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1 PSJA Annual Kata Clinics By Anson Hisao Pang San Diego, CA The Pacific Southwest Judo Association, PSJA, welcomed Ms. Eiko Shepherd, 7 th Dan, USJF Kata Development and Certification Chairperson to San Diego for the annual PSJA sponsored Kata clinics that were held November 19 th , 20 th and 21 st , 2010. It is always a pleasure and a great opportunity to attend clinics given by Shepherd Sensei, who is a student of the Kodokan and also Ms. Keiko Fukuda, 9 th Dan, one of Dr. Kano’s original students. The series of three Kata clinics were scheduled by Eva McCatty, PSJA Kata Chair, assisted by Bruce Knight, PSJA VP of Development. The clinics offered this year were Kodokan Goshin Jutsu, Nage‐no‐kata and Kime‐no‐kata. Twelve Judo Dojos participated. There were 61 judoka who came from all over San Diego and some traveled from Los Angeles to attend. In addition there were numerous spectators. The first Kata clinic had Sensei Shepherd leading 17 judoka in Kodokan Goshin Jutsu, Self Defense Techniques. Goshin Jutsu was developed in 1956 to defend against danger from others. Participants learned to defend against unarmed attacks such as being held or preventing striking from a distance and defending against armed attacks from someone using a knife, stick or a gun. Afterward a very informative clinic, San Shi Dojo sponsored a wonderful dinner and club members, Mrs. Matsubara and Bill Caldwell, made delicious curry for everyone to share.

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PSJAAnnualKataClinicsByAnsonHisaoPang

SanDiego,CAThePacificSouthwestJudoAssociation,PSJA,welcomedMs.EikoShepherd,7thDan,USJFKataDevelopmentandCertificationChairpersontoSanDiegofortheannualPSJAsponsoredKataclinicsthatwereheldNovember19th,20thand21st,2010.ItisalwaysapleasureandagreatopportunitytoattendclinicsgivenbyShepherdSensei,whoisastudentoftheKodokanandalsoMs.KeikoFukuda,9thDan,oneofDr.Kano’soriginalstudents.TheseriesofthreeKataclinicswerescheduledbyEvaMcCatty,PSJAKataChair,assistedbyBruceKnight,PSJAVPofDevelopment.TheclinicsofferedthisyearwereKodokanGoshinJutsu,Nage‐no‐kataandKime‐no‐kata.TwelveJudoDojosparticipated.Therewere61judokawhocamefromalloverSanDiegoandsometraveledfromLosAngelestoattend.Inadditiontherewerenumerousspectators.ThefirstKataclinichadSenseiShepherdleading17judokainKodokanGoshinJutsu,SelfDefenseTechniques.GoshinJutsuwasdevelopedin1956todefendagainstdangerfromothers.Participantslearnedtodefendagainstunarmedattackssuchasbeingheldorpreventingstrikingfromadistanceanddefendingagainstarmedattacksfromsomeoneusingaknife,stickoragun.Afterwardaveryinformativeclinic,SanShiDojosponsoredawonderfuldinnerandclubmembers,Mrs.MatsubaraandBillCaldwell,madedeliciouscurryforeveryonetoshare.

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PhotocourtesyofEvaMcCatty

KodokanGoshinJutsuhostedbySanShiJudoDojo,HeadInstructorErnieMatsubara,5thDan

The2ndKataclinicwasNage‐No‐Kata,FormsofThrowing.Theturnoutwasexcellenttherewere45participantsandHeiseiDojohadwalltowalljudoka.

PhotocourtesyofBruceKnight

JudokalisteningtoanexplanationofNage‐no‐kataNage‐No‐KatataughtbyShepherdSenseideepenstheparticipants’knowledgeandunderstandingofJudo.Beginningwithukemi,sheurgesjudokatobreatheinpriortoperformingZempo‐Kaiten.Yourbodyisfilledwithairandcushionstheimpactalongwithproperukemitechnique.“Ukemidoesnothavetohurt.”ShepherdSenseisaid.

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PhotocourtesyofEvaMcCatty

WarmingupforNage‐no‐kata

WhileKataimproveskuzushi,tsukuriandkake,theunbalancing,fittinginandexecutinginrandoriandshiaiorfreepracticeandcontests,italsogivesjudokaexperiencewithbothrightandleftsidedthrowingtechniques.

PhotocourtesyofEvaMcCatty

Nage‐no‐katahostedbyHeiseiJudoDojo(HeadInstructorMattOzaki,6thDan)

OnSundayShepherdSenseipresentedthefinerpointsofheralwaysexcellentinstructioninKime‐No‐Kata,FormsofDecisiveActionorcombat.ShepherdSenseiillustratedthefundamentalsofattackanddefenseintwogroups,IdoriorkneelingandTachiaiorstandingtechniques.Thetwentytechniquesincluded

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striking,knifeandswordattackstovitalpointsonthebody.Expertknowledgeofthesetechniquescanbeveryusefulinreallifeanddeathsituations.TherewasagoodturnoutforKime‐no‐kata;thelastintheseriesofPSJAsponsoredKataclinics.Therewere17participantswhorepresentedmanyPSJAandsomeNANKAclubs.

PhotocourtesyofEvaMcCatty

HostedbySanDiegoJudoSchool,KarenMaestro,3rdDanandEvaMcCatty,5thDanSeveraljudokaattendedallthreeclinicsoneofwhomwasBruceKnight,HeadInstructorfortheNorthIslandJudoClub.Whenaskedtocommentontheclinicshesaid.“…itwasagreatexperience.TheKataCertificationsessiongavemeandothersthechancetotestforInstructor/JudgeCertification…”BruceKnight’scommentsexpressedthefeelingsofotherswho,becauseofpersonalcommitmentsareunabletotraveltoNationalClinicsandtherefore,reallyappreciatehavinghighqualityinstructionandtheopportunitytobecomecertifiedmadeavailableatavenueclosertohome.