Lee Wedlake’s Karate Newsletter September 2014
9-11-01 We Will Never Forget
What’s here? Breast Cancer awareness month, Frank Trejo, The Kenpo Karate Compendium, Wonder Valley Kenpo Camp, KenpoTV updates, seminar listings
The Kenpo Karate Compendium I have received the most recent edit from the publisher and am looking at many more hours of work. It seems to be on track for January, though. There will be some more new photos added. I’m positive you will find this book to be very useful.
Professional Development Seminar (PDS) in Tucson The Nov. 2 seminar will be at Shawn and Rebecca Knight’s studio in Tucson. Subject is the weapon techniques. Fee includes a manual and certificate. Here’s the link to register. https://kenpotv.com/leewedlake/store/tucson-az-pds/ You’ll have to pre-register, space limited, we can’t take walk-ins.
Frank Trejo Mr. Trejo taught me a lot during my stays in California, training at the headquarters school in Pasadena and taking privates with Mr. Parker. He’s diabetic and has had several surgeries lately, they removed his left hand and right foot due to complications. This is serious and his medical bills are mounting. Donations to the Frank Trejo Medical Fund can be made to Paypal via the email address: hangloosedude@hotmail.com
“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln
Kenpo TV Update More video coming your way. I’ll have an addition for the Kenpo 101 section on how to transition to a cat stance, with detail on the mechanics that many miss.
Seminar recaps The AJJF Danzan-Ryu Chicago camp I was invited to teach at was a blast. Kurt Barnhart and I did a couple of sessions. I shared the mat with DZR Professor Tom Ryan and we did sleepers and chokes. Their senior, Professor Tom Ball, and I talked a bit and found we know some of the same people. The event was well-run and I was impressed that it addressed physical, mental and spiritual aspects, very balanced. My seminar on Form Six at Bob White’s studio had a full house. That’s a solid group, loaded with professionals and some tough, tough fighters. It was a pleasure and an honor to teach there. I was at Graham Lelliott’s Central Valley Karate in Clovis, CA the next day. I taught some extensions with grafting to other techniques off combination punches. Fun for the whole group, myself included. People came from San Francisco and Sacramento areas, as well. Looking forward to his event at Wonder Valley in May.
Online lessons I’m doing lessons via Facetime and it’s working very well. If you’re interested, please contact me at lee@leewedlake.com.
“The mere athlete becomes too much of a savage.” – Plato
In the online store The belt charts are available, custom-made for PKS members, and other Kenpo posters by Dennis Conatser. Other items available include manuals, books, shirts, patches, DVDs and more. kenpotv.com/leewedlake/store
Recommended Reading Those of you who practice tai chi will benefit from picking up a copy of The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi. Written by Peter Wayne, PhD with Mark Fuerst. If it didn’t have solid information, Harvard would not publish it. $16.95, available on Amazon.
Upcoming Seminars Details on my page at kenpotv.com/leewedlake/seminars-2
September 12-13 Chicago @ Kurt Barnhart
September 20 Goose Creek, SC @ Nick Dreiling
October 4 Covington, LA @ Danny Sullivan
October 11-12 Austin, TX @ Brian Duffy
October 17-19 Germany @ Marc Sigle October 24-26
New England tour – Boston (Fri), Manchester, NH (Sat) and New Bedford, MA (Sun)
November 2 Tucson, AZ @ Shawn Knight
November 15 Coppell, TX @ Oscar Steele
August Premium Subscriber Article Last month the article was “A look behind the curtain”.Every month I post a new article for Premium Subscribers. It’s $29/yr and includes access to everything previously published.Here’s a list.https://kenpotv.com/leewedlake/articles/. Here’s how to subscribe.https://kenpotv.com/leewedlake/join-lwks/
2015 Wonder Valley Camp It’s nine months away but people are registered already. Graham and Jaydean Lelliott host a great kenpo weekend in the Fresno, CA area on Memorial Day weekend. Graham tells me he and I will teach along with Steve White, Ingmar Johansson, Paul McMurray and others. If you think you’d like to go to the 2015 event (it’s bi-annual) click the link here for info. http://www.jotform.com/form/2270931241
New studios Lance Soares has relocated to a larger facility in the New Bedford, MA area as has Peter Galvano in the Gulf Shores, AL area.Both have photos on their Facebook pages.See Lance at Lance Soares’ Family Martial Arts Center and Peter at Guardian Kenpo Karate. 6th degree Robert Wallace is up and running again in at A.M.A.I. in Loganville, GA, near Atlanta. Contact him at 864-504-9474 or wallacekenpo@gmail.com
WRRBOF I am on the Board of Directors of the World Registry of Black Belts, Organizations and Federations (WRBBOF). It’s run by Barry Moyer in Indiana, whom I have known since the 1980s. The organization non-political and are not a certificate factory. Take a look. http://www.wrbbof.com/
Breast Cancer Awareness Month October is the month. You may have missed the deadline to order our pink Kenpo shirts (I may have some extra) but you can still make a donation. We’re working with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). If you got the shirts from us, thank you so much. We have a donation of a pair of women’s Courage sunglasses from Pete Tomaino at Corley Optical in Hinsdale, IL. They have pink sparkle bows. We’ll auction them off via my website and send the proceeds to NBCF. NBCF is sending me some “stuff” to include when we ship the pink shirts, too. Sunglassses https://kenpotv.com/leewedlake/kenpo-people-for-breast-cancer-awareness/Shirts https://kenpotv.com/leewedlake/store/tough-enough-to-wear-pink/
NBCF http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/
As of this writing, the first bid is in for the sunglasses at $75.
“To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there’s no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.” – Jack Handy
Podcasts I have over 100 to hear with more coming. Hear them at http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=381705015 Bo Luellen’s include Dennis Conatser, John Sepulveda, Sigung LaBounty, Brian Duffy, Doreen Dirienzo, Chuck Sullivan and more. http://www.americankenpotv.com/aktv-the-podcast/
Forty Ways to Less Stress Robert Wallace is one of my 6th degrees. He sends out a free “Daily Dose of Motivation” e-mail. 143 of them! You can get on his e-mail list by contacting him at coachwallace1982@gmail.com He also does a string on stress reduction.
Until next month,
Lee Wedlake