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Recycling? Maybe not.

I buy my Apple computers from Macorama and they recently exposed the fraud of many PC and TV recyclers with this Blog…

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Added by Dave McNeill on December 24, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Soooo last night the 22nd I was driving home from work going along about 40-45 ok maybe 50 mph and suddenly I could not see for a brief moment and there were 2 hard thumps then I notice that my windshield is broken and the hood of my jeep is crumpled into the windshield. Now I know there were no other cars on the road what the hell…

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Added by HENRY GODECKE on December 23, 2010 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Need Inspiration?

Sensei Keiko Fukuda is the last living student of the founder of judo, Jigoro Kano. They are making a film about this remarkable lady and they need donations to complete the editing. Information about the project and how to contribute can be found…

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Added by Dave McNeill on December 21, 2010 at 5:01pm — 1 Comment

NEW CERTIFICATE

We have always had a separate ranking certificate for Karate and Weapons. They looked different had different wording, were a different color and different size.

Thanks to Nashville's Sensei Larry Kooyman, Director of Goju-Shorei Karate, for…

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Added by Dave McNeill on December 7, 2010 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

MASTER RAY FISHER

Master Ray Fisher is only the 3rd person to test for and earn their 7th degree Black Rank in Goju-Shorei Weapons. The test was attended by many of his students at his school, ACS Karate, in Chandler, Arizona. Congratulations Sir!!…

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Added by Dave McNeill on November 29, 2010 at 6:30pm — 5 Comments

CHEERS

Anyone who has sparred with cancer pays close attention to numbers. Numbers count when the results of regular blood tests come back. My tests are every three months and I'm a little bit nervous when that time comes around. My numbers just came back.

When the number is ZERO, ZIP, NADA well.... that's a…

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Added by Dave McNeill on November 20, 2010 at 3:46pm — 14 Comments

ORLANDO CAMP - 2010

For the the last 14 years Master David Turnbull has hosted a Tae Kwon Do camp just outside of Orlando, Florida. This was the second year I had been invited. The event was at the aptly named Camp Challenge.…

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Added by Dave McNeill on November 15, 2010 at 8:46pm — No Comments

SUNSHINE FOUNDATION & SEMINAR

Mark Goblosky owns a martial arts school in Omaha, American Academies of Martial Arts, and he has had reason to donate to the Sunshine Foundation - the original wish granting foundation. In return for his gift he was sent a package of sunflower seeds, and Mark thought of a way to enhance his donationto the Sunshine… Continue

Added by Dave McNeill on October 25, 2010 at 2:53pm — No Comments

What is your Motivator?

On October 19th, my wife and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. As many of us have experienced, the economy has limited our celebratory spending. However, I was lucky enough to find a rose gold necklace, that I could afford, to give her for the occasion. I was in the middle of trying to hide it from her and give it to her a bit later at dinner, when she walked out of the bathroom and caught me with my hands trying to close the box and move it out of sight. She immediately looked… Continue

Added by Alan Trueba on October 22, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

FAMILY FIRST

Putting family first, before any others, is the highest calling..... except for making everyone your family.

Added by Dave McNeill on October 19, 2010 at 9:34am — No Comments

CHOICES

When faced with choices, the hardest choice is usually the correct one.

Added by Dave McNeill on October 7, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

EXPERIENCE

Experience comes packaged in mistakes we have committed or observed. Wisdom comes from not repeating those mistakes.

Added by Dave McNeill on October 3, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

MY PET PEEVE

The one thing that bothers me more than anything else in a class is when students are talking among themselves and not listening to the instructor.

When Grand Master Archie taught me (about the same time dirt was being made) there was never any talking between students when he was speaking. It never occurred to me that anyone would do that.…

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Added by Dave McNeill on August 30, 2010 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

GOJU-SHOREI FIST

Many styles of martial arts teach the use of only two knuckles - the so called 'focus knuckles'.

Goju-Shorei teaches the use of 6 knuckles (roku yubikansetsu). They are used for a variety of strikes and defenses.…

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Added by Dave McNeill on August 16, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Family First

There was a unique belt testing last Thursday, August 5th, at the Elite Martial Arts dojo in Kingston Springs, Tennessee.

The Goju-Shorei motto of, Family First, was present in spades when Ken Latham, his wife Rachel and his kids, Catie, Patrick and Angele all tested for…

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Added by Dave McNeill on August 10, 2010 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

Keep Your Cool At Work By Doing Office Destresser Quickie Workouts™

Keep Your Cool At Work By Doing Office Destresser Quickie Workouts™

Copyright © 2010

by Tyrone Turner

You may or may not know this, but I suffered a knee injury and became quite sedentary and gained about 40 pounds. My blood pressure also went up and I was nearly hospitalized for hypertension. Well, I'm on the comeback trail and I've lost 25 pounds - 15 more to go.

In addition to my early morning workouts that I do 3 times per week, for… Continue

Added by Tyrone Turner on June 24, 2010 at 3:55pm — No Comments

MARTA AZZAM

Marta Azzam was born in Czechoslovakia in 1956. Performed professionally with the Slovakian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Provided critical health care services to many underprivileged communities in several different African nations for more than 5 years. Is a certified tobacco-cessation health educator from Arizona State…

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Added by Dave McNeill on June 23, 2010 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Do we need killer instinct? by Tyrone TurnerWhite Collar Warrior ScholrCopyright 2010All rights reserved. On Internet discussion boards and ads in popular martial arts magazines, you always hear c…

Do we need killer instinct?…

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Added by Tyrone Turner on June 16, 2010 at 6:15pm — No Comments

MEET THE NEW GOJU-SHOREI WEAPONS DIRECTOR

Master Katherine A. Wieczerza is a 7th Dan AAU Tae Kwon Do (7/2007), 6th Dan with the World Tae Kwon Do Federation (4/2002) and a 4th Dan Goju-Shorei Weapons (5/2010).

She started her Tae Kwon Do journey in 1979, and was promoted to 1st Dan in 1983. She has medaled in the United States Taekwondo Union National Championships as well and the AAU National Championships in her long career as a instructor, coach, competitor and school owner. Currently she…

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Added by Dave McNeill on June 5, 2010 at 12:58pm — No Comments

MEET THE NEW GOJU-SHOREI KARATE DIRECTOR

The 16th of May held an event that I will not soon forget. Sensei Larry Kooyman was tested for and promoted to 4th Dan in Goju-Shorei Karate.

Larry had sustained a concussion a week and a half earlier, so I cautioned him that he was to go slow. I was wasting my breath. Either that or Larry's slow is most people's fast.

The 11 member board represented 5 different styles with a total of 314 years of martial arts experience. Larry's two…

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Added by Dave McNeill on May 18, 2010 at 8:00am — 6 Comments