Seibukan Training Day With Sensei Dan Smith
Seibukan Shorin Ryu Karate
What a Great day we all had training this Saturday with Sensei Dan Smith here at Ocala Karate and Fitness. Www.ocalashinbukan.com. I think all the lucky ones that attended would agree with me on how truly exciting it is to listen and learn from a real Karate Legend.
Our training day started out with a basic introduction to Seibukan karate. Seibukan karate is a lineage of Chotoku Kyan’s Shorin Ryu Karate. A devastating form of Okinawan Karate that can be traced back to over 700 years ago to its roots.
The day started out with some quick basic stretching, and then we jumped in to it. With most the focus being on the Seibukan punch. The punch was something that Kyan Sensei held great value in. He had a saying that the punch should always be gaurded like a treasure. And that was a part of his legacy that is still being taught today in Seibukan Karate.
So having said this, that is what we did for the first hour and a half of training. We punched. We punched, and we punched some more. Smith Sensei was very careful and focused as he walked around and fine tuned everyone on the floor. And by the end of the first phase of training, I witnessed an amazing change in everyone on the floor. Yes, they were all covered in sweat and very fatigued, but I saw something else happening to them. They were all changing. Their punches were now starting to take on a whole new look, and the power in them was noticeably increasing. By the end of the training session, all the fortunate members that got the chance for Sensei Smith to personally critique and shape, had moved a mile in their Karate Training.
This is why I really push for our members to take the opportunity to attend these workshops so they can take full advantage of all the tools that are available here at Ocala Karate & Fitness. We are striving to bring Ocala the Absolute BEST in Okinawan Karate and Ryukyu Kobudo. And it doesn’t get any better than Sensei Dan Smith. With over 43 years of Direct Training with Zenpo Shimabukuro, Sensei Smith is one of, if not “THE MOST”, knowledgeable men on Okinawan Karate. To get the chance to train with him directly, is one of those once in a lifetime chances. And through Ocala Karate & Fitness, our serious members will get to do this several times through out the year. If you missed out last Saturday, Smith Sensei will be doing another Seminar soon, so stay on the lookout for more information.
We will be posting pictures up here shortly on the event. Once again, congratulations to all those that attended and really make an effort to start applying all that you learned from the Seminar into your daily class training.
Beginning TODAY !!
Keep up the great work.
Robby Bray