2003 Nisei Week Tournament

 

Shito-Ryu Karate-Do Genbu-Kai 38th Annual Interdojo Karate Championships Results Sunday, November 2, 2003 KUMITE KUMITE KUMITE Jr. Yel Blt Mxd 7yr & under Jr. Yel Blt 2str Mxd 8-10 yr Brn Blt Men 45-55 Yr 1st Taylor Aragin H.B. 1st Alexis Camba S.A. 1st John Castillo S.A. 2nd Erwin Brian Vidal S.A. 2nd Yusuke Okamura S.A. 2nd Richard Wetts C.M. 3rd Alicia Carbhal S.A. 3rd Katarina Marczeski S.A. 3rd Christopher Garau M.V. 3rd Makayla Cowles Rvsd Green Blt Men 1st Carl Makserejin S.A. Jr. Yel Blt 1Str Mxd 8-10 yr. White Blt Men 2nd Hendrilex Santos S.A. 1st Mia Humphery C.M. 1st Luis Perez C.M. 3rd Larry Jordon D.B. 2nd Shelby Leigh Jack C.M. 2nd James Sakata S.A. 3rd Prince Smith Rvsd 3rd Allen Avelar S.A. 3rd Alex Lee S.B. 3rd Michael Keating C.M. Brown Blt Men Jr Yel Blt 1 Str Mxd 1st Brian Hilliard Cor 1st Christian Sales Cor. Jr. Yel Blt 1 Str Mxd 11-13 yr 2nd Vasili Mstisiavskaia S.A. 2nd Luis Carlos Figueroa Mex 1st Max Friedmann C.M. 3rd Patrick Falconer Rvsd 3rd Tallon Fair N.B. 2rd Hector Dela Vega Mex 3rd Triniday Zavala S.A. 3rd Allec Rutkowski N.B. 3rd Luis Espinoza Rvsd 3rd Jordan Marple S.A. Black Blt Men Jr. Purp Blt Mxd 14-17 yr. 1st Seth Johnson S.A. 1st Duke Yasuda C.M. Jr. Purp/Blu/Red Blt Mxd 2nd Thanh Nguyen S.A. 2nd Marisol Swadener N.B. 1st Cheyanne Lopez C.M. 3rd Adam Johnson S.A. 2nd Stephanie Kodama Rvsd 3rd Manuel Ortiz Mex Jr. Purp Blt Mxd 7 yr & under 3rd Sarah Allanbaugh S.A. 1st Andre Camba S.A. 3rd Mia Hayakawa D.B. Black Blt Men 45-55 yr 2nd Andrew Alvarez S.A. 1st Byron Fennema S.A. JR. 2nd Mark Martinez S.A. Jr. Purp Blt Mxd 8-10 yr 1st Alexandrea Ramirez 3rd Jess Seiffert S.A. 1st Angelica Lu Cor. 2nd Evan Valazquez 2nd Nichollas Carrillo Rvsd Team Kumite 3rd Bridget Steiner C.M. White Blt Women 1st Team Santa Ana 3rd Masahiro Yamamoto N.B. 1st Julie Kulimakin Rvsd 2nd Team Mexico 2nd Jessica Aldrige C.M. Jr. Purp Blt Mxd 11-13 yr 3rd Katie Long Rvsd 1st Katie Cicchetti Cor. 3rd Rachel Miller S.A. 2nd Aaron Keech D.B. 3rd Poxanne Alvarez S.A. Green Blt Women 3rd Kevin Homma M.V. 1st Melissa Miller Rvsd 2nd Vivian Cawthon Rvsd Jr. Wht/Yel Blt Mxd 14-17 yr 3rd Nadia Borrego Rvsd 1st Kyle Hirvela Cor. 3rd Brenda Salas Rvsd 2nd Sean Carmady 3rd Artis Frank II Rvsd Black Blt Women 1st Tess Berstein C.M. Jr. Yel Blt 2str Mxd 11-13 yr 2nd Debbie Bemliem S.A. 1st Audrey Lepire Cyp 2nd Kristianna Martzeski S.A. Jr Purp/Blu/Red Blt Boys 1st Sean Demura S.A. Jr. Yellow Blt Mxd 8-10 yrs 2nd Eric Horvath N.B. 1st Kassandra Coats Cyp 3rd Michael Bates C.M. 2nd Brian Barnes S.A. 3rd Chris Yamamoto N.B. 3rd Nina Bardales Rvsd

