what convinced you - the red and white belt? ... From: ext Mark Kennedy [mailto:newmarkk@...] Sent: 01 March, 2005 10:04 To: yoshinkan@yahoogroups.com ...
Nope, it was; "Judo teaches you how to fall when you resist a technique and you are really over powered." Because I am always overpowered and due to my...
Good post Steven, All of this discussion on real world aikido has got me thinking. I'll probably get burned for saying this but anyone who expects to take what...
Sorry, this post is long! I find this topic amusing in many respects. It seems that the majority of people responding to this topic have not been in an...
Dear IYAF member Attached is additional information on the 50th Anniversary event held in from June 9th to June 13th. Honbu dojo will be holding a special ...
Dear IYAF members, Below are the additional information and the schedule for the 50th Anniversary Ceremony and Gasshuku. 50th Anniversary Ceremony June 9th...
Hey Everyone, This is a Q & A for the 50th anniversary gasshuku. Q & A Q. How do I get to Tokyo from Narita? A. The easiest way to get to Tokyo from Narita is...
I found Charles post to express my feelings too. My goal in training is not to be able to efficiently dispatch an attacker but to acquire whatever it takes to...
Christopher Ross
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Mar 2, 2005 9:29 am
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good stories ! I have to say that I don't see what the problem with fighting is? if you look at a fight as a sport then I have no problem with it. Just don't...
Is grabbing someone's wife's behind a reason for a fight? Good to know. I won't do that anymore. Thanks for the information, Mick. By the way, how do you...
Shumaker, Gordon
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Mar 2, 2005 4:06 pm
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hahaha, well once there was this after training meeting at the local country bar in Georgetown and we were all playing pool next to a table of bikers. One of...
Thanks for the story Mick, now I know to never go drinking with you or your buddies. Now I understand your previous reference about "teaching a punk a little...
What a memory!!!! Couldn't help myself. ... From: mick.chambers@... [mailto:mick.chambers@...] Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 10:44 AM To:...
Shumaker, Gordon
gordon.shumaker@...
Mar 2, 2005 10:56 pm
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Some other bits of additional info from Spike, these are not "Official" ... Expect to spend _at least_ ¥3,500 (about US$35) a day on food and transportation....
Dear IYAF memebers, Regarding the date of the 50th All Japan Demonstration, the date has been changed from September 17th to Saturday September 24th. The ...
I'm curious as to how many on this list practice meditation. If so, do you find that there's any direct or indirect application to your Aikido? For example,...
I do a bit of meditation (breathing) and find it help me focus. It is a time spend with your mind communicating with your body as you need to clear your mind...
I meditate as part of my daily habit, but when at Aikido training I take the 5 minutes in seiza to clear my mind of the days clutter and prepare for class. To...
I practice zazen. My particular form is based on recognizing thoughts and letting them go. This helps my Aikido the same way it hekps my life in general....
I just wanted to publicly thank Jamie Sheppard Sensei and his dojo for putting on last week seminar with Darren Friend Sensei and Peggy Woo Sensei. I only...
Nic and Anna-Marie Mi...
nicamp@...
Mar 14, 2005 1:24 am
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As I was driving back from London on Thursday night, I was reminiscing to myself about training in Japan and the first time I was taught by / met Friend...
Nic and Anna-Marie Mi...
nicamp@...
Mar 14, 2005 1:46 am
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Meditation in action is A hundred times No, a thousand times No, a million times greater Than meditation in stillnes. That is supposedly an ancient Taoist...
... Then again I've seen people frustrated and angry ... then ... meditating? ... As I understand it, when a person sits down to meditate they are training...
I wonder if anyone with first hand experience knows if Shioda Kancho ever meditated to improve his Aikido. If he did, what exactly did he do? Did he ever talk...
Steven, I do recall once while at honbu, I asked him about "KI" and he sort of chuckled and said "if you want ki go to the temple" loosely translated. He made...
