dr. Ludovic De Cuypere shows off some
masterfully hand brushed calligraphy, by
Hokama Tetsuhiro, which reads, “Seikan,”
the name of Ludovic’s dojo
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SENI &
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McCarthy Hanshi with Don Warrener, of Rising Sun
productions, and Don “The Dragon” Wilson
McCarthy Hanshi with
“The Machine”
Ian Freeman
McCarthy Hanshi with Dutch representative, Jan Kraayvanger, Cyber Budo Kaicho,
Terry Wingrove & Belgium Shibucho, Hubert Laenen
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Cyber Budo Kaicho, Terry Wingrove
enjoying the moment with his lovely
wife and daughter
Kurt Graham working with Ben Ryder at SENI
Following in his father’s
footsteps is Ishai Nardia
Thanks to Ben Ryder
for helping McCarthy
Hanshi and Kurt,
again, this year at
SENI.
McCarthy Hanshi
working with
Kurt Graham at SENI
Ron Sheyan enjoying NASCAR
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McCarthy Hanshi with
martial arts historian [master
instructor & author] Wu Bin.
McCarthy Hanshi in Mallorca [Spain] working with friend,
Martin Watts, who will be hosting the 2008 IRKRS
European gasshuku
Gold Coast
Canada’s Heather Cant honing
her Ne-waza skills
I wish I’d studied
Koryu Uchinadi!
Greetings from the Toronto KU Study Group
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North American KU Gasshuku [Frederick MD]
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Mike Coombes volunteers for sleeper duty … 8 seconds “flat”
Lucy McCartan explaining the finer points of
Tai Sabaki Oyo-waza
Mr & Mrs Danny Spletter
"Choosing not to follow in the footsteps of the old masters but rather to seek what they sought." - Basho
Sir Cody Stewart
Friends & fellow warriors
John Holwager & Ron Sheyan
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Julio Esteves
Brad Wells
Spain’s David Fernandez steps up to the plate for his ‘official’ KU burger
Dr. Paul Cote and his lovely wife,
Bea
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Calgary
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Detroit
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Toronto
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PM & Wally Slocki
Avi Nardia
Brad Jones
Helen, Patrick &
Michael Sakamoto
Bill Pickles
Darrin Johnson
Sam Moledzki
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Toronto
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Hamilton
Brooklyn/NYC
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Long Island #1
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Long Island #2
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Long island #3
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Queens
Mike Calandra &
Julio Estevez
Nick Adler
Patrick McCarthy
Bob Taiani
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New Jersey
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Christchurch, NZ
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Gold Coast
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Auckland
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Sensei beat me up!
Sensei Len Monk, McCarthy Hanshi & Shihan Steve Mclellan
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Auckland
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Steve McLellan, Steve Hill, McCarthy Hanshi & Wade Jackson
Hamilton
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Hamilton
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Sensei Stve McLellan, Shihan Henare Heta &
Shidoin Phil Beale
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Sweden & Denmark
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Katrineholm
Copenhagen
Jim Sindt receives
Erik
Sensei
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of the old masters
butPovlsen
rather to seek what they sought."
- BashoLars
YR Kobudo
menjo
Andersen
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Estonia
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Tartu
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Tallinn
Estonia
Finland
Helsinki
Hekki Matto receiving his rank promotion
Antti Vesanen
“enjoying a moment”
Katja Kalliokoski &
with
Bäckman
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the oldTom
masters
but rather to seek what they sought."
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Sensei
Petteri Nieminen
Switzerland
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Shihan Paul Baumann and his lovely wife,
Sensei Juanita Baumann
Staubbach Waterfalls
Lauterbrunnen
Shihan Paul Baumann brought a whole new
meaning to the concept of sightseeing
during this year’s visit to Switzerland
The North Face
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Germany [Leipzig]
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Congratulations to Sensei Rivo Rasolofoson & Micha Hoffmann received their Shodan in YR Kobudo
England
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Burton on Trent
The Burton Academy
With Master Jon Jepson & seniors
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Ireland
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Damien Costello
Damien Walker
Damien Murphy
Irish IRKRS representatives Damien Costello, Damien Walker & Damien Murphy
Sensei Paul Allan of Cork
Special thanks to Ben Ryder
for his assistance in Ireland
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Germany [Munich]
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Thanks to Goran [left] and Conrad [right] I was able to
have a gi to wear in Munich as Ryan Air had managed to
send my luggage to Washington , DC
Martin Watts & David Fernandez
[Spain] take KU two-person
drills to a new level
Gregor Kurfer and Sven Koehler
have been two impressive learners
making the transition over to KU
from another style.
Freddy Laseure
Broken but not beaten …
he will be back in 2008
Munich Sponsor
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Heinrich Buttner
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The Netherlands [Harlem & Eindhoven]
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Sensei Dick Smolders
Sensei Francois Demesaeker & Dutch Shibucho Bert Mollen
Huub Meijer
Ludovic De Cuypere
Bert Mollen
Jan Kraayvanger
"Choosing not to follow in Belgian
the footstepsand
of theDutch
old masters
but rather to seek
what they sought." - Basho
IRKRS/KU
Shibucho
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