Patrick McCarthy 8th Dan, Irish Seminars 2008

Damo W

Hi,

Hanshi Patrick McCarthy www.koryu-uchinadi.com will be back in Ireland in April, details below,

Cork Seminar

Date: Monday April 21st
Location: Dojo of Gin Sen Karate Do
Time: 7pm - 10 pm
Cost: €30.00 per person
Contact: Sensei Paul Allan 086 8112281 or paul@silverspringskarate.com
Website: www.silverspringskarate.com
Additional information:
The Source Fitness Centre - third level above the Silversprings Hotel - Tivoli Cork.
Places must be pre-registered.

Monaghan Seminar

Date: Sunday April 20th
Location: Monaghan Karate Club
Time: 3pm - 7pm
Cost: €30.00 per person
Contact: Sensei Fergal McKenna 087 9932718 or fergalmckenna@eircom.net
Website: http://monaghankarate.tripod.com/
Additional information:
Beech Hill Sports Centre, Monaghan Town.
Places must be pre-registered.

www.irkrs-ireland.com

Thanks

Damien

Damo W

TTT

Less than two weeks remaining if you wish to register for these seminars.

Some topics that have been covered in previous seminars....

Kata
(Model Examples & Postures)
Probably one of the most common reasons behind the popularity of international seminars these days is the genuine desire to truly understand the nature and application of traditional kata. Most of McCarthy Sensei’s success over the years has been built up around his seminars on kata and their functional application practices.

Muchimi-di
(Sticky-hand sensitivity drills)
Until quite recently, most of the karate world had believed that such dynamic practices were limited to southern Chinese quanfa and had no connection to karate. However, the publication of the English language translation of the Bubishi has provided a wider audience with the evidence linking the origins of karate through Okinawa to Fujian quanfa. As a result, these sticky-hand and kosuri (arm rubbing) practices have become much more widely accepted. At the forefront of a movement to collect and study Muchimi-style drills, McCarthy Hanshi has successfully re-introduced many of these two-person practices he discovered in the years he spent in field research of the karate progenitor styles that can be found in Fujian.

Tegumi
(Two-person checking, trapping, & close-combat drills).
While classical Tegumi represents the plebeian-style grappling techniques of old-Okinawa, Hanshi McCarthy also saw fit to seek out, collect, study and include many of the two-person drills he had located in his research of various South East Asian combative traditions (including Silat, Arnis, and southern quanfa; i.e. Southern Praying Mantis, White Crane, Monk Fist & Wing Chun etc.). These practices help develop timing, awareness and sensitivity — especially at close range — using the hands, elbows, knees and head. From this, a unique collection of Kote-, Kashi-, and Tai-gitae/tanren (arm-, leg-, and body-conditioning), kakie (pushing hands), checking and trapping drills were systematized and included in his teaching curriculum. McCarthy Hanshi uses them to link fundamental technique to its corresponding defensive themes & application principles. One of the fastest growing practices; Tegumi blasts open the door to discovering kata application without adversely effecting the signature characteristics of one's own style or system. McCarthy Sensei has brought together some 36 individual two-person drills from old-school karate, its southern quanfa progenitors, and SE Asian disciplines into a graduated system of learning.

Motobu Drills
A hands-on training opportunity to learn the pragmatic kumite practices of Motobu Choki (1870-1944), arguably the most formidable karateka ever to come out of Okinawa.

Other topics include.....

Kuzushi, Nage & Ukemi-waza
(Balance Displacement, Throwing, Tumbling & Falling/Landing)

Katame-waza
(Lessons in Restraint/Immobilization)

Shime-waza
(Strangulations-chokes/Sealing the Breath)

Kansetsu/Tuite-jutsu
(Joint Manipulation, Seizing Connective Tissue & Cavity Pressing)

Ne/Osae-waza
(Grappling & finishing holds)

Junbi/Seri & Hojo Undo
A seminar on preparatory/cool-down exercises and training with classical supplementary equipment.

Yamane Ryu Kubudo
Yamaneryu bojutsu employs swift but powerful circular motion, a distinct pattern of twisting thrusts, vibrant body dynamics and pliable footwork. Some are of the opinion that the method is closely connected to So-jutsu, the art of spearman-ship. However, its pliable manner is consistent with the old-school Chinese-based Uchinadi once practiced during Okinawa's old Ryukyu Kingdom