Things I didn’t even know I was looking for.

Posted on June 6, 2009 by matt

Steve Venturino sent me a comment and in it he let me know about his site kempoman.com. He’s also putting all his material up online, and mentioned a form I hadn’t heard of: The Bug form. He’s got it on a page of black belt forms.
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I can see some of the traditional ingredients. Steve gives his training background on his page, and I look forward to collaborating with him to fill in some of the blanks in the archive. While you are over checking out his page, also take a look at the Kempoman game he’s trying to create.
Thanks Steve!

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One less kempo school in Omaha

Posted on June 1, 2009 by matt

Apparently ten stripes isn’t enough to keep the students flowing. Let me get my violin.

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Listen to this man.

Posted on May 31, 2009 by matt

I had dismissed Jo Simonet based on some articles and some ‘verbiage’ on the old rec.ma usenet group that just didn’t click. I just stumbled upon a couple brief Youtube clips where he tells some folks a few things they might not be prepared to hear. Folks in my classes – you’ve heard much of this already – listen and hear what he has to say. There are no techniques. Professor Chow had principles. People wrote down his examples and called them techniques.
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Go to part two after the jump. It’s important.
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