When I teach/talk about Isshinryu I am always providing information from my "personal" perspective; my personal practice; my personal training, etc. Does this mean that I am correct in all I teach? Nope, it does not. Does this mean that I am incorrect in all I teach? Nope, it does not.

If you leave my teaching influences that when you join another Isshinryu teacher that what they are teaching you is correct vs. what I taught you? Nope, it is not either correct or incorrect. It is that view/perspective/teaching of that teacher and their training facility. Respect it, respect them and enjoy.

What I would be cautious of is if someone else says to you, "you are wrong, that is incorrect, we teach the correct way, you need to forget what he taught you and go our way cause our way is the correct way, and so on and yadda yadda yadda." If you are hearing this then you may want to consider another facility and/or instructor cause to me that is an incorrect attitude to take.

No one person is the end all of information and knowledge of Isshinryu, period.

Now when I teach I stress that it is the way I teach but I and my practitioners should keep an open mind. No one is either right or wrong as "all bottles are good, they all serve a purpose!"

The differences you encounter are nothing more than an opportunity to learn, grow, and prosper in your training and practice. Don't assume just because someone is different; someone does it different; someone believes facts differently that you are right and they are wrong. There are and always are going to be differences simply because we are all human beings and we see things we observe from such a unique perspective that differences will occur.

What you do with the differences is the important thing and if you remain open to the possibilities you will be enriched by your encounters with all the various different perspectives of the Isshinryu systems.

So, when I talk/demonstrate my Isshinryu it is not a testimony of what is Isshinryu, it is just something to consider; something to either assimilate entirely or in part; or it is something to discard after due consideration. Take all you can from the teacher, consider it, research it, try it for a while to see if it works for you but do not be quick to discard it. Everything we encounter has value,

"ALL BOTTLES ARE GOOD, THEY ALL SERVE A PURPOSE!" - Shimabuku Tatsuo, founder of Isshinryu Karate Systems