Legend Mirror

I have just finished creating my latest sword! To commemorate my celebrating 25 years in the martial arts! It is something I am very proud of. I want to thank my Nihon connection for the terrific antique sword fittings that they sent me.
Without them it would have been just another Katana!
Arigato!
I present to you! KURIOKAZI (BLACKWIND)
 
 

To Grandmaster Onopa.
I prey for a succesfull operation and a speedy recovery!
 
 
 

GRANDMASTER ONOPA of Taylor Michigan is going in for Heart surgery to install a pacemaker this Friday.
 
Please keep him in your prayers and let him know we all support him.
 
HE IS A LEGEND MEMBER and my partner in the "International Grandmasters of the Roundtable Federation"
 
Please send your messages here for Grandmaster and Mrs Onopa family and students worldwide 

Atlantic City NJ
Grandmaster again recieved recognition from Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Honors
His guests were Nick Sagan author and screen writer
Sensei Stewart and Pauline Ratzker
Sensei Ken Mikkelsen and Mr and Mrs Pileggi who were ill and could not attend
 
Madison Square Garden
Great Grandmaster Aaron Banks also recognized Rick Lenchus Sensei on this occasion in his Hall of Fame in which Grandmaster Lenchus didn't recognize himself =))
 

I know many of you have watched Mixed Martial Arts and have varying opinions.
 
You must all agree that the fighters are in great shape and take quit a beating.
 
Although I am a purist in most senses, I do believe in learning as much as i can and expierencing as much as I can for my knowledge base before I make any pre judgements.
 
Everything I learn adds to my arsonel. Many Karate students never really work on ground fighting and many wrestlers and Judo students hardly focus on toe to toe fighting like boxing.

The next dojo I open will have only three color belts
White. Brown, Black.
Only the strong will survive
Rank never was that important to us except to help the students feel they were
accomplishing their goal towards Black Belt
I understand training little warriors which will define their lives and give them direction.
I believe training youngsters will introduce them at an early age into Bushido with
dignity, honor, respect,perserverance, and loyalty
It will give them confidence as well as determination and a goal

I have a problem.
 
As much as I try to accept what is going on in the martial arts today it pulls me apart.
 
As many times as I have been to "Hall of Fame" Awards ceremony I feel cheap and that I did nothing to earn an award.
 
I also have a major ego problem. In some events I am barely recognized by the promoter when I certainly came way before the promoter or even his teacher who in some cases was my student.
 

Lenchus Sensei likes to say that he opened up his first dojo in his mothers basement while he was in High school around 1954-1957.
 
Having returned to New York after living in California Lenchus Sensei would teach his friends the Hawaiian Kempo Karate that had been taught to him by his teacher Pete.