The Bubishi Karate Do Organization
Editor: Katherine Loukopoulos Email: kloukopoulos2001@yahoo.com
Issue # 12 February 2013
The Cover February 14th is Saint Valentine’s Day; it is a day dedicated to LOVE! Its origin goes back into the depths of Greek mythology… Eros and Psyche Cupid is the most famous of Valentine symbols and everybody knows that boy armed with bow and arrows, and piercing hearts. He is known as a mischievous, winged child armed with bow and arrows. The arrows signify desires and emotions of love, and Cupid aims those arrows at Gods and Humans, causing them to fall deeply in love. Cupid has always played a role in the celebrations of love and lovers. In ancient Greece he was known as Eros, the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. To the Roman's he was Cupid, and his mother was Venus. Mythology The story tells us of the struggle for love and trust between Eros and Psyche. Aphrodite was jealous of the beauty of mortal princess Psyche, as men were leaving her altars barren to worship a mere human woman instead, and so she commanded her son Eros, the god of love, to cause Psyche to fall in love with the ugliest creature on earth. However, Eros fell in love with Psyche and spirited her away to his home. Their fragile peace was ruined by a visit from Psyche's jealous sisters, who caused Psyche to betray the trust of her husband. Wounded, Eros left his wife, and Psyche wandered the Earth to look for her lost love. Eventually she approached Aphrodite and asked for her help. Aphrodite imposed a series of difficult tasks on Psyche, which she was able to achieve by means of supernatural assistance. After successfully completing these tasks, Aphrodite relented and Psyche became immortal and lived alongside her husband Eros. Together they had a daughter named Hedone (Voluptas in Latin) which meant physical pleasure and bliss. In Greek mythology, Psyche was the deification of the human soul. She was portrayed in ancient mosaics as a goddess with butterfly wings. Psyche was also the Ancient Greek word for “butterfly”. The Greek word psyche literally means "soul, spirit, breath, life, and animating force". Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Editorial YAKUSOKU is the most important word in the Japanese culture. Translated into English, Yakusoku means “promise”. In other words, it means a “person’s word of honor”.
yakusoku suru - to promise Yakusoku reflects a person’s honor or lack of it. When someone breaks a promise without a good reason that person is no longer trusted. All human transanctions are conducted based on trust. On Okinawa, I witnessed numerous occasions when teachers stopped teaching some student(s) because a yakusoku was broken. A yakusoku is so important, that the Japanese are very careful of what they say and of what they promise. They need to feel certain that they can actually deliver! Alcohol consumpsion is not a good reason for a broken promise… Positive Present Indicative Past Indicative
Plain yakusoku suru Polite yakusoku shimasu Plain yakusoku shita Polite yakusoku shimashita
Negative yakusoku shinai yakusoku shimasen yakusoku shinakatta yakusoku shimasen deshita
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger gives me a Power Hug!
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Silver Medal for me and the US!
Opening Ceremony, World Games I (all non –Olympic sports), Santa Clara, California, 1982.
Happy Birthday to Me! Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, February 1st, 2005
Ioannis Samouelian practices Shoshi no Kun Sho in one of God’s many dojo: Lofos Pani
After working hard all day & earning a living, training outdoors is invigorating! We take advantage of every opportunity to practice outdoors! Lofos Pani, February 4th, 2013
Rest in Peace Keiko Fukuda 福田 敬子 Fukuda Keiko Sensei April 12th, 1913 – February 9th, 2013
Keiko Fukuda Sensei was a Japanese-born American martial artist. She was the highest ranked female judoka in history. She held the rank of 9th Degree Black Belt from the Kodokan and the United States Judo Federation (USJF), and 10th Degree Black Belt from USA Judo. Fukuda Sensei was the last surviving student of Kanō Jigorō, founder of judo. She was a renowned pioneer of women's judo. She is the first and, so far, the only woman to have been promoted to 10th Degree Black Belt in the art. Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
*** Her story will be featured in the March Issue when we celebrate Women’s Day on March 8th.
Seiwa Kai Goju Ryu Master, Leo Lipinski, in Athens Lipinski Sensei was born KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and lives in London, U.K. He holds Nana Dan in the Japanese Karate Federation Goju Kai, and Hachi Dan in Seiwa Kai Goju Ryu Karate Do. For details on his martial arts career which spanned across the globe since 1962, please visit his website: http://www.karatecentre.co.uk
1962 to present… describes a martial arts voyage… Athens, 2013
“I would have paid to hear your conversation” said Dimitris Lemonis who also practiced Seiwa Kai Goju Ryu… Why? Because Leo is Japanese Goju Ryu and I am Jundokan Okinawa Goju Ryu… both of us deep down to the bone… still, we can talk about it…
Leo Lipinski Sensei is first from the left… JKF Goju Kai Seminar in St. Polten, Austria… 2002
Shuji Tasaki Sensei, director of Seiwa Kai Goju Ryu and Seichi Fujiwara Sensei were kind to take a picture with me. St. Polten, Austria, October 25th – 27th, 2002.
Vincent E. Green and I worked as Confidential Investigators at the Housing Preservation and Development, Inspector General Office, back in the late ‘70s – early ‘80s. It was there when I was given my first opportunity to develop a Crime Prevention Program for the agency’s employees, and a Self Defense hands on class for the Investigators. Our paths separated when I pursued a martial arts dream landing me on Okinawa, while Vincent, rose to the New York State Deputy Superintendent for Criminal Investigations. His book is a MUST READ!
Corruption in the Twenty-First Century Author: Vincent E. Green How to Order: Ingram’s Books in Print Database Directly from the publisher at www.iuniverse.com Book order hotline at 1-800-AUTHORS Available at your local reseller © 2013 Author Solutions, Inc.
Wrapping Hands Something we all need to know how to do‌
In Memory of my Mother Ioanna Loukopoulou August 15th, 1916 – February 21st, 2013
I received a plethora of condolence messages from the martial arts community from around the world… Here I present one message that says it all… Dear Katherine, This existence of ours is as transient as the autumn clouds. To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance. A lifetime is like a flash of lightening in the sky, Rushing by, like a torrent down a steep mountain. ~~ BUDDHA Shinbukan Dojo at Rio Rancho, New Mexico