Today is the birthday of my good friend and senior, Sensei Pat Nakata.
This year he celebrates his 50th anniversary in Karate. I wonder how many students he has taught (so far)? It seems that just about everyone I meet has trained with him at one time or another in their lives.
I wish Nakata Sensei another great 50 years in Karate!
Respectfully,
Charles C. Goodin
"Karate Jutsu" means "China Hand art". Karate came to Okinawa from China. Only in the 1930s or so, was the term "Karate" changed to mean "Empty Hand". "China Hand" was used in Hawaii until after World War II, and is still used in some dojo.
For more information, please visit the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai website.
The spirit of Karate is the Aloha spirit.
