Category Archives: Shorei-Kan Karate-Do

Intro to Ichiro’s Okinawan karate

Shorei-Kan Proverb Number Ten

Konbanwa.  One last time, I, Ichiro Morioka, come to give you another proverb: Practice to the best of your ability, and everyone will benefit. This proverb holds true in many ways.  For one, when you are practicing well, you are … Continue reading

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Shorei-Kan Proverb Number Nine

Konbanwa, tomodachi.  Good evening, friends.  It is Ichiro again. We have almost arrived at the end of our journey.  This evening I come to you to talk about the ninth proverb: Do not become angry. He who is easily angered … Continue reading

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Shorei-Kan Proverb Number Eight

Mina-san, ogenki desu ka?  How is everyone?  Well, I hope.  Today I wish to present you with the eighth Shorei-Kan Proverb: Treat a person with respect and you will gain respect. By this time, you may think this should be … Continue reading

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Shorei-Kan Proverb Number Seven

Hello, it is Ichiro Morioka again. Konbanwa.  Good evening.  Shibaraku desu ne.  It’s been a long time.  Tonight I wish to speak about the seventh proverb: Do not become contentious—right is right, and wrong is wrong. Some say, “Do not … Continue reading

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The sixth proverb

I give you Shorei-Kan saying number six: Do not become conceited. If you do, your progress will halt. One would think this proverb is obvious, intuitive, goes without saying.  But when one excels in one’s training, it is very easy … Continue reading

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The Fifth Proverb

Watak’shi no tomodachi, my friends, today we come to the fifth Shorei-Kan saying: Be courteous in mind and heart, respect the teachers who taught you, and be grateful. There is much in this saying. Courtesy and respect are at the … Continue reading

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Yon ban no rigen

Hello, it is Ichiro Morioka again.  Today I wish to give you the fourth Shorei-Kan proverb: Do not criticize. By this, we do not mean you must not correct error. How does one learn if one does not know when … Continue reading

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Issho ni renshu suru o negai shimasu.

Konbanwa. Good evening. Today I wish to speak about the third saying of Shorei-Kan: Help one another learn the techniques.  There will always be those more and less skilled than you, and your sensei, your instructor, cannot give everyone personal … Continue reading

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Hitotsu kara futatsu made.

It is Ichiro again. I am sorry to have left you with the first saying, Harmonize body, mind, and spirit, with no further explanation. Please forgive me. Allow me to elaborate, please.  Even if you believe in no higher power, … Continue reading

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Hajimemashite.

Watakushi no namae wa Morioka Ichiro desu. Nice to meet you. My name is Ichiro Morioka. Mr. Brewer has asked me to take over for today, and Professor Dubois has not yet returned. I, too, am a physicist, specializing in … Continue reading

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