Photo by Cpl. Rebecca Elmy | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.02.2014
Students with the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy and Marines compete in a friendly game of tug-of-war Nov. 2 during the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy Festival. The festival included music by the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program demonstrations and a friendly competition of tug-of-war. The students attend the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy and are residents of......
Photo by Cpl. Rebecca Elmy | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.02.2014
Students with the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy and Marines compete in a friendly game of tug-of-war Nov. 2 during the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy Festival. The festival included music by the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program demonstrations and a friendly competition of tug-of-war. The students attend the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy and are residents of......
Photo by Cpl. Rebecca Elmy | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.02.2014
Shiina Nakaima, left, is taken down by a fellow student during a martial arts demonstration Nov. 2 at the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy Festival. “The female students were very interested in learning the self-defense techniques,” said Satoru Gima. “The school doesn’t provide any similar programs so it was a great opportunity to get instruction from Marines to help protect themselves if......
Photo by Cpl. Rebecca Elmy | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.02.2014
Gunnery Sgt. Sonny Buenteo, from San Antonio, Texas, and 1st Lt. Brant Wayson, from Brandon, Florida, demonstrate takedowns during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program demonstration Nov. 2 at the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy. “I believe self-defense should be a basic part of everybody’s life,” said 1st Lt. Brant Wayson. “You need to be able to take care of.” The students attend the......
Photo by Cpl. Rebecca Elmy | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.02.2014
Gunnery Sgt. Sonny Buenteo instructs Shunichiro Ooki, right, as he performs a wrist lock technique on fellow student Keisuke Koja Nov. 2 during a martial arts demonstration at the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy. The students learned to defend themselves against chokes, holds and strikes. The students are residents of Kin Town and attend the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy in Kin Town. Buenteo,......
Photo by Cpl. Rebecca Elmy | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.02.2014
Shiina Nakaima, right, uses a leg sweep technique on fellow student Daisaku Setoguchi Nov. 2 during a martial arts demonstration at the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy Festival. The students learned basic techniques from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program for situations where they would need to defend themselves against chokes, holds and strikes. The students are residents of Kin Town and......
