Isshinryu Karate Do, Stamford Dojo

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</TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>THE ISSHINRYU KARATE CODE</B></div> <div> (<B>KENPO GOKUI ISSHINRYU) </B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="281" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#0099FF" BORDERCOLORDARK="#0066CC" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 ><NOBR><div> <B>  1.  A Person's Heart is the Same as Hea-</B></div> <div> <B>  ven and Earth.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 ><NOBR><div> <B>  2.  The Blood Circulating is similar to the </B></div> <div> <B>  Sun and Moon.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 ><NOBR><div> <B>  3.  The Manner of Drinking & Spitting can </B></div> <div> <B>  be Either Hard or Soft.       </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 ><NOBR><div> <B>  4.  A Person's Unbalance is theSame as a </B></div> <div> <B>  Weight.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 ><NOBR><div> <B>  5.  The Body must be able to Change Dir-</B></div> <div> <B>  ections at Any Time.      </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 ><NOBR><div> <B>  6.  The Time to Strike is when the Oppor-</B></div> <div> <B>  tunity Presents Itself.     </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>  7.  The Eyes must see all Sides. </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>  8.  The Ears must Listen in all Directions.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>   </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>   </div> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="89694030.gif" border=0 width="660" height="3" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Welcome to the Isshinryu Karate Do, Stamford Dojo!!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>While we were founded in Stamford in 2001, our Sensei, John</B></div> <div> <B>Gagnon has been a practitioner of martial arts for over forty-</B></div> <div> <B>six years.  The former Chief Instructor of the Fairfield University</B></div> <div> <B>Judo & Karate Club, Sensei Gagnon is a Renshi and Rokudan</B></div> <div> <B>(6th Degree Black Belt) in Karate Do Shotokai and presently is</B></div> <div> <B>also a Rokudan and Master in Isshinryu Karate Do, a style </B></div> <div> <B>developed and taught by Soke (Founder) Tatsuo Shimabuku. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Our Dojo (school) is free of charge to any student who has a </B></div> <div> <B>sincere interest in learning and developing proficiency in</B></div> <div> <B>Isshinryu Karate.  We, at Stamford Dojo, are dedicated to your</B></div> <div> <B>studying this Okinawan style in the manner prescribed by </B></div> <div> <B>Shimabuku Soke and his most authentic and knowledgeable </B></div> <div> <B>of followers.  Our primary lineages include the Isshinkai line of </B></div> <div> <B>Advincula Sensei, </B><B>the American Okinawan Karate Association </B></div> <div> <B>of Lizotte Soke, the Okinawan Karate and Kobudo Association</B></div> <div> <B>of Uezu Sensei, and the Isshinryu World Karate Association </B></div> <div> <B>of Shimabuku Kichero Soke as taught by Calandra Sensei.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Our mantel organization is the Okinawan Karate </B><B>Federation</B></div> <div> <B>under Premru Soke, and we are </B><B>a Chartered School of the OKF.</B></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> <B>Number of Visitors</B></div> <div>     <IMG SRC="http://counter.digits.com/wc/-d/4/StamfordIsshinryu" ALIGN=middle WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=20 BORDER=0 HSPACE=4 VSPACE=2>  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Isshinryu Karate Do, SD, under Dr. Gagnon, is a fully Recognized & Certified</B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>CPR / FIRST AID</B></FONT><B> Training Center of the National Safety Council.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="67f4b4b0.gif" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="75" height="75"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Website Copyright 2003</B></div> <div> <B>IKDSD / OKF</B></div> <bR> </td> 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