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    What is it about Gozo Shioda?

    Yep, its pretty accurate. Of course, outside of the dojo everyone has their own stories to tell, but anyone who has been in Japan for anytime at...
    Post by: David Rubens, Sep 1, 2009 in forum: Aikido
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    What is it about Gozo Shioda?

    Yes, that's me...
    Post by: David Rubens, Sep 1, 2009 in forum: Aikido
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    What is it about Gozo Shioda?

    So you go away for a couple of weeks, and when you come back people have said nice things about you....Thanks for that.... I understand why...
    Post by: David Rubens, Aug 29, 2009 in forum: Aikido
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    Adrenaline and the japanese arts

    I really like it when you suddenly come along one of these slightly off the wall topics. As always, some really interesting contributions and Koyo...
    Post by: David Rubens, Jul 17, 2009 in forum: Aikido
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    What is it about Gozo Shioda?

    The thing about the toe demonstration (and Shioda Sensei's big toe is actually on top of the webbing area just above his uke's big toe), is that...
    Post by: David Rubens, Jul 9, 2009 in forum: Aikido
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    What is it about Gozo Shioda?

    Hi All, Hmmm, where to begin....!! For those who don't know me, I trained in the Yoshinkan Hombu Dojo 1984-'88, was uchi-deshi for 2.5...
    Post by: David Rubens, Jul 8, 2009 in forum: Aikido
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    wrist and forearm strenghtening exercises

    I don't know about TCMA, but having seen quite a bit of Goju Ryu, which I believe shares many of the same roots (and I am sure that I am going to...
    Post by: David Rubens, Mar 30, 2009 in forum: Aikido Resources
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    wrist and forearm strenghtening exercises

    'Its only the 'roided body builders who sufer under the V shape misnomer nowadays, we've come a long way snce the late 80'2 and early 90's'...
    Post by: David Rubens, Mar 14, 2009 in forum: Aikido Resources
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    wrist and forearm strenghtening exercises

    It has been interesting following the conversation. I especially like the one with rolling the weight up on a piece of broom handle. I keep one...
    Post by: David Rubens, Mar 13, 2009 in forum: Aikido Resources
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    Need vids of these...

    Koyo, thanks for the kindness... Spinmaster, good luck with the search (both mundane and metaphysical!). I really like AikiWarrior's...
    Post by: David Rubens, Mar 4, 2009 in forum: Aikido
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    Need vids of these...

    As I am sure that many posters will be aware, the person demonstrating the technique is Tsutomu Chida Sensei, who was for many years Chief...
    Post by: David Rubens, Mar 3, 2009 in forum: Aikido
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    aikido question

    Aikiwolfie, A crate of saki would certainly be a pretty good start - I suggest that to save on postage you keep hold of it until I come up to...
    Post by: David Rubens, Nov 14, 2008 in forum: Aikido
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    aikido question

    Hi Phil, Sometimes it just needs to be done! It is always interesting to see who else is in the forest... Hope all is well with you and...
    Post by: David Rubens, Nov 13, 2008 in forum: Aikido
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    aikido question

    Hi Koyo, I realised that, but you know how it goes once you get started. I am definitely going to try and fit in a trip to the wildlands of...
    Post by: David Rubens, Nov 12, 2008 in forum: Aikido
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    aikido question

    Response to Neil94627 Hi All, As you know, I tend to be a lurker rather than a poster, but Neil's post above has forced me to come out of...
    Post by: David Rubens, Nov 11, 2008 in forum: Aikido