Karate-do

    I attended a small KOJF Shiai in Lousiville Ky and sharing a good time with some of my seniors.  Have what I felt was a constructive meeting regarding "Rules of Conduct" that have been set for KOJF that should prevail throughout everyday life as well. 

    I have two senior students take their exam for Nanadan.  The effort was great and performance of waza was good as well.  Both men were in their early sixties which made it even better to watch.  All in all it was a good weekend.
Two weekends prior we had a visit from our Sri Lanka Shibucho chief instructor/representative Mr. Anto Dinesh Sensei and at that time he was awarded his Godan (5th Dan Black Belt).  He is one of our best international representatives and has the strongest of ethics and character befitting a karate instructor of his caliber.

    I believe that we have renewed our intention and resolve to build an even stronger core group in KOJF for the sake of traditional Shotokan Karate-do.  Within a few weeks one of our highest ranking females out of the International Hombu in Ohio, Amy Schwartz with give birth to her first child.  She is a Yondan(4th Dan Black Belt) and assistant instructor at the Hombu, and the editor of the KOJF International Newsletter.  We are all wishing her an easy birth and extremely healthy child.  We look forward to her return to the dojo after much needed time away for the birth of her first child. 

     In the coming furture I have been asked to travel to share my Karate-do knowledge in additional seminars as well as my knowledge of Ryukyu Kobudo.  Look for some future postings related to this.  Please feel free to contact me for any additional information regarding KOJF(Karate of Japan Federation) and the soon to be completed secound book, "The Blueprint of Karate" due to be completed this fall.  Until the next posting, when training use the phrase... "Ganbatte!" 

Humbly yours through karate-do,

Dwight Holley sensei