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| OKINAWAN KARATE CLUB OF DALLAS (Ilene Smoger Sensei) |
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OKINAWAN KARATE CLUB OF ATLANTA (Tim Kelley Sensei) |
| OKINAWAN KARATE CLUB OF ARLINGTON (Lyn Hunt Sensei) |
| CAROLINA PINES WOMEN'S DOJO (Mary Margaret Graham Sensei) |
VERY IMPORTANT ASSOCIATIONS
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National
Womens Martial Art
Federation: NWMAF Look for their special training workshops
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Pacific Association of
Women Martial Artists
| Association of Women Martial Arts Instructors: AWMAI Look for their
instructor training camps
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Women Martial Art
Instructor's Listserve: WMAI listserve for women black belts & instructors |
Ryuku
Karatejutsu Kokusai Kenyukai:
(Patrick
McCarthy Kyoshi / International Ryukyu Karate-Jutsu Research Group | North
American Beikoku
Shido-kan Association: Kobayashi Shorin Ryu - Iha dojo |
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VERY IMPORTANT SHORIN RYU WEBSITES
| TOYEI PRODUCTIONS (Get O'Sensei's videos!) |
| The Okinawan Shorin-ryu Karate Homepage (Steve Ritterspoon Sensei) |
DOJO FRIENDS OF THE OKINAWAN KARATE CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO
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Gold Mountain Kung Fu: San Francisco,CA Sifu Valerie Lee |
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Hand to Hand Kajukenbo Self defense Center: Oakland,CA Sifu Jen Resnick, Sifu Sonya Richardson |
| Winchester Rendokan Dojo: Winchester, Tennessee, Randy Garrett, Sensei |
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Koryukan USA Karate School of Fishers: Fishers, Indiana, Tom Everett Sensei |
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Koryukan Goju Karate-Jutsu Kai: Portand, Oregon, Michael Taylor Sensei |
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McGregor's Martial Arts, Central Florida: Sherry McGregor Shihan |
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Sugetsui Dojo: Greenlawn, New York: Dara Masi Shihan |
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Atlanta’s Traditional Okinawan Karate Dojo: Atlanta, GA., Mark Moeller Sensei |
| The Best Karate School in Miami: Miami, Fl., Luis Fernandez Sensei |
| Anding deLeon Arnis site: Garland, TX, Guro Anding deLeon |
OTHER DOJOS AND ORGANIZATIONS
The Okinawan Shorin-ryu Karate Homepage (Steve Ritterspoon Sensei)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
SPECIAL BOOK:
| My Journey With the Grandmaster: Reflections of an American Martial Artist on Okinawa", by retired Marine Major Bill Hayes, originally published in 1997, is now in its fourth printing and is once again available for purchase. This informative, emotional, award-winning, book presents an insider's unique view of the martial arts and culture of Okinawa based on the author's many years of training there. Meet Grandmaster Eizo Shimabukuro, 10th Dan, Shorin-ryu, Karate-do, one of the most endearing, enduring, and skilled practitioners in all of Budo. Learn how a young Marine's life was transformed by the "Way". Become charmed by the place called "The Land of Propriety" - Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate ost per copy: $23.00 (includes S&H) For further information regarding "My Journey" and/or to subscribe to the Okinawan Shorin-ryu Karate-do Kenkyu-Kai's newsletter please contact: Bill Hayes 605 Stafford Glen Court, Stafford, VA 22554-1763; (540) 659-3041; oldstudent@adelphia.net. |
Aikido: The Coordination of Mind and Body for Self-Defense, Koichi Thoei
Amazons, Guerrieres, et Gaillardes, Pierre Samuel
American Freestyle Karate: A Guide to Sparring, Dan Anderson
Asian Fighting Arts, Donn F. Draeger
The Book of the Five Rings, Myamoto Musashi
The Bible of Karate Bubuishi, Patrick McCarthy
The Essence of Okinawan Karatedo, Shoshin Nagamine
Fear Into Anger: A Manual of Self Defense for Women, Py Bateman
Fight Back! Feminist Resistance to Male Violence, ed. Frederique Delacost & Felice Newman
The Fighting Arts, Michael Croucher & Howard Reid
Japanese Swordsmanship, Donn Draeger & Gorgon Wagner
Karatedo: My Way of Life, Gichin Funakoshi
Karate-do Foundations, Mark R. Moeller
Karate's History & Traditions, Bruce A. Haines
The Martial Arts, Dr. Richard Chin & Susan Ribber
The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan Series: Classical Begets, Classical Budo, Modern Begets & Budo, Donn F. Draeger
The Martial Spirit, Harmine Kauz
Modern Arnis, Rely Press
Okinawa Island of Karate, George Alexander
Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles & Secret Techniques, Mark Bishop
Moving Zen: Karate as a Way to Gentleness, C.B. Knuckle
Secrets of the Samurai, Oscar Ratty & Addle Westbrook
Self Defense for Women, Mary Heiny & Donald Monkerud
Shukokai Karate Kata, Thomas Morris
The Weaponless Warriors, Richard Kim
Zen in the Art of Archery, Eugene Herrigel
PERIODICALS AND PAMPHLETS
Fighting Woman News, Valerie Eads, Ed.
Women's Self Defense: 22 Commonly Asked Questions, Jo Anne Spiro
