THE TOKA TECHNIQUE...2016/01/03 · Service Agent (and Isshin ryu yudansha) Ed King. Ed san...

THE TOKA TECHNIQUEJanuary 2016

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Contents

Featured Articles

Rolling the BallPage 3

ReviewsPage 4

TOKA NewsPage 11

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Rolling the Ball

By Don Roberts

I first heard the expression “Rolling the ball”at one of our early Summer Seminars. Itwas in a class being taught by Secret

Service Agent (and Isshin ryu yudansha) EdKing. Ed san explained that rolling the ball wasa technique of the protective unit and involvedturning and spinning a suspicious individualaway from a potentially dangerous encounter.The maneuver was beneficial to the personbeing protected as well as the person being“rolled” and removed from a potentiallydangerous confrontation.

The rolling of the ball discussed here isn’t verydangerous but can be very beneficial. One firstmust purchase an inexpensive exercise ball (Igot mine at “Walley World” for about $10). Itis preferable if you can find one with an insertthat prevents it from excessive rolling.

As in the first picture, sit on the ball whilebouncing up and down. This not only flexes themuscles of the thighs, but also loosens andwarms up the knees.

Maintain the sitting position, roll the ball up onthe back of the heels, and continue bouncing.

This will stretch the Achilles tendons, andmuscles in the calf.

By moving the feet out from the ball, you cannow begin some supported squats. The keyword here is “supported”, and unlike ordinarysquats, you are in total control throughout theentire range of motion. If you have knee issues,this exercise should be helpful.

After finishing your squats, push backwardsand allow your back to bend over the ball. Thisaligns the back and feels really good.


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Now it is time to change position. Mount theball by first placing your forearms on top of theball then moving forward until you can placeyour hands on the floor.

Do an easy press up while raising the legs. Thishelps strengthens the muscles of the lowerback.

Move the hands out from the ball and doanother press up, arching the back. The moreyour move your hands away from the ball, themore difficult the press up.

Move the hands again and press up. This onewill be the most difficult, and will allow for amaximum stretch of the back.


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After the last press up, work your way back,roll the ball up on the thighs. With the feetcrossed (as in Zanshin position), hug the balland roll back. This will produce a controlledstretch of the ankles and knees. After doingthis maneuver for a week I am able to sitcomfortably in Zanshin for the first time inyear.

You can adjust the above set to meet yourneeds and repeat as needed. I love theseexercises and hope you will also.

Theories and Analyses of Isshin-ryuKarate Do Kataby Don Roberts

Seisan, Seiuchin, Naihanchi, Wansu,Chinto, Kusanku, Sunsu, Sanchin,

and Tokomeni No Kun Kata

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NOTES & QUOTES

If you practice only sanchin all your life,you do not have to practice any otherkata. Sanchin is so essential and impor-tant.

Miyagi Chojun


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Reviews

Ican remember a time when few books onthe subject of martial arts were availableto the general public. When Master Harold

Long allowed me to borrow a book by MasOyama, I was amazed. It was as if there weremore than one Superman alive on the earth.

As years passed, and I became more interestedin the true roots of the art I was practicing, itstill was difficult to locate useful resources. AsGeorge Patton once wrote, it was ...”so asthrough a glass and darkly” that notions of ourhistorical development slowly emerged.

Iain Abernethy

Now we are living in the information age, andresources are seemingly endless. Recently,several interesting avenues have come to light.First is a book by Iain Abernethy entitled,“Bunkai Jutsu; The Practical Application of

Karate Kata”. If you are interested in how tologically proceed in developing usable bunkaifor you kata, this book is invaluable. IainSensei is basically offering a book that teachesyou how to think about kata. It is available online from Amazon, either as a standard cover,or as an E-book.

Next is a video documentary available (forfree) on You Tube. It is entitled “Tee” andfollows the adventures of two Westerners whotravel to Okinawa to train in karate. Thecamera work is excellent, and the videos offersome rare insights into training in the old way.Thanks to my student, Ross Mattingly forbringing this to my attention.

