This week I
want to take a break from our previous discussion and introduce you to the
Founder and head of Jukoshin Jiu-jitsu Ryu and the World Elite Black Belt
Society (WEBBS), Soke Bryan Cheek.
I have had
the privilege of attending many seminars of his over the last few years,
including two at my jiu-jitsu club.
Here are a
few videos from his last seminar at our club.
You can see
the quality and the skill of Soke Cheek. When you watch him you can SEE how
skillful he is but when you are is uki (training partner) and the technique is
being done to you, you KNOW how good his technique really is.
Above and
beyond his skills on the mat or as an instructor, he’s simply a great person.
In 2013 I and two of my students (both newly minted 1st Dans)
attended the WEBBS world Congress in Lisbon Portugal.
My two students stopped
at London England first to visit and train with Soke Cheek. While many organizations
allow out of town students to sleep in the dojo, did this happen here? NO, Soke
Cheek invited them to stay at his house!
In how many organizations do you think
newly minted first Dan students would be staying at the house of the founder or
head of that system? I can assure you not many.
You can feel this comradely and
desire to help and foster meaningful relationships throughout Jukoshin and
WEBBS.
From time to
time I will be showing you videos from the masters of our style and seminars at
our club or that I attend.
Enjoy the
videos and we will get back to our discussions on techniques next week!
Cheers,
Jamie Rickard (Sensei)
Head Instructor
Koketsu Kai - Tiger's Den Jiu-jitsu and Grappling
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