Peter, Author at Barrie Ryusei Karate Club

Winter 2019 Classes

December 1, 2018 By Peter

Our karate classes will continue through the holidays into the New Year on the same nights and times. But in December and the beginning of January, there will be three class cancellations:

Thursday, December 6, 2018 (church event)
Tuesday, December 25, 2018 (Christmas)
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 (New Year’s Day)

We will have a class as usual between the holidays, on Thursday, December 27. Of course, many people will be away on holiday, so attendance will boil down to a few diehards. The first class of the new year will be held on Thursday, January 3, 2019.

Making Henshuho No. 1 Work

July 8, 2017 By Peter

*Sakamoto-Sensei demonstrates block for Henshuho no. 1.*

Henshuho no. 1 is a disheartening way to start the sequence of 28 self-defence moves developed by Dr. Chitose, the founder of Chito-Ryu karate. It is, arguably, the hardest of all the defences to make work.

Done traditionally, the defender ducks under the attacker’s high punch, applies a high block on the attacking arm, near the armpit, pushing the attacker back. The attacker reacts by pushing forward. The defender takes advantage of this forward momentum by grabbing behind the attacker’s shoulder and pulling him down while applying a foot sweep, for the takedown.

Sakamoto-Sensei 2016 Clinics

September 14, 2016 By Peter

Sakamoto-Sensei will be coming to Canada and teaching clinics from October 13th to October 22nd, please look at and download the flyers for the clinics you are eligible for. Plan to attend all the clinics you can, this is a great opportunity this close to home to train with Sakamoto-Sensei, who is a former live-in disciple of O-Sensei (Tsuyoshi Chitose) and a leading authority on Chito-Ryu karate.

Sakamoto Clinic Barrie 2016

Sakamoto Clinic Chesley 2016

Sakamoto Clinic Walkerton 2016

Sakamoto Clinic Wiarton 2016

Sakamoto Instructor Clinic 2016

Feel the connection

July 20, 2016 By Peter

The Ottawa Ryusei Summer Camp participants after their morning training by Lake Calabogie.

On the weekend of July 16, 2016, we held the annual Canadian Ryusei Summer Camp, arranged by Rick Going and Kam Miranbigi in the Calabogie resort area, outside Ottawa.

This year, 17 karateka participated: Ryusei member from four Ontario dojo and Sherbrooke in Quebec, as well as Koshin-ha Chito-Ryu members from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The instruction for the clinic was handled by Terry Valentino, a 7^th dan from Koshin-ha Chito-Ryu, and me.

Learning the Power of Hips

November 23, 2014 By Peter

Sakamoto--Sensei demonstrates techniques with Toko Liu in his Bradford seminar. — *Sakamoto–Sensei demonstrates techniques with Toko Liu in his Bradford seminar.*

Last July, Ryusei Karate-Do Canada was happy to host Ken Sakamoto-Sensei for a series of clinics. During the visit, Sakamoto-Sensei freely shared the results of his hard practice and study, combining his own insights with what he learned from O-Sensei and, more recently, from Katsuhiko Shinzato-Sensei, head of Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku in Okinawa.

On his previous visit to Canada, Sakamoto-Sensei shared his shime-goshi hip technique, with the sideways vibration derived from Naihanchi kata. With his recent clinics, he expanded on this concept and added what he calls ‘hakama-goshi.’

Sakamoto-Sensei Comes to Barrie Ryusei Dojo

June 15, 2014 By Peter

On Thursday, July 10, Sakamoto-Sensei will teach clinics at Barrie Ryusei Karate dojo. The clinics will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. (kids) and 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. (adults) and are open to all Barrie Ryusei karate members and Ryusei members from other dojos.

The clinics will have a nominal charge of $10 for kids and $20 for adults. Sakamoto-Sensei is the leading authority of Ryusei karate and the son-in-law and former live-in student of Tsuyoshi Chitose, the founder of Chito-Ryu karate. This is a rare opportunity to learn from a true expert.

Download the flyer here.

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