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fredxmertzShihan Tetsuhiko Asai (9th Dan)
Asai Shihan graduated from Takushoku university where he began training under the guidance of Master Funakoshi, Nakayama and Okazaki. After leaving University he entered the famous JKA Instructors class and went to teach shotokan karate in Hawaii and Taiwan.
He is one of the unique JKA instructors to incorporate several circular dodging techniques used in Chinese Martial Arts. In the third volume of his book "Best Karate" Nakayama Sensei summarises in these terms the karate of Asai Shihan:
"Tetsuhiko Asai's ever-changing movements, sometimes resembling a dance performed in the air leave spectators gaping with admiration. Dodging under a kicking leg, striking to the groin from below, escaping an attack by a paper thin margin, leaping for a sword hand attack to the opponents neck, landing and reversing direction for a leg sweep,-such intricate and acrobatic feats as these, which are of actual use in combat he performs in kumite. He probably has no equals. His inimitable talent has its source in training since youth, fostering powerful hips, a flexible body, deep technical skill, excellant reflexes and fearless courage".
Asai Shihan won the JKA Championships in kumite in 1961 and in kata in 1963
in other MERTZ news, Flogging Molly will be coming thru Eugene again soon
Saturday, September 23, 2006
McDonald Theater
1010 Willamette Street
Eugene, OR 97401
Doors: 7:00pm
Tix: http://www.mcdonaldtheatre.com/eventCalendar.html
Info: http://www.mcdonaldtheatre.com/
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Roseland Theater
Portland, OR
Doors: 8:00pm
Ages: All
Tix: http://www.doubletee.com/rose_schedule.html
Asai Shihan graduated from Takushoku university where he began training under the guidance of Master Funakoshi, Nakayama and Okazaki. After leaving University he entered the famous JKA Instructors class and went to teach shotokan karate in Hawaii and Taiwan.
He is one of the unique JKA instructors to incorporate several circular dodging techniques used in Chinese Martial Arts. In the third volume of his book "Best Karate" Nakayama Sensei summarises in these terms the karate of Asai Shihan:
"Tetsuhiko Asai's ever-changing movements, sometimes resembling a dance performed in the air leave spectators gaping with admiration. Dodging under a kicking leg, striking to the groin from below, escaping an attack by a paper thin margin, leaping for a sword hand attack to the opponents neck, landing and reversing direction for a leg sweep,-such intricate and acrobatic feats as these, which are of actual use in combat he performs in kumite. He probably has no equals. His inimitable talent has its source in training since youth, fostering powerful hips, a flexible body, deep technical skill, excellant reflexes and fearless courage".
Asai Shihan won the JKA Championships in kumite in 1961 and in kata in 1963
in other MERTZ news, Flogging Molly will be coming thru Eugene again soon
Saturday, September 23, 2006
McDonald Theater
1010 Willamette Street
Eugene, OR 97401
Doors: 7:00pm
Tix: http://www.mcdonaldtheatre.com/eventCalendar.html
Info: http://www.mcdonaldtheatre.com/
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Roseland Theater
Portland, OR
Doors: 8:00pm
Ages: All
Tix: http://www.doubletee.com/rose_schedule.html
