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Hi everyone, it's a long time since I've posted anything on here. So I thought I'd come out of the shadows just for a bit :cool:

Here is a rare move from last week's Sumo Tournament: Hakuho wins...

Helio Gracie (1913-2009)

My condolences to the Gracie family and their many students. May he rest in peace.

http://www.graciemag.com/news/144/AR...009-01-29.html

These are my sentiments as well.

I met John on several occasions and despite my entirely different opinions and perspectives, he was at first generous and sincere, and always enthusiastic about...

... and prayers for Mark's family and friends. I hadn't met him in person, but enjoyed his presence and participation in many discussions here.

Sincerely,

Brently Keen

Added emphasis mine. I couldn't agree more with most of that whole last post Dan. Absolutely spot on IMHO.

Brently Keen

LOL! Been there, done that, Kit. I thought that was at least part of the point being made. I don't want to presume exactly what Ellis was really getting at, but that's why I thought he ended that...

LOL! Why do I get the sense Ellis is speaking from first and/or second hand experience?

You could just forget the Mikkyo stuff and go study with Howard, Dan, or Akuzawa and learn the essential...

Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee supports the following "Veterans Bill of Rights" for issues that are not being adequately addressed. Any comments or suggestions?


The right to a...

No time at the moment to respond in full, but once again Mr Reyer's post is very close to my own thinking. Good post.

Regards,

Brently Keen

I don't recall anyone in this thread claiming it did. I'm not disputing Dr. Friday's article - what I'm disputing is your asserted assumption that the koryu did not have the purpose of training or...

Don Wrote:

Agreed. But following Mr Taylor's logic then he might've just as well claimed, "A carpenter doesn't need nor would he ever need to build structures that remain standing to become a...

Excellent post Mr Reyer, I pretty much agree.

Going back to Post #2 Mr Taylor wrote:



I think the fact that numerous koryu founders and instructors not only participated in wars themselves,...

Well, I'm just a guitar player but Jaco inspired to me too.

Brently

Timothy is correct with regard to my quote from the other thread. My quote was in response to your question about "Aiki Krav Maga" and had nothing to do with these three other individuals.

I...

IMHO there is no real Daito-ryu influence here at all. He's obviously combined some elements of aikido with krav maga together to make his own hybrid style. At least he's not calling it...

I posted the news article because I thought it was interesting. Obviously I do have strong views about the subject. However I'm not interested in either a flamewar or extensive debate. I don't have...

Here's 3 meaningful insights:

1.) Stricter punishment for violent crime results in overall less violent crime.

2.) Bleeding heart liberal policies don't work.

3.) Amnesty International...

I find it interesting that when Japan's comparably low crime rates are discussed, people often cite Japan's strict gun control laws, but perhaps the real, or at least more more compelling reason for...

I would also like to add that along with emphasis I mentioned in my previous post, I think much of the "technical" training for battles was rather simple tanren training preparing the body right...

FWIW, Sokaku's father, uncle, grandfather, and his primary teachers all fought in various battles/wars. Sokaku himself grew up in Aizu as a youngster playing on the battlefield, even chasing and...

Sorry for the double post - I don't know how that happened.

With all due respect to Ellis and his ideas - please note the speculation in Ellis' post (italicised & bold for emphasis) you quoted:
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I think there's a rather large amount of speculation going on about Sokaku Takeda. The role reversal has nothing to do with insecurity and everything to do with transmitting the art/tradition....

John,

I'd rather not judge whether the "aiki" you were taught in aikido was complete or not. That's really up to you to decide for yourself.

I think you have accurately described the way that...

Charles,

E-budo is a source of education and learning as well as entertainment. It's a friendly place where like-minded people with interests in Japanese martial arts and culture can interact, ask...

Interesting, that reminded me of this article somewhat:

http://www.aikidojournal.com/article?articleID=284&highlight=Famous+Swordsmen

If he's not around to ask, I would ask those that seemed to...