The Master and his student demostrate  some body change and sparring techniques while enjoying their first visit to the states in 1972.  Shortly after these photos  Sensei Soken became ill and went home to Okinawa.  Three years later he would send Sensei Kise to the states to enlist the help of Sensei Coffman to form SMOKA.
	To live up to what he expected.  His self-defense and fighting principles were some of the best I ever seen on Okinawa, he would stress that this technique was good for a small man, not necessary good for a heavy man, then he would show you why it worked better for a small man.  He would then show the same technique for the heavy or taller man but applied differently. I only went out to eat with Soken a few times to a restaurant, it of course was my treat.  For the most part we always talked about karate.  Kise and Soken would talk about misc. things such as how was Isamo (Kise's son), Kise's dojo, some of the other students, mostly small talk.  I went on to train with Master Soken throughout the remaining 2 1/2 years I was stationed on Okinawa. HOME