Old Videos
First off, thanks to kohai Donna for editing, placing appropriate shamisen music background, and uploading the infamous old videos of some fun training at the Pearl City KAH dojo back in 1974. Actually, it was my last night of training before heading over to Vandenberg AFB with my new wife, Lynne… 32 years ago. I had convinced Sensei Peter and two other young shodans, Arthur and Bert, to perform Jion while keeping their eyes (and smiles) locked on the camera… they did great (natural hams). I had also convinced our mentor, Sensei Ron (the non-smiling one) to perform a kata for posterity. The skinny, shirtless guy performing a rather sloppy version of Tekki Sandan was me… I had already changed and had been filming when Sensei Peter asked me to swap places. Yes, it doesn’t seem so long ago when the shots were taken, we were all young college graduates, with the rest of our lives to look forward to. Arthur and Bert both moved to LA: Arthur (now known as Art) became a very successful financial planner while Bert went on to obtain his masters in engineering from USC and went to work at Hughs… I haven’t seen either [...]