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5th Annual John Messores Seminar

April 13th - 15th 2007

We held another terrific seminar with Sensei Messores here at Budo Dojo.  Sensei demonstrated both jo and bokken techniques as well as empty hand and kicking techniques.  Thanks to everyone who participated to make this annual event a great success.

  A big congratulations goes out to Dan Kolp for a performing a fine nidan test.  Scroll down (below) to see photos from Dan's test.

Photos byJohn Van Boxtel

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John Messores and Dan Penrod - Koshi with Jo

Dan Penrod and Michael Cortez

Dan Penrod and Michael Cortez - Kaiten nage

Sensei Messores and Patrick Martin

Sensei Messores and Patrick

Kotegaeshi #1

Kotegaeshi #2

Kotesgaeshi #3

Sensei and Patrick

Sensei and Mark Allen

Koshi nage #1

Koshi nage #2

Koshi nage #3

Koshi nage #4

John Messores and Tylor Neist

Carol Gonzalez moves into kaitennage with Melanie Moo Young while Sensei observes.

Anna Bredahl and Neil Ruggles

Don, Joshua, Scott, John

Kevin executes jo choke on John while Sensei looks on.

John Van Boxtel executes jo choke on Dan Penrod

Sensei demonstrates a ready "patrol" hold of the jo.

Kevin steps off the line to stike John

Dan strikes John to the side of the head with a yokomen.

Scott readies the spear strike to Tim's chest.

Tylor executes the spear strike to Dan's chest.

Dan attacks with a quick shomen. Sensei Messores steps to the side with a watershed movement.

Don measures the distance to Don's head.

Morgan strikes and Matt defends.

Sensei show Scott how to reinforce the block with the forearm.

Mark Allen attacks. Bill Townsley defends.

Sensei Messores throws with an irimi nage, entering deeply. Dan Penrod is thrown back and down.

Melanie attacks with a thrust. Sensei turns with tenkan.

Dan Kolp thrusts the jo and Sense tenkans

Dan Penrod attacks and Darren McKee of Westside Seattle Aikikai tenkans.

Dan tenkans Darren's attack.

 

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Dan Kolp's Nidan Test

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

Testing Board: John Messores, Dan Penrod, Darren McKee, Craig Fife

Neil pinned in tantodori

Sokomen iriminage tantodori- Neil is uke

Kokyu nage - Neil is uke

Yonkyo tachidori - Bill is uke

Kumitachi # ???

3 Man Empty Hand Randori

3 Man Weapons Randori

Melanie takes ukemi

Neil begins ukemi of kotegaeshi

Neil ends ukemi of kotegaeshi

Dan pins Scott in sitting nikyo