Number of posts : 9933 Registration date : 2007-06-27
Subject: Gary Spiers anniversary Sun 17 Feb 2008, 12:30
Today is the anniversary of the sudden and tragic death of our friend Gary Spiers, who passed away in 2001. Rest in Peace, Digger
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Dennis Admin
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Subject: Re: Gary Spiers anniversary Sat 03 Oct 2009, 12:26
Here's the first article about Gary, which I wrote for Black Belt magazine in 1972...
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Dennis Admin
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Subject: Re: Gary Spiers anniversary Sat 27 Feb 2010, 12:16
Gary's anniversary was this month. Doesn't seem like nine years have passed since we said "Sayonara" to the Digger. Here's the memorial plaque in at his resting place New Zealand....
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Teapot VIP
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Subject: Re: Gary Spiers anniversary Sat 27 Feb 2010, 13:16
RIP Gary...
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Dennis Admin
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Subject: Re: Gary Spiers anniversary Wed 03 Mar 2010, 12:58
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Collinsniney
Number of posts : 34 Registration date : 2007-11-12
Subject: Gary Spiers clips Tue 15 Jan 2019, 11:39
Just noticed that a couple of clips of Gary teaching have been put up on You-tube.
Tony.
stuarto
Number of posts : 109 Localisation : Ontario, Canada Registration date : 2007-07-23
Subject: Videos Tue 15 Jan 2019, 15:21
Morning folks,
The links:
Gary Spiers VMA Interview :
His teaching style is wonderful. I particularly liked the description of one technique as "...take the jaw with tesiho, take the crown of the head and then rotate the jaw...consequently giving the customer 360 vision". Absolute genius!
Sensei Gary Spiers, Applied Karate 2 :
Gary Spiers clip 3 :
Stay safe all
Stuart
Dennis Admin
Number of posts : 9933 Registration date : 2007-06-27
Subject: Re: Gary Spiers anniversary Tue 15 Jan 2019, 17:33
Great clips, we still miss "The Digger"
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Dennis Admin
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Subject: Re: Gary Spiers anniversary Wed 17 Feb 2021, 09:45
Today marks twenty years since our friend passed away. Even though he's gone, he's certainly not forgotten. I conrinually meet people who knew him, trained with him, or, had heard the legends.
[Gary as a young man in characteristic pose!]
Rest in Peace, Digger
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Dennis Admin
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Subject: Re: Gary Spiers anniversary Fri 17 Feb 2023, 10:16
Again on this anniversary we think of Gary.... although his name does come up a lot throughout the year. Only this week I bumped into a guy who trained with The Digger, and we told a few tales. He cast a big shadow and is really missed.
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Subject: Gary Spiers anniversary 
Sun 17 Feb 2008, 12:30
