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    Kevin, While I agree with most of what you wrote...

    Kevin,
    While I agree with most of what you wrote in your last two posts, I do disagree with the statement above if you are referring to the body conditioning skills that Dan has been discussing. I...
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    Looks totally bogus to me.

    Looks totally bogus to me.
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    tournament resources

    Does anyone know of any good resources or web sites listing upcoming shiai. Our club seems to get notification of upcoming shiai about a week before they take place. I would like a little more notice.
  4. looking for MSR dojo in California Bay Area

    A friend of mine will be visiting the Californai Bay Area for a couple of weeks at the end of this month. She is looking a an MSR dojo to visit and train at while she is out there. Any suggestions...
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    Different ways to tie an obi

    I am looking for some web sites or descriptions of different ways to tie an obi for JSA. The way I have been taught by my teacher is to tie a formal bie tie style knot in the back. Maybe it is...
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    I would definatly agree 100%. When my friends in...

    I would definatly agree 100%. When my friends in aikido ask me the biggest differnece between judo and aikido I tell them this:

    In aikido you take ukemi, In judo ukemi happens to you.

    I would...
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    Joe, I am not going to get into some flame war...

    Joe,
    I am not going to get into some flame war here. You don't belive me and that is fine, my ego is alright with that. Just to add to things, recently I also began training with Dan Harden learning...
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    [QUOTE=Sakumeikan]Dear Tim /Chris moses, He...

    [QUOTE=Sakumeikan]Dear Tim /Chris moses,
    He states he trains with Lorraine Diane Sensei. Shes no shrinking violet.I would not imagine that Tim would throw her around easily.
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    No, and I do...
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    Joe, I think Chriis hit the nail on the head. ...

    Joe,
    I think Chriis hit the nail on the head.

    IMO if you take anyone with a solid base in a martisl art, say 10 years of serious aikido training. Give that person 4 months traning in a new style...
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    I agree with everything Ron & Chris said. I did...

    I agree with everything Ron & Chris said. I did aikido for 10 years and took up judo last year. Judo will really open your eyes up if your coming from aikido. After 4 months of trainig both I gave up...
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    'Taisetsu' - what does this mean?

    One of my friends just named her new puppy 'Taisetsu'. She has informed me that the name means 'heavy snow'. But looking through some of my japanese to english dictionarys I cannot find this word....
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    The whole process of setting indigo dye with...

    The whole process of setting indigo dye with vinegar and salt is a myth. I set the dye on my first indigo hakama with this meathod and it still 'smurfed' my gi for some time. When I purached my next...
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    Check out this sword

    I was just visting one of my favorite sword porn sites that I haven't been to in a while and I ran across a series of pitures of the site owner Moses Bercerra polishing what has to be the biggest...
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    yes, Boyet sensei is a direct student of T....

    yes, Boyet sensei is a direct student of T. Mitsuzuka sensei. He still lives in Japan and trains in that very same dojo, all though Mitsuzuka sensei is no longer teaching and had passed on the dojo...
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    looking for Tom Hooper sensei, MJER

    Does anyone here have conatct info for Tom Hooper sensei in MA?
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    I have had the pleasure of meeting Boyet sensei...

    I have had the pleasure of meeting Boyet sensei on several occassions, he is very good friends with my aikido / iaido teacher (Lorraine DiAnne). They both trained together as uchideshi to Chiba...
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    For years I have had problems in my left shoulder...

    For years I have had problems in my left shoulder and just recently in my neck. I have been to the doctor several times over the years for the shoulder and every time the doctor cannot find anything...
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    Thanks for clarifying that. I was unaware that...

    Thanks for clarifying that. I was unaware that Shibata sensei has started his own orginazation (dojinkai). The last I heard his dojo and the schools under him were simply members of the USAF, just...
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    Would you mind eloborating on that statement? ...

    Would you mind eloborating on that statement?

    What Ron may be reffering to is that this past year Chiba sensei's USAF-Western Region broke away from the USAF. The former WR is now called Birankai....
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    Ron, I don't see any reason that a Yoshinkan...

    Ron,
    I don't see any reason that a Yoshinkan student would not be allowed to visit and train at Shibata sensei's dojo. To be safe give them a call or send an email. Come to think of it, as a...
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    Dan, I finally got around to reading the thread...

    Dan,
    I finally got around to reading the thread on AikiWeb, what a waste of time that was. I really respect the way you handled yourself. I look forward to finally meeting & training with you when...
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    Very good point! But to be able to train in a...

    Very good point!

    But to be able to train in a manor that promotes 'effective' aikido, you must also have training partners with a similar mindset. I am lucky enough to train with an amazing...
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    I also know that United Stated Aikido Federation...

    I also know that United Stated Aikido Federation - western region under Chiba sensei has split from the USAF and is now known as Birankai International. Chiba sensei's Birankai is also a member of...
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    Dan, That diagram is almost the exact layout of...

    Dan,
    That diagram is almost the exact layout of the dojo I train at.
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    I train in Muso Shinden Ryu, not kendo, but this...

    I train in Muso Shinden Ryu, not kendo, but this is what we do.

    Bowing in is pretty informal. Everyone bows onto the mat and warms them selves up (suburi, nukitski / noto practice) at there own...
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