Monday, January 23, 2006
Friday, January 20, 2006
Something that I am proud of:
If I may be so bold as to post a page of an old Urban Speaks newsletter in which The Sensei = Urban speaks of me and my knowledge of the system = USA / Urban GoJu.
Inner circle Old Boys will have alrady seen this pic, but....
See anyone you know? Chinatown DoJo circa early 60s. Taganashi, DeBase, Padu, Sha, Sensei, Gotay, Wallace etc. etc.
Heres somthing that MOST of you do not realize.
Here is the dedication from GRANd Master Richard Kim's book,The Weapopnless Warriors, where he gives The Sensei = Urban credit for encouraging the writing of the book.
In Memorium.
This was my highest ranking student circa about 20 years ago, Sensei Rick Jeffers. Seen at far left. Of course thats me far right, after he and I had taken 1st place in our respective divisions at a New Jersey event. Rick was a well known tournament champ as well as the director of 6 dojos!!! He was killed in an auto "accident" on the New Jersey Turnpike a year after this pic was taken. Rest in peace mt brother from another mother.....
Saturday, January 14, 2006
1 Urban self portrait.
First on the list of this 6 part classic is a picture that the Sensei = Urban took of himself in the mirror at Masutatsu Oyama's Dojo in the 50s. Click on pic to enlarge.
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This pic of The Sensei = Urban as well as the following who's who of The Sensei's organization, is taken from the original KaraTe DoJo book which was published in 1964, prior to the Tuttle Company mass production. The following was omitted in the Tuttle publication, hence these pages falling into obscurity. Click on these pics in order to see larger readable versions.
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