News & Events in Uechi-ryu Karate
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Just got off the phone with the hospital. John is conscious and was able to speak with me for a little while. He is very groggy and not quite with it, but this is a great improvement over what he has been. His memory is slightly confused and he has lost at least part [...]
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I am just dropping a note to let all of the Uechi-ryu community know that Sensei John VanDeLaare, a student of James Thompson and founder and head instructor of the Battle Creek Budokan in Battle Creek Michigan is in the hospital and gravely ill with and infection. His students and friends would very much [...]