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Gallery − 2009
— January
Winter Gasshuku, Riga, Latvia — January 2009
— February
— July
Summer Training, New York — July 2009
Summer Gasshuku, Okinawa — July 2009
Summer Training, Latvia — July and August 2009
— August
— October
Autumn Gasshuku, New York City — October 2009
— November
Plantation, Florida — November 2009
— December
Bōnenkai (End of Year Party), New York — December 2009
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Winter Gasshuku, Riga, Latvia — January 2009
From January 16 to January 20, 2009, I visited Riga, Latvia in Riga to teach at a Winter Gasshuku hosted by my desi Artis Pabriks. Read more
New York City — February 2009
After our trip to Latvia in January, Miss Melanie Petrak accompanied me back to New York to visit my Dōjō. And after a couple of weeks, Melanie retuned to Okinawa to continue her training under Onaga Kaichō at the Shinjinbukan Honbu Dōjō. Read more
Summer Training, New York — July 2009
The training session on July 9, 2009 with my deshi Preston Flammang and Joni Warren, was focused on certain concepts of tenshin.
Tenshin (転身) is perhaps the most important of the three basic elements of Ti. According to Onaga Kaichō, "Our bodies do not move back and forth, but left or right." Read more
Summer Gasshuku, Okinawa — July 2009
On July 2009, I visited the Shinjinbukan Honbu Dōjō in Okinawa, Japan. I was accompanied by my deshi Satō Masaaki, who is a native from Nagano Prefecture, but trains with me in New York City. We had the opportunity to learn under my teacher Onaga Yoshimitsu Kaichō, as well as to train with other senior members of the Shinjinbukan School. Read more
Summer Training, Latvia — July and August 2009
During the summer, Artis Pabriks takes advantage of the good weather to train using his outdoor machiwara. Machiwara training is one of the most important traditions found in Okinawa Ti, taught by Onaga Kaichō at the Shinjinbukan School. Artis built the machiwara at his home Dōjō under the supervision of Onaga Kaichō. Read more
New York City — August 2009
After a summer of training at our New York Dōjō and our trip to Okinawa, on August 10th, 2009, I organized a Dōjō meeting and celebration with my students. We decided to have Japanese theme for our gathering at Kenka Restaurant. Read more
Autumn Gasshuku, New York City — October 2009
On October, 2009, Mr. Jean-marie Perrier from Lyon, France visited the Shinjinbukan New York Shibu Dōjō. Read more
Plantation, Florida — November 2009
On November 2009, I visited Shinzato Yoshihiko Sensei at the Shinjinbukan Plantation Shibu Dōjō located near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I was accompanied by my fellow Shinjinbukan member Melanie Petrak. Read more
Bōnenkai (End of Year Party), New York — December 2009
On December 4th, we celebrated our 2009 Bōnenkai (End of Year Party). The celebration started with a quick intensive training session, followed by much more. Read more
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