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2009 Caribbean Ronin Training Camp and Ronin Brotherhood Championships
November 13th-15th
This year our camp will be held at the same location, as 2008 San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 13th thru 15th, 2009. Contact us for more information. April 30, 2009 Dear Friends, Students, Instructors and Masters: We take this opportunity to wish every one Health, Peace and Harmony. I will take this opportunity to try to keep you inform of our Ronin events and activities during this past year and also to let you know that our Ronin Website is been update and upgrade as we speak for the enjoyment of all our members. As you already know, this past October, 2008, we opened a Ronin Hombu dojo here in Tampa. Training only one day per week (Friday) for three hours and the 3rd Sunday of each month for Black Belts. This year we will celebrate our 2009 Caribbean Ronin Training Camp on November 13 & 14, 2009 in Cataño, Puerto Rico along with the Magic International Karate Championships held on November 15, 2009 in Cataño, PR by promoter Shihan Miguel Magic Quinones, International Ronin MAF member. Our past Special Instructors list count with very knowledgeable and experienced masters to include Hanshi Dr. Diego Cardin, Hanshi Dr. Michael Willet, Hanshi Daniel Torres, Hanshi Jedan Figueroa, Hanshi Ignacio Moreira, Kyoshi Raymond Correa, Kyoshi Ricardo Emerson, Kyoshi Dr. Hector Sotomayor, Kyoshi Willie Hernandez, Shihan Miguel Quinones, Shihan Marcos, Ramos, Renshi James Fires, Renshi Woody Best, Renshi Rafy Rodriguez, Renshi Leonardo Ayala, Renshi Adette Rice, Renshi Frank Verbakel, among others. This year we are anticipating Guest Instructors aside from the Island to include Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, Italy, Canada, This year we will emphasized the bunkai and embusen of traditional katas. Then outstanding instructors such as Hanshi Cardin, Hanshi Montalvo, Kyoshi Lopez-Navedo and Hanshi Willet will teach very effective ways of improving sparring timing and focus. As a general request during last year event, Hanshi Carlos Montalvo will include some training in the practicality and correct use of handcuffs, handguns (disarming/retention), to include pressure points and control techniques to be taught to police officers when they (LEOs) join any of our karate schools. Last years all these techniques were executed without injuries and under the watchful eye of Sensei Dr. Santitos Cruz MD, a Nidan & direct student of Hanshi Montalvo. We anticipate that the two days of the Ronin Camp had the honor of been documented in the past by three (3) martial arts magazines such as: 1) Action Martial Arts magazine of GM Alan Goldberg by Editor Dr. Michael Willet. 2) Artes Marciales en Action magazine by Owner/Editor Kyoshi Raymond Correa. 3) Martial Arts 411 Magazine, owner/Editor Shihan Israel Rodriguez. This year we will be adding Warrior Martial Arts Online Magazine, owner Hanshi Profesor Pierre Rene. The Magic International Karate Tournament promoted by Shihan Quinones will be on Sunday close to the beach. Last year over 524 competitors participated in this magnificent event. This tournament was well presented by Shihan Quinones and professionally run by staff of black belts Instructors. Highlights of previous years tournaments were seeing Dr. Willet (56) a 10th Dan in Goju Ryu, competing in the Grandmaster Sparring Division along with our very own Renshi James Fries from Canada competing in one of the hottest Master Kata Division. Renshi Fries placed first and lost by a point the Grand Champion Kata. He executed our very own Ronin Chinese Kururunfa Kata. December 10-12, 2007, Hanshi Daniel Torres, Sensei David Candelaria and Hanshi Montalvo, traveled to Chicago ILL, to meet with Ronin member Maestro Edgardo Perez, 8th Dan in Hapkido and Founder of the Guazabara Federation. Maestro Perez is the Chief of Criminal Investigations at the Bathavia PD and a Certified Senior Ronin Police Defensive Tactics Instructor. Once there, Hanshi Torres and Hanshi Montalvo witnessed the Hapkido Black Belt Nidan test of Instructor Mr. James Gellner and the Sandan promotion of Instructor Mr. Ronald Grist. On the next day, Hanshi Montalvo offered a seminar named Ronin Combative and Hanshi Torres one on Street Self Defense Ju-Jitsu. Both seminars were well received by all the participants taking in count that six (6) inches of snow were right outside of Maestro Perez beautiful dojo. All the participants were very knowledgeable in edge weapons fighting as well as self defense. Their devotion for the martial arts was very noticeable during the entire day. Yours in the WAY; Hanshi Carlos H. Montalvo Ronin Kaicho Ronin Brotherhood LLC, Ronin Goju Ryu Kai World Karate Organization International Ronin Martial Arts Federation Ronin Police Defensive Tactics Association & TEAM RONIN
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