I stumbled onto this page while cruising the net. Seeing this man’s picture and name brought back memories of my college karate days at Auburn University, when we would attend quarterly training camps. After sifting through old papers and notes I found the handout listing Mr. F. Demura as the special guest instructor for the camp at Long Beach Junior High School Gym, Long Beach, Mississippi. The date was June 7th, 8th and 9th, 1985. No A/C – think heat and humidity!
I remember him being a very happy, jovial man, and his teaching style certainly reflected this. What a living legend this man is. I guess I had been training for about a year at the time of this camp, maybe a few months more. Fun times! (Younger times!)
How many of us associate traditional karate with Mr. Miyagi?
When I think of Mr. Miyagi, I daydream of the old-school Sensei, where humbleness and tradition and hard work mean everything!
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