You should bookmark Martin's website...

Hi,

I have added a video in the www.yongchunbaihechuen.com web site of the form 13 treasures performed by the son of the head of the wu shu guan. Just one week left to reserve a space on the teaching days in Southampton and London on the 14th and 15th of April.

So for style comparisons, Ba Fen ( 8 hands ) will be quite interesting to karate people, the push hands work on fujianbaihe site to Tai chi people, 13 treasures for Tiger Crane and Uechi Ryu people and of course San Zhan to everyone!

The teaching days in England are to raise money for the Wu Shu Guan in china. Currently we have an interesting mix of people coming along.Just write back to me for more details.

Hope you enjoy the videos

As Always please let me know if you are not interested in this sort of email and I will take you off my listings.

Best Wishes

Martin Watts

feedback on my new e-books.

Mr. Mattson

Thank you for the ebook, it is nothing less then awsome. I will be crawling over your website on a regular basis. My father is still alive, his memory is not always great, but he is well. I am sure he would also enjoy talking with you. He only found one dojo on his return to the US and did not live in area long enough to get working there. He studied under the 3 belt system. White Brown Black.

Thank you again

Michael Brand

I'm not the only one getting old!!! :)

George,

You are busy full-time with your programs for today and tomorrow, but once in a while you and all of us give a thought to yesterday.

I connected with "Mattson's" about thirty years ago when I brought my two sons to study under Gerry Stanley and Manny Neves in Lynn, MA.

Time marched on, as it seems to do, and I found myself divorced and living in a Beacon St. basement, but going to karate classes with you, Bob Campbell, and Jimmy Maloney.

This experience was so valuable to me that I never forgot it, or wanted to. In following years I studied with Ihor Rymaruk in Schenectady, NY, and later with Peter McRae in Plymouth.

When my birthday comes up in December, I'll be 80 years old. I still show up at Peter's dojo in Plymouth when I can, and I'm sure it is a big help to me with balance and stamina. A diagnosis of "early Alzheimer's "
causes some problems that dojo practice can help me with.

It's time to give you some positive feedback, so, "Thanks".


Millard Cramp

From one of "Windsong" Blake's old students

hello from new bedford ma, i gather you've moved to fl. best wishes in your new venue. you may already know this but i am a former student of alden blake who reached the rank of nidan before life changes made it impossible to continue studying at that time. tho i find its been 20 yrs i still find myself "breaking into kata in my kitchen early mornings before anyone else is awake lol once again best wishes and thank you for bringing uechi ryu to a lot of fortunate people in this area. i remember meeting people at my dan tests from all over the world, i was lucky enough to live a short 50 miles away.....

Artyparty

From David Finkelstein...

Hey, George, great photo of you. Looks as if Florida life is very much agreeing with you.

After a long (and happy) period of not traveling--air travel being so unpleasant these days we're revolted even by the thought of squeezing on to an always overcrowded plane--we're off for a month in Iceland to fish for Arctic char and Atlantic salmon, pick blueberries, and just to do our thing, living in the vicarage of a Protestant minister friend of ours we met there on a previous assignment. Can you imagine, two atheists in a vicarage?! If you hear of terrific lightning strikes in that part of the world you'll know why. Initially, we had decided to go just as a frolic of our own, then got two magazine assignments, so now we're being comp'd by the airline and tourist office, which makes it that much nicer. As we haven't been there in about 15 years it'll be fun to get back. Perfectly clean air, pristine rivers, a mere 250,000 inhabitants, most of them extremely cultured, and no crime. An idyllic place, I suppose, if it weren't for the weather. And it's only a 4-hour flight away, a far cry from the 13-hours it took us to get to Glacier Bay in Alaska, where we were house-sitting the past two summers.

In October, after a 10-year absence, we've also decided to go back to India for three months, primarily to visit friends from north to south, from the Himalayan wilderness to the jungles of Kerala. Again, we were able to get some article assignments out of the trip, so we could put the touch on Air India for the tickets.

Your on line virtual dojo sound fascinating. I've noticed recently that guitarists are even teaching flamenco on line these days, so why not karate?

Evelyn joins me in sending you warmest regards and wishing you and Susan a wonderful summer.

All the best,

Dave

Another "Old timer"...

Hello Sensei,
I was one of your karateka back at the Mattson Academy Dojo, Its a great reminder to hear of the dojo. Chuck Kopp, and Clarence were two of my favorite teachers, I acheived the rank of Nidan, under the schooling of Sensei Jerry Serino, and have my diplomas hanging in my office stamped and signed by Master Kanei.

Wonderful memories.-I left Uechi to study TKD for 15 years and love the mix of both .My oldest daughter is also a 1st Dan in Sho To Kan. I visit Daytona in October and maybe I would book a lesson for a chance to train with you once again. You were kind to me as a 15 year old (1975) starting at such an ominous school with the levels of yourself and Sensei Cambell and all of you teachers,
I always felt welcome. It kept me positive about my training throughout my life.
THANX
Rich Johns

One of my early students....

George...

Funny you should write me about your online dojo program today, as I was about to send you an update on how karate is working for me as a retirement vehicle.

In a word -- well. Very well, in fact.

My doctor says I have the body of a man in his mid fifties who has taken good care of himself -- not bad for age 73!

I work out six days a week, beginning with a mile walk to get things warmed up. Then I spend thirty minutes on an elliptical trainer (MWF) or exercise bike (TTS), followed by equal time in the dojo working my way through San Chin and all the other katas, finishing up with a fourth San Chin to see if I've learned anything new each day.

I've followed this program since moving to Maine thirteen years ago. Two things make this program work well for me and my wife -- who uses a Bow Flex machine for strength training in place of karate. First is having the space in the house for all the exercise equipment and the dojo. The winters here are quite severe, and it's difficult to get out in bad weather.

Second is college level courses on DVD from The Teaching Company. Working on exercise machines without something to engage the mind is much harder than doing it following an interesting course in history, literature, music, science or many other interesting subjects offered by The Teaching Company.

The truly essential component in this kind of program is consistency. You can't succeed in a retirement exercise program working out once or twice a week. It has to something you do every day of the week.

I hope this report proves useful to you and your students. And the best of luck with your online dojo program!

Harry Brawley

Simple Works

Mount Desert, Maine

Thanks for the letter Harry. Your formula for staying fit and healthy is a good one to follow for all of old-timers. Hope to see you at one of our SummerFests. Meanwhile, stay well. GEM