TRADITION AND RESPECT Thoughts on tradition and respect in the Dojo: Training at the Dojo is a gift we give to ourselves and should be considered a precious time to savor. Most times we might be mentally tired, but not physically spent.  Push yourself. Deliver the body.  Getting to the dojo is most times the hardest part of training.  Once you miss, it is easier to miss the next time. Attitude is the key.  Go in with open mind and absorb all that is good. Mokso.  Meditate by clearing the mind of all outside thoughts in preparation for full concentration. Seisan.  Showing respectful appreciation for the class and the instruction given. Rei.  Bowing to show respect for the art, the dojo, the instructor, each other and for oneself.  When arriving late.  Stand respectfully at the door.  You are essentially uninvited until summoned to come in by the instructor. Dojo.  The dojo is your other home.  It is a safe place you share with fellow students..  Treat it with the same respect you treat your own home. Instructor (Sensei).  The instructors job is to push the student to the maximum of his/her     abilities.  It is the students job to monitor their own health levels.  It is never the goal to injure someone. Senpai.  It is the responsibility of the Senpai to teach, the Kohai to appreciate the experience and knowledge being passed on. Dojo manners and traditions if not taught, cannot blame Kohai for not observing.  Responsibility of Senpai to educate and lead. Care of GI and Obi.  GIs should be washed regularly (for your own benefit as well as others), and the Obi should always be treated with respect.  While the color of the belt is not so important, the effort to gain the belt should be remembered and cherished. Rudeness.  Pointing, showing the bottom of the feet, walking in front, wearing jewelry, yawning are all considered rude. Unintentional or no intent.  If you punch someone in the nose, or break a rib, it doesn't help to say, I didn't intend to do that, sorry.  No intent was really a lack of attention.  Stay focused. Acceptance.  When someone is instructing you, you have the obligation to listen intently and just reply Hai.  This means you understand. ( Or wakarimasen - I don't understand.)  Don't offer excuses, or that's not the way someone else teaches it etc.  If you wish to question in further detail, do so after class. Patience.  Have patience not only with others, but also with yourself.  No one is perfect. We all make mistakes, so learn from it and go on. Consistency should be your number one objective.  Consistency will beat out talent every time. Be regular with your training schedule and your efforts will pay off in the long run. Courage (makes heroes). Remember the story of the brown belt, competing in a very large    division, who lost in the early rounds.  He stayed for the entire competition to learn by       watching others, while all of the competitors left after their elimination.  He was the true winner. Loyalty.  The Genbu-Kai federation is like your extended family.  Loyalty to your family is as important as it gets. Treat your instructors as you would elder members of your family and the rest like your brothers and sisters. Tamashi.  Dedicated to purpose, with a strong dedicated conviction. Determination. Concentration.  Keep your mind on what you are doing.  We all make mistakes, but lets not make them because were not paying attention. The role and responsibility of competing.  Competition is an important part of training as we rise thorough the ranks to be able to answer our Kohai and to give them guidance.  If we haven't competed ourselves, how can we advise others. Dojo Kun.  Loosely interrelated as Rules of the dojo.  They are not just words (that most of us recite in Japanese and really don't even think of their real meaning), but a valuable code to live by.  Learn their meaning an try to live by them. Pay back - Not pay and go.  As we progress in the martial arts, we gain the responsibility to give back that which we have learned. Rank does not confer privilege or power.  It imposes responsibility. By   Jacki Long

Japan Trip 2003

Demura Sensei along with students Jim & Jo-Ann Eyre and Jesse Sieffert left on November 24th for a ten day trip to Japan. Sensei had to meet with various Japanese masters and leaders of organizations as well as attend a premier of "The Last Samurai" While he did not make the premier, he did meet up with the stunt man for Tom Cruise and the stunt man responsible for the horses. Sensei's students spent some time training with batto instructors, visiting with various masters and other Sensei and sightseeing from one end of the island to the other by bullet train. Sensei is still recovering from his recent bypass surgery, but still left the students trotting to keep up with him. For any student of martial arts, visiting Japan at least once in your life is an absolute must. Traveling to Japan with Sensei as your guide is even more special!

SUPER SUMMER SEMINAR 2003