Finally, Google, “The Karate Tapestry” aseries of articles by Robert Hunt. I have to say,sensei Hunt writes very well. His views on thedevelopment of karate, and of the variousmasters who made that history are sometimescontroversial, but his viewpoints are wellresearched. Best of all, he is not onlyinformative, but very readable. I suggest thatyou begin with essay Number 10. There is anugget of information therein that is trulygolden. Enjoy.

Robert Hunt


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TOKA News

Early in December, Jan and I headed North.Our destination was Salem, Illinois, where

we had been invited by Master Ed Daniels to sitwith him on a testing board. Along the way westopped in Clarksville, Tn. where we enjoyed afine meal with Sensei Dave Fivecoat and someof his students. This is an excellent group, andJan and I felt very welcome and had a fine time.We feel very fortunate having Dave san and hisoutstanding dojo with us as we develop ourTOKA family traditions.

After spending the night in Clarksville, wewere off to Illinois. The road was straight andflat, past miles of well laid out farmland. Salemturned out to be a very friendly small town,where everyone seemed to know each other.We felt right at home.

Testing began early. We were permitted to sitwith a distinguished board which included notonly Master Daniels, but also the legendaryMaster Ron Reed. Those being tested includedPeter Daniels (Ed’s son), Stephanie Sullens,

Macy Sullens, and Katiesha Benson testing foryudansha ranking, along with a handful ofstudents going for advanced kyu ranks. Thetest itself was comprehensive, and I have to saythat everyone did an excellent job. Inparticular, Stephanie Sullens exhibited greattoughness and fighting spirit. The ceremonywhere belts were awarded was emotional andimpressive. Being in Ed’s dojo and watchingthe students perform was a great experience forus. Please see Ed’s column below for thelisting of those who participated.


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After returning to Georgia, we headed up toAthens, home of the University of Georgia toenjoy an exhibition of Samurai art. I would liketo thank our friend Shihan-dai MichaelHoffman of Soke Ruiz’s IKKU, whose facebook posting alerted us to the display on theUGA campus. I hope the pictures below canconvey the unbelievable craftsmanship and artof the weapons, helmets, and armor that was ondisplay. It was awe inspiring.


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As for TOKA itself, I feel we are off to a greatstart. The new TOKA patches will be readysoon. The cost will be $7.00. Our summerseminar is already set for August 19th, 20th , and21st , 2016. It will be held in the same locationas last year, the Edgewater Hotel inGatlinburg, Tennessee. Jan has arranged thatwe get the same special rates for hotel rooms aswe had last year, and we are already gettingcommitments from participants and instruc-tors. I encourage everyone to book early at thehotel, so as to take advantage of the rates andthe free parking. As last year, we plan to enjoysome entertainment Friday evening, along withan excellent and interesting selection ofclasses. We will be passing along additionalpertinent information for you via the newsletterand E-mail. Make your vacation plans earlyand bring the family.

Ed Daniels Karate & Self Defense

What did we do in 2015?

• We trained an average of 24 students per classincluding children and adults in Karate andJujitsu

• Pushed for women to learn how to protectthemselves by offering women self defenseclasses

• Attended the 7th Annual 5 Rings Family

Banquet and Awards Ceremony where SenseiDaniels and Master Reed were honored with anaward for “Ambassadors of Warrior Dedica-tion”

• Offered a jujitsu seminar teaching empty handas well as defense with a rope and stick

• Travelled to Michigan to help judge atournament

• Travelled to San Antonio, Texas to teach aseminar and set on a Black Belt Testing board

• Trained Salem PD in Saber Knife Defense andprovided the dojo space to the policedepartment for additional training

• Hosted the UOBA seminar which brought inour martial artist friends from multiple states tojoin us in training

