These are Guest Posts by my friend and senior, Sensei Pat Nakata. Nakata Sensei is the head of the Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate Association in Hawaii. He was a student of Chosin (Choshin) Chibana in Shorin-Ryu, and also studied Ryukyu Kobudo under Sensei Fumio Nagaishi. When he was a young man, he studied Wado-Ryu Karate under Sensei Walter Nishioka.
- Until I Get It Right, February 21, 2011
- Makiwara, March 3, 2009
- Repeated Rambling on Kata, February 21, 2009
- Seize and Control, October 27, 2008
- Kamae, September 14, 2008
- Stepping Back, August 27, 2008
- Transition, May 1, 2008
- The Mirror, March 19, 2008
- Terminology, December 26, 2007
- Kata A Waste Of Time, December 24, 2007
- 100% Application, December 24, 2007
- Kata For A Lifetime, September 12, 2007
- Kiai and a Barking Dog, May 10, 2007
- Mada, Mada, Mada, May 9, 2007
- Menjo, Menkyo, Kaiden, May 9, 2007
- Kime, Kikomi, Kimochi, December 26, 2006
- Budo, June 21, 2006
