This evening's Traditional Okinawan Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu class will include our weekly Kobudo session. Tonight's focus: Tonfa.
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Fun class last night at the @ymca_of_penobscot_bay. Terrific concentration and energy from everyone!
Just keep coming through the door and good things will happen.

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When two amazing students meet up halfway across the world, and decide to do Naihanchi Nidan together...

Go Lyn and Mary Ann!

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During last night's class at the, we presented Meg Barclay and John Scholz with their official Shodan certificates from Okinawa.
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Tonight's 6 p.m. traditional Okinawan Shorin-ryu class at the Penobscot Bay YMCA will feature basics, basics, and then some more basics... Here's a video of Zenko Heshiki sensei showing us the way!

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