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My Journal for My Promise to the Master: My personal notes and thoughts to a higher understanding of Master Shoshin Nagamine's vision for Matsubayashi-Ryu

My Journal for My Promise to the Master: My personal notes and thoughts to a higher understanding of Master Shoshin Nagamine's vision for Matsubayashi-Ryu

          
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This Journal provides you with highlights from Hanshi Frank Grant's book, My Promise To The Master. Only the 11 basics, 18 kata and 7 Yakusoku Kumite are included in text and photos. Use the extra wide lined margins and the extra lined blank pages between each chapter to write down your notes, comments and suggestions that you discover in class or training on your own. In time, this Journal (and future Journals) becomes your own personalized version of Hanshi's book; created by you to help you personally grow and achieve in Matsubayashi-Ryu. Hagimae!
About the Author: Frank Grant was stationed in Japan for 18 months with the Marine Corps. He faithfully performed his duties, but in off-hours, he traveled the countryside, seeking out the Japanese artisans and observing as they performed their crafts. He became fascinated with Japanese culture and how it differed from his own heritage. He was searching for something, but yet didn't know what it was. The year 1954 brought about many changes. He returned to the U.S. and was honorably discharged from the Service. Frank began his trade in the printing business and set out to raise a family. All the while, he read voraciously in a continuous search for some metaphysical truth. It was a time of growth and exploration, but he needed something to focus his search.

It wasn't until 1959 that he began to study karate under Sensei James Wax. He knew Wax from his church. While stationed in Okinawa, Wax studied karate under Shoshin Nagamine and became the first American Black Belt in Shorin-Ryu. Grant wanted to learn what Wax had to teach, and Grant believed Wax was an excellent instructor. It wasn't too long before Grant discovered he liked the structure and the discipline inherent in karate.

In 1970, Hanshi Grant and a few of his top ranking black belts mapped out an organization for Matsubayashi-ryu in America. The World Shorin-ryu Karate-do Federation (WSKF) was born. After five years of hard work, Grand Master Nagamine approved the Constitution and Bylaws of the WSKF from the honbu (head dojo) in Naha, Okinawa.

Kyoshi Jeff Leistner, WSKF President Jeff Leistner began studying karate in Greenville, Ohio in 1974 at the age of 21 under the watchful eye of Kyoshi Jack McPeek and Hanshi Frank Grant. Jeff opened his dojo in Troy, Ohio and has been serving this community since 1982. In his years of Matsubayashi-ryu study, he has had the opportunity to train with the best leaders of our style, Hanshi Frank Grant and Kyoshi Jack McPeek. Jeff also had the opportunity to train with Grand Master Nagamine and Master Takayoshi Nagamine many times. In 1991, Jeff was promoted by the Grand Master to Go Dan at his dojo in Naha, Okinawa. Over the years, Jeff has held several positions on the Board of Directors of the WSKF and in 2004 was elected President. Kyoshi Leistner currently holds the rank of Hachi Dan and his favorite kata is Kusanku.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781500726140
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 279 mm
  • No of Pages: 222
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 525 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1500726141
  • Publisher Date: 01 Aug 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Width: 216 mm


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