Applied Karate Show Episode 002 - Kyoshi Myron Lubitsch
Applied Karate #002 (mp3 - 17MB - 49min)
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Yesterday I had the chance to chat with Kyoshi Myron Lubitsch, founder and chief instructor of the Shorinjiryu Kenryukan school in New York city, and President of the International Shorinjiryu Shinzen Kyokai - an umbrella association of various schools of Shorinjiryu karate.
Kyoshi Myron discusses his early days of Shorinjiryu training in the late 60’s, experiences of karate in New York, and the current state and future of the Shorinjiryu style.
I believe that this interview will be of interest to anyone interested in gaining a little insight into the development of karate in North America, especially those interested in the Shorinjiryu style.
Disclosure: as a practitioner of Shorinjiryu under the Australian Shorinjiryu Karatedo Association, I am affiliated to the International Shorinjiryu Shinzen Kyokai, and consider Kyoshi Myron to be a mentor.
Applied Karate #002 (mp3 - 17MB - 49min)
February 13th, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Kyoshi Myron is perhaps the most knowlegable practitioner of Shorinji-Ryu alive today. His keen eyesight into the teaching and training and uncanny abilityin recognizing the differences, however minute, of the major instructors of Shorinji-Ryu is almost unbelievable. A practitioner of his caliber comes once in a lifetime. He is truely a one heart type of person with a heart big enough to encompass the entire Shorinji-Ryu world. His vision in what Shorinji-Ryu can and should be is most correct and sincere.
I’ve know Kyoshi Myron for somewhere in the area of 25 years or so and value his friendship. In fact I was the only “outsider” to be allowed to become a part of the Shorinji-Ryu Shinzen Kyokai prior to training in Shorinji-Ryu. We’ve shared our knowlege, differences and simularities between styles and realized just how much our styles have in common and found that they have similar roots. We eventually trained and awarded each other with black belts in each other’s styles.
My association with Kyoshi Myron has been the highlight of my Martial Arts life.
Ous! Tony Diaz, Shihan
February 13th, 2006 at 11:26 pm
Shihan Tony, thanks for leaving such a detailed and genuine “from the heart” message. Kyoshi Myron certainly has been a positive influence on Shorinjiryu, and has helped nurture the style through a lot of ups and downs, and provide a platform on which it can be further built.
I enjoyed the chance to interview him, as much as I enjoy the chance to learn from him.
Cheers, Des