I have looked around and said 'Why isn't anyone starting a new thread... Why?'. And then I realized... I am someone!

Therefore please forgive me if this doesn't work the first time but I have tried to start a new thread that is not on the verge of being shut down. A new thread that can continue to DISCUSS the system we have known to call our own: Isshinshorinji Ryu Okinawa-Te.

I would like to set the most basic of ground rules.

Be respectful to each other! If not then take it to a private message or a back alley somewhere.

Video of our founding father doing kata can be seen here (thanks to Russ Tippett):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwGQhY7GN_Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I25pzKHHhIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X3WusnCSRo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktweyig3fjg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY-fJDlcreY


Carl

Carl,

Well done for starting the thread.

You guys and gals are most welcome here, one thing that would please me greatly would be to see this thread run well and also for you to all begin to contribute more to the site by entering other threads to discuss karate, kata, weapons etc etc.

Thank you Jim,

I try to contribute when, where, and if I can. If it is not here it is usually under the strengthening/medical section...
I would also like for others to know of a good topic being discussed which coincides with our previous discussion of Sanchin Dai.
http://www.fightingarts.com/ubbthreads/s...amp;Search=true

I would also like Chris Wissman to know that the answer to his question about the origins of our version is still being researched and not forgotten.

Carl

I thought I would post two weapon forms today. They are Bo Tokumi and Bo Shishi.

Tokumi bo

Shishi bo

I will try to get urashi bo up before long. I know its hard to believe but the video quality is worse. I do not have video of the jo forms. It is my hope that others do and can post them.
Russ

Found another example of Soke doing Shishi Bo and thought I'd put that up instead. Sorry I was too late to edit my original post.
Russ

Please excuse me for dropping the earlier Shishi bo form. I have uploaded it again and it is available HERE .
Russ

Interesting beginning to the form.
We usually start our bo forms from a static position.
Also nice to see that no animals were hurt during the making of this film!
D-

P.S. Glad to see you guys have taken the high road on this topic!

yes . i believe Bob added this when he was living in idaho with russ where this was filmed . he said in keeping with the idea that the bo was often used as a walking stick in the mountains he would create a scenario where he was walking through the mountains and was confronted. i like it.
timo

thanks so much russ for taking the time to share all of this rare footage.
i wonder if something could be organized for the various tribes under the isshin shorinji banner to pow wow for a few days. maybe outside somewhere.