March 2009 Workshop

Master Toyotaro Miyazaki • Inaugral O.B. Kai Workshop

Master Toyotaro Miyazaki held the first O.B.KAI workshop on Sunday March 22, 2009. Master Miyazaki’s senior students, Shihan Kai Leung and Shihan George Aschkar taught at the workshop.

Shihan Kai Leung covered the area of Junbi-undo, Kihon and Kata Bunkai.

Shihan Aschkar covered the area of blocking drills, competition judging and the use of the electronic score board for kumite.

Shihan Kai Leung demonstrates fine points of blocking

Kihon Training

Shihan George Aschkar demonstrates blocking application

Partner training blocking techniques

Junbi-Undo • Preparation Exercise

Junbi-Undo • Preparation Exercise

Shihan Kai Leung’s Taiko

Sensei James Luk, Carlos Lora Heian Yondan

Shihan Leung explains the meaning of Master Gichin Funakoshi’s Shorin and Shorei Kata

Shihan Aschkar explains use of electronic scoring for kumite competition

Shihan Leung demonstrates bunkai for Heian Yondan

O.B. Kai members studying WKF Competition Rules

Shihan Aschkar demonstrate use of flags for kumite competition

Sensei Luis Rojas demostrates judging for kata competition

The 1st Miyazaki O.B.KAI workshop for 2009 was well attended and a complete success.

One of the goals of Master Miyazaki was for everyone from the past to the present, to practice together and keep on training. We achieve a little bit of what he wanted and looking forward to the next workshop.

We thank all those students who had attended and hopefully this tradition will continue to grow into the future.