Interview with Roger Wehrhahn Sensei

Join us as we sit down and discuss iaijutsu, karate and more. Wehrhahn Sensei is the Senior instructor/Shihan at San Shin Kai. For those who want a cheat code for iai go directly to 1:35:15. This is more than an incredible discussion into his life and the history of Japanese Budo/Kobudo in America. Sensei gives a lot of phenomenal advice and training tips in this discussion that are very valuable. Wehrhahn Sensei has an extensive background in Budo and Kobudo and has been awarded: 7th dan in Goju Ryu 6th dan Muso Shinden Ryu 4th dan Kobayashi shorin ryu 4th dan Kobudo Website: https://www.mountainteachings.com Sanshinkai: https://www.sanshinkai.org Chapters 00:00 Dedication to Thomas Mulligan Sensei 00:05 Introduction 00:49 Wehrhahn Sensei's lineage 01:02 Wehrhahn Sensei's credentials 02:20 interview starts 03:33 early influences 05:10 longevity and MA 07:13 first martial art 08:00 first instructor Frank VanLenton Sensei 09:27 kobudo training Shorin-ryu Robert Hurton Sensei 10:23 Nitten-ryu kobudo (Inoue Sensei) 11:03 discovering the sword 11:19 NKJJU/NKJJF 12:01 intro to Mugai-ryu 13:27 training with Mitsuzuka Sensei 14:48 Traveling to Okinawa 16:30 Training with Teruo Sensei 17:13 living with Mitsuzuka Sensei 20:53 Remembering Higaonna Seki/Eric as a child 22:00 Motivations to start training 22:40 Teaching Children& Running a Dojo 28:01 Different styles and keeping it all straight 36:40 Learning Japanese 37:30 Learning the whole art (personal development) 39:30 Training focus 41:09 Karate training tips 45:51 How Sensei breaks down techniques 49:26 Chen style Tai Chi 51:06 Learning and teaching 57:19 Meeting Mas Oyama 1:00:24 Teaching Dan Rominksi Sensei 1:01:22 Remembering Mitsuzuka Takeshi Sensei 1:05:18 Meeting Matayoshi Sensei 1:07:00 Remembering Thomas Mulligan Sensei 1:14:29 Bill Noblock Sensei and Don Willison 1:15:13 Benefits of teaching Martial arts 1:16:40 Kata kuzushi/bunkai and Kabezoi 1:21:15 Grappling training 1:22:15 the differences between Japanese and western teaching 1:26:00 Mitsuzuka Sensei's family and background 1:27:26 Sensei's classes and website 1:35:15 The secret to iai training (the blueprint) 1:42:00 More secrets-Compounding kata 1:44:26 The point of all iai kata 1:46:10 The Journey is the goal not the destination 1:47:48 The left hand is the boss 1:53:00 There is no Mushin without repetition 1:53:38 Like subscribe and share Thanks Fair use of copywritten material: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.