Tom Muzila’s Marathon Approach.Interview conducted by Ian C. Blair M.A. Training, May 1989. “As a kid, I was always interested inbecoming a stronger : human being, both physically and mentally. I was constantly putting myself in situations where I was challenged.” In Kyoto, Japan, there is a temple known as the Sanjusan-Gendo (Hall of the 33 Pillar Spans). […]
Protected: Karate vs Aikido
Ohshima – Legacy of Gichin Funakoshi
Kata, Tournaments & Personal Honesty
An interview with Funakoshi student Tsutomu Ohshima By William Beaver, Karate/Kung Fu Illustrated Magazine Many words describe Tsutomu Ohshima, a direct student of karate founder Gichin Funakoshi – warm, honest, friendly. But Ohshima could just as easily be thought of as a living martial arts legend. Ohshima came to the United States from Japan in 1955. He […]
Facing Yourself: The Ultimate Test
by Jim Nail (Black Belt Magazine, August 1983 issue) “It was a clear, warm day in November, and I was in good shape, so I decided to see if I could break the record for climbing Mt. Whitney. Whitney is the highest mountain in the continental United States outside of Alaska. The fastest anybody had […]
Ohshima – Preserving the Heritage
Tsutomu Ohshima
by Tom Sulak(originally presented in Black Belt magazine in July 1975) Tsutomu Ohshima, karate practitioner, exponent of humility and quiet spoken advocate of spiritual excellence, is human enough to make mistakes-at least one, anyway. After arriving in the United States and, upon seeing the con men and shysters dragging his beloved karate into the commercial […]