Dear Fred,
Muso Gonnesuke did stay some time at mount homan, near dazaifu. By train it takes you about twenty minutes from fukuoka. Every month the final saturday jodo people make keiko there, it...
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Dear Fred,
Muso Gonnesuke did stay some time at mount homan, near dazaifu. By train it takes you about twenty minutes from fukuoka. Every month the final saturday jodo people make keiko there, it...
Hi Andrew,
We always practice our innerskills, we are only growing up.To what you are refering is ma~ski, this is used in aikido, if you are looking for this point than you are a little bit off in...
Hello Brian,
Do you mean you hit the fellow with your baton?
Bert Sijben
Thank you michael
I knew my story was a little bit about
best regards bert sijben
The truth is more easy, the jo or tanjo is not used. Simply because it is not a weapon capable against a gun. Therefore it is used as an object of authority if
the fellon waits to be attacked with...
hi dave,
There is a story in japan about a very famous zen boeddhist priest, his name was dogen. at his monestary in kyoto there were two groups of disciples one was living in the north building...
Dear Micheal,
You might be aware that in zen there is enjoyment in nothingness, my friend
used the word zenzen damai, the meaning is as follows. Say you have a kata if your teacher would say...
There is a story I would like to share with you.I now live in fukuoka Japan, about one years ago I met an old friend of mine wich name I will not tell, because the story is too funny.
He told me...
Dear Scott
There are no fellons. The jo is not used. what we feel is what we are just watch and learn, if you are willing to die, then contact me.
sincerely yours Bert Sijben.
I know what is stupid, if your arm is on fire and your asking a question.
I know what is stupid, asking if your question is stupid
I have the answer to both questions, cut the cat in half.
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Shodo originated from china were there were numerous variations on how to write karakters. In the beginning these karakters were small drawings for example a dragon. But before the unification of...
Thank you Brian
I have a question, why is there on e-budo no topic on shodo. It seems that the brush and the sword have a very nice conection. Since I am a shodo master I want to send you a byobu...
Dear Brian
Since you are a moderator, i am a lttle bit careful. The history tells us that shimuzu sensei did not appoint a headmaster. I explain nothing I just want to say something, but there...
Dear Brian,
Thank you for your comment, but why you disagree with shimuzu sensei. He didn t appoint a headmaster for he had his reasons. I am sure we are in the same situation were we can not see...
http://www.shindomusoryu.com/whatisjodo.htm
Excellent website about joDo
Best regards Bert Sijben, fukuoka Japan
Shimuzu sensei, did not appoint a headmaster because it needs two people two practice JoDO. The beautiful point in jodo is when there is rei together. It is easy to hold tachi en jo when you are...