tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377354642754058446.post2732884234776115166..comments2023-09-10T00:54:55.369-07:00Comments on Fear an Iarthair: Beware Oklahoma Martial Arts FraudsMan of the Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691063580228409415noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377354642754058446.post-87946392719047164482010-05-11T19:14:17.393-07:002010-05-11T19:14:17.393-07:00I remembered googling Shikara Ashi Te Ryu once, bu...I remembered googling Shikara Ashi Te Ryu once, but didn't recall what I'd found, so I just did it again. Now I remember. Everything was in Spanish, except for a link on the Wild Bunch's website giving the time and location of classes. I went to YouTube and didn't see much of anything. The very little I did see did not appear to differ much, if at all, from what you would see in your typical American karate class. <br /><br />I can say that in all the reading I've done on karate history, I have never heard of Shikara Ashi Te Ryu. That does not mean it does not exist in Okinawa or Japan, but I think it is safe to say that it is not widely known there--if at all. If I had to make my guess, I would guess that it is a system comprised of Japanese or Okinawan roots, but formally organized as a system elsewhere, probably in Latin America. That kind of thing is not unknown. That is pretty much the story behind Robert Trias' Shuri Ryu, for example. <br /><br />I usually manage to make the Asian Festival and will try to do so this year, but the odds of me making myself known are very slim. More than likely, the only way you will be sure that I was there will be if you see some pictures of yourself showing up here. :)Man of the Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691063580228409415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377354642754058446.post-64909668208698328792010-05-11T07:33:13.597-07:002010-05-11T07:33:13.597-07:00The youtube video is good for a laugh, and your ri...The youtube video is good for a laugh, and your right not to name names, he is quite quick to file legal action. Its a sad state of affairs and the thought of the poor saps world wide who send this fraud money just goes to point out that sometimes you do not get what you pay for. <br /><br />BTW do you have any knowledge of the Shikara Ashi Te Ryu group in Tulsa?<br /><br />Asian Festival is comming up again, hopwfully you will come introduce yourself to me.Guro Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882043486122609242noreply@blogger.com