{"id":50377,"date":"2019-11-25T13:19:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T13:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=50377"},"modified":"2019-11-25T13:19:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T13:19:23","slug":"cardiff-character-steven-rosser-goshinkwai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/11\/25\/cardiff-character-steven-rosser-goshinkwai\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Character: Steven Rosser"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The shihan of Pontypool Goshinkwai discusses a 30-year legacy club and keeping samurai art alive in the valleys of South Wales<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Feature-Image_CD.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Feature-Image_CD.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Feature-Image_CD-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Feature-Image_CD-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Feature-Image_CD.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Feature-Image_CD.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Feature-Image_CD-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Feature-Image_CD-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><em>Steve in the kitchen of his home which he shares with his wife of 18 years, Barbara<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Every journey starts with the first step. In the kitchen of his home which he shares with his wife of 18 years, Barbara, Steven Rosser talks of his life-long obsession with martial arts. It\u2019s a journey that led him to goshinkwai and the path continues to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Main-Body_Double-Portrait_CD-208x312.jpg\" alt=\"Leaders of Pontypool Goshinkwai\" class=\"wp-image-50382\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Main-Body_Double-Portrait_CD-208x312.jpg\" alt=\"Leaders of Pontypool Goshinkwai\" class=\"wp-image-50382\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Steven Rosser, shihan of Pontypool Goshinkwai Ryu Yawara Remmei, sits on the right. Mike Brown, soke dai, is on the left<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll I can say is from the very first time I walked onto the mat, that was it. The feeling was right, like returning home,\u201d he smiles, a hand gesturing around the steaming coffee cradled in the other. \u201cIt felt good then and that feeling is still there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How did a born-and-raised valleys lad come to find an ancient samurai art? \u201cWell, comic books are to blame,\u201d Steve laughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was first introduced aged eight after reading instructions on jiu-jitsu moves in an issue of <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commandocomics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Commando<\/a><\/em>. He began practising on his bed. \u201cThe old kind of bed,\u201d says Steve. \u201cMade from metal and springs.\u201d His father, imagining destruction or injury, searched for a club his eager son could join. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs luck would have it, my dad discovered a judo club at the factory where he worked,\u201d he explains. Here began a 59-year affair with martial arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A life on the mat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a few diversions \u2013 exploring judo and aikido before settling on goshinkwai ryu yawara remmei in 1984 \u2013 Steve has always returned to the mat. \u201cI was fortunate to meet people who could feed my interest and guide me on the way,\u201d he muses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>\u201cI was fortunate to meet people who could feed my interest\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Certificates_Main-Body_CD.jpg\" alt=\"Goshinkwai Certificates\" class=\"wp-image-50384\" 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src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Certificates_Main-Body_CD.jpg\" alt=\"Goshinkwai Certificates\" class=\"wp-image-50384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Certificates_Main-Body_CD.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Certificates_Main-Body_CD-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Certificates_Main-Body_CD-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Certificates_Main-Body_CD-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Certificates_Main-Body_CD-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Goshinkwai translates to \u2018by way of body defence\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Photographs_Main-Body_CD.jpg\" alt=\"Goshinkwai Certificates\" class=\"wp-image-50385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Photographs_Main-Body_CD.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Photographs_Main-Body_CD-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Photographs_Main-Body_CD-768x576.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Photographs_Main-Body_CD-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Photographs_Main-Body_CD-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Character_Photographs_Main-Body_CD-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Images captured throughout 30 years of Pontypool Goshinkwai Ryu Yawara Remmei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2007, Steve earned his seventh dan in goshinkwai, a martial art that uses grappling and footwork. This enabled him to instruct others in this form of self-defence derived from ancient techniques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI remember starting to teach was daunting for me,\u201d says Steve. \u201cI wasn&#8217;t used to the limelight.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, he grew into his leadership role and became shihan, or technical advisor, of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goshinkwai.official.selfdefence.pontypool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Pontypool Goshinkwai Ryu Yawara Remmei<\/a> in 2007. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo be a caretaker of this legacy is almost a dream,\u201d says Steve, eyes crinkling into a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>\u201cYou gotta kill your ego to be any good\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He demonstrates a few moves \u2013 a swipe to the jugular, a swift kick to the kneecap \u2013 with the grace of a dancer waltzing the floor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou gotta kill your ego to be any good,\u201d says Steve. \u201cA lot of people can\u2019t do that because they are important to themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Cardiff Character: Steven Rosser\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uvNKH8Ih8p4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Cardiff Character: Steven Rosser\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uvNKH8Ih8p4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption>Celebrating 30 years of Pontypool Goshinkwai Ryu Yawara Remmei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Keeping the legacy alive<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As the goshinkwai club turns 30, where does Steve see himself \u2013 and it \u2013 in 10 years? \u201cWell,\u201d he thinks. \u201cIn 10 years, I\u2019ll be 77. How long should I continue to train before I step aside and let the youth take over? A tricky question. It would be a huge gap in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve is less sure of what the future holds for the club. Unfortunately, attendance has declined with three to five regular members attending twice-weekly classes. Steve remains hopeful it can be sustained for another generation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He takes a final sip of his coffee, pausing a while. \u201cOur name ends in ryu. In the olden days, a ryu consisted of a master and a student. Like a family,\u201d he says. \u201cThe bonus of a small class is that individual strengths and weaknesses can be catered for and progress is almost guaranteed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve places his empty cup onto the kitchen counter. \u201cNo-one knows what the future holds but for our small band of brothers, the sun is shining.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shihan of Pontypool Goshinkwai discusses a 30-year legacy club and keeping samurai art alive in the valleys of South Wales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":265,"featured_media":50386,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[203,173,6950,1050,6951,3999,4078],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-50377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-active-life","tag-cardiff","tag-cardiff-character","tag-goshinkwai","tag-interview","tag-judo","tag-martial-arts","tag-pontypool"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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