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Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that
you too, can become great. Mark Twain |
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 Tatsuo Shimabukuro, The Founder of Isshinryu Karatedo |
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There once was a King in ancient India who had the most renowned stables in the entire land. For years the king's horses had been cared for by one highly skilled master trainer, and the horses flourished. When this particular trainer grew old, he retired. The king told his coutiers to hire another fine trainer, which they did. The horses continued to look as beautiful and healthy as they had before. But one by one, the horses all developed limps on their left sides. When the King noticed the horse limping, he didn't understand what was going worng.
Up until that time, the king had never met the new trainer face to face. He therefore asked to have the trainer brought to the palace to discuss the problem. When the trainer walked into the room, the king understood everything - for the trainer was also limping on his left side.
Shihan Henderson's Comment:
Monkey see, monkey do. It is always a mistake to assume that the only way to walk the path is by copying everything our teachers do. True teachers and teachings should enhance your life not contol it. Learn from your teachers but find your own path. Walk tall and be proud of your accomplishments and believe in your future no matter how unknown it may be.
A truth of life is that we are the only ones who will be with us throughout our entire life and so you must learn to accept yourself and ultimately learn from yourself, find your own path and be your own teacher. You are the seeker, the path and the destination. |
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Shinan Wayne Donivan founder of the Kentokukan School of Shorinjiryu was born on July 27th, 1949 in Chapleau, Ontario, Canada.
Shinan Donivan began his practice in Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo at Seidokwan Academy of Karatedo and Judo on November 7th, 1967.
Hanshi Masayuki Hisataka had been teaching there since September and Shinan Donivan was one of his first students. In June 1969, he received his Shodan (1st degree black belt) in Shorinjiryu Kenkokan. In 1971, he was promoted to the rank of Nidan, second degree black belt and by July 1974, he had attained his Sandan (third degree black belt) in the Kenkokan School.
Shinan Donivan also attended McGill University and earned a Bachelor in Physical Education. Having studied various fighting techniques and martial arts such as boxing, wrestling, aikido, kendo, kenjitsu, iaido and ju-jutsu, Shinan Donivan has incorporated all these forms in the Kentokukan school of Shorinjiryu. |
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10-October-2006
 L to R: Shihan Henderson, Kyoshi Lubitsch, Shihan Bujold and Shihan York at the 20th Annual Shizen Kyokai tournament in Queens, New York, October 8th, 2006 |
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Kenmei (9th dan) Karatedo, Ken go (5th dan) Judo, World
Chief-Instructor Shorinrjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo President and Founder
of the World Koshiki Karatedo Federation.
Hanshi Masayuki Kukan Hisataka, Kenmei, ninth Dan, was born on 13th
November, 1940, a descendent of Seiwa, the fifty-sixth emperor of Japan
the first son of Kaiso Kori Hisataka, Kensei, tenth Dan, the founder of
Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo. He commenced training in karatedo and
judo at the age of three, and had attained black belt rankings in both
arts by the time he was thirteen. At the age of seventeen, he entered
an open karate championship and won it by successively defeating eight
of Japan's top competitors. In 1961, he met a group of kenpo practitioners who were challenging and
defeating exponents of all other styles of karatedo. He won all of his
fights by knockouts, crediting his victory to the method of contact
training using protective equipment emphasized in Shorinjiryu Kenkokan
Karatedo named Anzen Bogu. |
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Mifune was born a year after the Kodokan was founded, April 21, 1883 in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture on Honshu Island. He was apparently incorrigible as a boy, always either performing some mischief himself or organizing others in the same pursuit. He was both bright and cocky. At age 13, his father, a strict disciplinarian who finally gave up on the youngest of his seven children, sent Mifune to a junior high school at Sendai, in northern Japan. There, he discovered Judo, and decided to dedicate himself to it. At age 14, he defeated nine opponents in a row at one tournament with another high school.
After graduation, he was sent to Tokyo, to a preparatory school anticipating entry into Waseda University. He immediately attempted to join the Kodokan. In those days, this required a personal interview with Jigoro Kano, upon the recommendation of ranking Judoka, and then signing a blood oath. Mifune didn't know anyone at the Kodokan, but picked out Sakujiro Yokoyama, who then had a fearsome reputation, as "Demon Yokoyama," whose fast, powerful Judo had gained much reputation for the Kodokan. Mifune literally camped at Yokoyama's doorstep until Yokoyama consented to recommend him to Kano. In July, 1903, Mifune joined the Kodokan. His father, finding out he was spending more time at Judo than studying, cut off his allowance, and Mifune, now 22, went out to find work. He began a newspaper, sold advertising, and built it into a thriving enterprise. He was able to sell it at a substantial profit, and entered the economics program at Keio University. |
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Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education to be established in Vancouver.
The Dalai Lama will visit Vancouver September 8-10, 2006 to inaugurate the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education .
VANCOUVER, May 18 /CNW/ - The Dalai Lama will visit Vancouver from September 8 to 10, 2006 to inaugurate the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education. The Center, scheduled for completion in 2009, will be a non-political, non-religious cultural institution that is aligned with the Dalai Lama's belief that each person should "develop the heart and work for peace within yourself and the world". The Center will act as a beacon for "educating the heart" through dialogue, education and research. The Center has an International Advisory Board led by the Dalai Lama. The Board also includes four other Nobel Peace Laureates - Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Shirin Ebadi, Jimmy Carter and Mairead Maguire - all of whom will lend their extensive experience to support the Center's objectives.
The Center, inspired by the Dalai Lama's teachings, will reach out and be open to all people, regardless of faith, culture or political affiliation. It will work to strengthen the bonds of human connection among all peoples and to share knowledge and explore principles that encourage people to live well together. The Center will translate the Dalai Lama's teachings on kindness, compassion and interconnectedness into programs directed at creating a more just and harmonious world.
"The key concepts that define the goals of the Dalai Lama Center are: one, the promotion of human values; and two, the promotion of a sense of oneness within humanity. These two ideas serve to promote peace among different communities within one nation, within one world. And they will be particularly useful in shaping the long-term goals of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education in Vancouver, Canada." His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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