Pictures from the training stage

Fred van de Vijver & Marien Jumelet
with Sensei Arcenio J. Advincula in California (USA)

April,14 - April, 30, 2000

All photographs are taken in Advincula's garden

Sanchin Kata


 AJ checking Marien's Sanchin (2000)


Tatsuo Shimabuku checking Advincula's Sanchin (1963)

Kobudo Kata


Fred practicing Kyan Chotoku no sai kata (1)


Fred practicing Kyan Chotoku no sai kata (2)


AJ and Marien: Hamahiga no tuifa kata


AJ and Fred: Hamahiga no tuifa kata

Goshin Kumite

Some self defense techniques as taught by Shimabuku.
(Fred and Marien as taught by Advincula)

'Escape from arm-bar' 
In sequence 1 to 4. 


1


2


3


4

'Escape from full Nelson' 
In sequence 1 to 3. 


1


2


3

Tatsuo Shimabuku kumite
against a knife attack


Fred thrusts at the mid-section of Bozu and Bozu evades
 to the left and uses a squat kick against Fred (from Sunsu kata).


Fred attacks with knife from above,
Marien uses bunkai from Kusanku.


Phase in self-defense against knife attack while
taking the opponent down and the arm is broken
in the end.

Seisan Kata Bunkai


Fred kicks at Bozu and Bozu grabs Fred's foot.
Last move in Seisan kata.


Bozu blocks Fred's right punch 
using a prefered inside block found in Seisan kata.

Traditional training with Nigiri Game (Jars)


Bozu with jars


Fred with jars

Fred conditioning edge of hand
the same way Tatsuo Shimabuku did

This is the way Tatsuo Shimabuku conditioned the edge of his hand.  Striking the edge of a tapered 2x4 with the edge of his hand to be so callused that he could put out a lit cigarette on it. He would strike the 2x4 for about 30 minutes a day. I observed Tatsuo driving a 16 D common nail through a 2X4 with the edge of his hand. On another occasion saw him drive a 16 D common nail through a 2x4 with the heel of his bare foot. AJ


Sensei Thank You!