Tokoshin no Eiku

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="05d785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Isshinryu Karate Do, Stamford Dojo</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stamford Dojo"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos"><U><B><IMG SRC="03b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>   </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>     </B><A HREF="id145.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sensei Wargo Gagnon"><U><B><IMG SRC="02f0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="id146.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kama"><U><B><IMG SRC="0300e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="3c3f0b63.jpg"> <div> On June 7th, 2003, students gathered at the Whiteley's Dojo in New Jersey to participate in a three kata Seminar given by Sensei Advincula.  First, he taught Katagwa Two (an empty-handed kata which he actually developed before any other and which contains many striking and grapling techniques of Isshinryu Karate done in a Pakua eight form (in all eight directions.)  Second he taught Tokoshin no Eiku, a kata which teaches defense and fighting with a common rowing oar.  Lastly, Sensei introducted Kusanku Kama, an adaptation of the Kama (sickle) to the empty-handed, Kusanku Kata.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="3c3f0b63.jpg"> <div> <B>Tokoshin no Eiku</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="b8c200e0.jpg" border=0 width="544" height="526" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>