When I started practising Zen meditation with a teacher, I didn’t think it worked too well. Instead of becoming calmer, my mind seemed to get louder and more chaotic, with trains of thought and emotions I could not control. I came to understand that my mind hadn’t gotten busier. I had just become aware of…
In November Canada Ryusei students participated in a clinic in Sherbrooke, Quebec, hosted by Chantal Lepage-Sensei and her senior student, Anik Desrosiers. Joining the Quebec Ryusei students were participants from three Ontario dojo, including Matt Mannerow and Ronan Johnson from Grey-Bruce Ryusei; Rick Going and Alex Mack from Ottawa Ryusei; and Carminha Caneira and I…
In karate we spend a lot of time working on our stances. Practising them strengthens our legs, sure, but that’s not their main point. The stances are designed so we can lower our weight into a rooted posture, enabling us to execute strong blows, blocks, throws and joint locks. But the equation many people make…
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…
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…
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…
