When
I first entered the internet age he and I met, discovering he lived nearby in
Massachusetts.
He
came up to watch my t’ai chi group and afterwards we discussed many things.
Over
the years from time to time he would visit and we again discussed much. We might watch videos I made, We often watched Chinese movies with English and Chinese subtitles. Then he would translate what was spoken and what was written in each language, explaining each was saying something different.
And at times we would meet at a mall in Salem and just talk as friends.
One
time he brought his students up and I gave them a small clinic.
Foremost we were
friends, and that friendship continued over the years.
Then
when I became disabled and for a year worked out how to keep doing my t’ai chi,
when he saw my video of it, he came up and awarded me a certificacte to teach
that t’ai chi version. I never expected anything like that.
Another
time he came up and showed me how to practice an empty hand version of the
opening of Tokomeni
No Kon without a bo, just empty hands.
Then
at the beginning of 2020 as a surprise he put together that book for me from
some of my blog posts.
Note:
Note:
where Jim started in Isshinryu in the Pittsburg area, as time passed he studied
a great many things.
When
Jim was stationed in Israel he was able to study Krav Maga with the founder Imi
Litchenfeld. While the same art there were two subtle versions. The version for
the Israeli military and the version for the Israeli civilian self defense.
When
Imi Litchenfeld died the Israeli’s asked Jim to return and teach the original
civilian version to children, as they recognized he was skilled.
At
one time Jim had an article in Black Belt Magazine about PaQua/BaGua.
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