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Highlights of the 1976 SKA 20th Anniversary

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Best of the 20th Anniversary Celebration was transferred from Earl Rand’s original 1976 8mm films to video tape and is narrated by Jon Beltram.  Picture quality is only fair, but the content is… incredible!

This short clip from “Highlights of the 1976 SKA 20th Anniversary” shows part of the yodan and godan testing at Melrose Dojo. The first exchanges are Don DePree vs. Henry Wilkerson. Beginning at 00:42 it’s Ken Osborne vs. George Gamble. Caylor Adkins referees.

Ohshima Sensei demonstrates:

  • Hangetsu
  • nagewaza (throwing techniques).

Kata demonstrations by:

  • Tsutomu Ohshima
  • Caylor Adkins
  • Sadaharu Honda
  • Daniel Chemla
  • Mr. Yamaguchi

Jiyu Kumite featuring:

  • Mark Kohagura
  • Tom White
  • Fred House
  • Clabe Hartley

Yodan & Godan examination (portions):

  • Iai
  • Jiyu-kumite
  • Resuscitation
  • with Don DePree, Jim Sagawa, Daniel Chemla, Sadaharu Honda.
  • Kamata Watanabe, one of Mr. Ohshima’s seniors from Waseda University, demonstrates suwari-zuki

(color, about 30 minutes in length).


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Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: 816-421-1110

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