• Offered a Saber Knife Defense Seminar to thepublic

• Travelled to Tennessee to attend and teach atthe annual OKU seminar where one of ourstudents was presented with the ‘OutstandingMudansha’ Award

• We also enjoyed quality time outside oftraining hanging out at bon fires and our annualevents including the summer picnic at the lake,our Christmas party at the dojo, and our BlackBelt Christmas dinner

• We are proud of all of our students and theirefforts throughout the year. There weremultiple promotions which were all wellearned. One of our final events of the year wasa Black Belt testing in which Peter Daniels waspromoted to Nidan in Goju Kempo and Shodanin Ketsugo Ryu Jujitsu, Stephanie and Macy


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Sullens were promoted to Shodan in GojuKempo and 3rd Kyu Brown in Ketsugo RyuJujitsu, Katiesha Benson joined us fromIndiana and was promoted to Sandan in Shoto-Jitsu. We even had some kyu ranks withstandthe pressure of the huge testing board and werepromoted during the event as well, DeniseGarden was promoted to 5th Kyu Blue andMichelle Crawford was promoted to 7th Kyuyellow in Ketsugo Ryu Jujitsu.

So as we step into this new year, we want totake a moment to thank everyone that joined usin 2015! Whether you came to join us on atesting board, taught at a seminar, attended aseminar, attended class, invited us to yourevents, even to the parents that brought yourchildren to class. There are so many differentroles that influence the impact that we have onthe martial arts world. We are proud of oursmall part and can’t express our appreciationenough to all of you for your part as well! Itwas pretty busy year and we wouldn’t have itany other way! Now, let’s see what 2016 isgoing to bring!

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Fugate’s Martial Arts Center108 Ogee StTullahoma, TN 3788Sensei Brent Fugate(931)[email protected]

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Holloway’s Isshin-ryu Karate School6479 Forest Side Dr.Waterford, MI 48327Sensei Dan HollowayPhone: 248-666-4723E-mail: [email protected]

Free Spirit Martial Arts935 5 Mile RdBattle Creek, MI 49014Sensei Jonathan Orton(269)979-3817jorton1712@comcast.netwww.freespiritmartialarts.weebly.com

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Overholt’s Karate StudioSensei Roger Overholt5284 Brights Pike RoadMorriston, Tenn. [email protected]

Asheville Shuri-ryu Karate-do Kai335 Avery Creek RdArden. NC 28704Sensei Karl [email protected](828)275-4257

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2 Tri County PlazaCumming, GASensei Jim LaRocco(770)844-7500

Sekai Toshi Gijutsu Dojo120 Sweetwater Dr,Fayetteville, GASensei Bill and Lisa Strong770)356-1026

Powers Karate Academy34425 Lorain RdN. Ridgeville, OHSensei Ed and Melissa Powers(440)327-3688

Westlake Martial Arts27321 Detroit Rd.Westlake, OhioSensei Gary Yano(440)250-2787

Smoky Mountain Isshin-Ryu1203 Car Donna Dr.Sevierville, Tenn.Sensei Sonny Newman(865)604-8881

Isshin-Ryu Bushi Karate Dojo27707 Marilyn DrWarren, MISensei Tom Perry(586)751-8080

Bryant’s Karate SchoolOxford, MISensei Jeff Bryant

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Double Dragon DojoPO Box 384Milligan College TN 37682Sensei Dixie Neth423-335-3903

Caywood’s School Karate2980 West Side DriveCleveland, TN 37312(423) 4725634Sensei Tony Caywood

Baker’s Karate Studio116 S Main StErwin, TN 37650423-743-7786Sensei Tony Baker

Free Spirit Grand Junction19110 55th StGrand Junction, MI 49056Sensei Jerry Vorva(269)214-8858

Okinawa Bujutsu Club/Clarksville1425 Mount Herman RdSouthside, TN 37171Sessei David Fivecoat931-561-4683

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