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...
Yes, that's me...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
'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'...
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...
Koyo, thanks for the kindness... Spinmaster, good luck with the search (both mundane and metaphysical!). I really like AikiWarrior's...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dear All, I thought that some of you may be interested to know that this coming Saturday, 1st November, will be the final training session at...
It's a pleasure. These forums may not be a replacement for actual training, but this ability to access thoughts and opinions and to 'cross...
There have been some interetsing points made in the discussion, and as is usually the case they have all made sense within their own terms. But if...
Am I missing something in logical progression here? If 'I don't think that you would get that sort of benefit unless doing it every day' then why...
Hi Bill, Yes, I'm sorry that you had to move the Makotokan, but as you know the only thing in the universe that remains constant is change!...
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