オーストラリアのAllan McNevinさんのブログより

Allan McNevinさんのブログに嶺井道場のことについて記載がありましたので以下のとおり翻訳しました。彼は2010年11月に嶺井道場で稽古をした方です。http://mykaratelife.blog.com/2010/11/14/back-to-the-future/

以下日本語訳

今回の旅行は初回よりもいろんな意味で楽しめました。しかし、最高の収穫は僕の友人とともに沖縄を体験できたことです。沖縄の滞在中はま学ぶことがたくさんあり、言葉では伝えきれないこともあります。我謝先生が「沖縄の空手におきて最も大切な事は心であり、その次に来るのが技術である」とおっしゃっていました。

多くの方が私たちを心から歓迎してくれてくれました。皆さんの寛大さを目の前にして謙虚な気持ちにさせてくれました。例えば、嶺井達朗先生は友人のバーに私たちを連れて行ってくれました。（恐らく「モヒカン」http://mohican.ti-da.net/）　店主さんと音楽談義に花が咲き、帰りの際はLPまで贈ってくれました。

我謝先生とともに過ごした時間において、先生は実に多くの名言を残してくれました。また、先生はおちゃらけの部分も見せてくれました。私たちオーストラリア人をバスで観光に連れていってくれたとき、女の子のバスガイドのコスプレもしてくれました！「メッチャ面白い！！」って感じでしたよ（笑）

糸数先生においては、体調が悪いにもかかわらず最強の目付きを見せていただきました。
嶺井敏光先生の準備運動は終始、精神的にも肉体的にも力強く、迫力に圧倒されました。
嶺井南康先生は、親切にも私たちの拙い稽古に忍耐強くお付き合いいただきました。
他の初対面のオーストラリア人の空手愛好家・古武道愛好家の方ともお話しする機会がありました。

このように今回の沖縄での滞在は稽古はもちろん、人との出会いもあり素晴らしい時間でした。
また、沖縄にもどってきたいと思います。

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Back to the Future


November 14th, 2010Posted in UncategorizedPosted by alinokinawaWrite comment

I have just returned from my second visit to Okinawa. This trip was better than the first for many reasons, but probably foremost was that I could share the experience with my best friend. There are so many things to learn while in Okinawa, and some of them are very hard to put in words. I remember Gaja sensei telling me, for Okinawan Karate, most important is heart, then technique. Then he said that for him, it is heart, heart, heart, heart, then technique. To have a good heart is of the most importance.



I have to say, so many people were open and friendly and welcoming to myself and my fellow travellers. There were many times I was humbled by the generosity we were shown. For example, Tatsuro Minei sensei took us to his friends bar, we commented how we liked his music, and he sent us away with a couple of LP’s of his music. Thinking we could return the favour with a small souvenir from Australia, we left the second time with some more CD’s of his music!



There were many memorable moments, having spent much time with Gaja Takehiro sensei there were so many words of wisdom he passed on. Also, he showed his lighter side when he took a group of Australians on a bus tour, he put on his best girlie tour guide impersonation – it was hilarious! Other memorable moments include seeing Seiko Itokazu sensei, although unwell, demonstrate the strongest of fighting gaze / stare you could imagine. There was also watching Toshimitsu Minei sensei go through junbi undo, his strength and power were obvious while he was just warming up! I cannot forget Nanko Minei sensei’s kindness sharing so much time with two stumbling, bumbling Aussies. There was also the chance to spend some time chatting with some other Aussie karate and kobudo students, there was one who I had never met before, and who was really quite impressive.
So it’s not just the training – which is fantastic, but it’s all the other little connections and encounters that for me, makes Okinawa an amazing place to go and train. So for sure, I can see into the future, and in that future I know that I am going back to Okinawa to train and spend some time with some wonderful people. Apologies for the short post, I will blog again on some more detail in the future, until then,

Happy Training,

Al