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Hey,

Don't know who is still around, but hope you are all well.

-D

Nah, I'm finishing up law school. Dunno what I will wind up doing, but we shall see.

Jody, what you up to these days, why are you in hawaii?

Who's still around, I'm moving back to Tokyo. I'm gonna try to do some koryu this time around, if possible.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a9WujnWZQjGk&refer=home

Another view on Japanese policy. I have a friend who is a federal court judge in Tokyo and he has repeatedly echoed the...

A little bit of research will show that the levels of violent crime in Japan are rising, and the rise is tied to the general failure of the economy. There is no indication the death penalty has any...

I had to log in just to view the forums. Has something changed significantly since last I was here? Seems a lot slower too.

Anyone ever heard of this? My mother in law in Tokyo is thinking about taking it up, and I want to verify it a bit before I recommend it or not.

PM me. I have a few friends named Kaneko, but I need to know more about where in Japan your family is from, etc.

http://www.top100martialarts.com/www.e-budo.com.html

a better translation for Gyoja would be ascetic, btw.

I can speak directly to the California thing, to say there was significant fundraising going on in SF at the time I was there. Certain bars in the city were considered "designated IRA bars", if you...

So all the jedis in England are allowed to carry light sabres? And if I were to be a grammaton cleric, I'd be fine practicing my gun kata in the park?

All levity aside, it's odd that the above...

I was just going to post, and I'd also like to mention that the post above seems to edge a bit over the line of commercial advertising. I don't think clarifying questions about your school is a big...

I'm not an SK person, but I was heavily involved with internal chinese MA, including the xinyiba which SK is partially derived from. It is fairly well known in higher level circles that meditation...

Chuck, just wanted to say Long time no see. I've gotten significantly more comfortable in Philly, so I'll try to drop you a note some time soon. (After finals.)

Condolences.

My mother and many members of my family went to UB back when it was a pseudo respectable school. Sad that it has fallen so far.

That being said, taiji is one of the most traditional MA out there,...

Hey, I don't know if this has been posted, but San francisco Japantown is being sold. The following is a petition to attempt to stop it.

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/jtown/petition.html
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Thanks. My schedule just got tighter, so I am going to hold off. (Law school, I love it..)

Temple it is, but only the first semester is done. (Second one looks to be going well though.)

I tried the www.mafcenter.com, but got nothing. Is it dead?

Anything about Naginata in the...

Hey all, Long time no see.

I'm finally emerging from the hell of first year law school, and I am trying to find out all the MA data that I got when I first arrived then lost.

I have the info...

I just looked this over. I have to say that the idea that Japanese are polite and save money are antiquated at best. Apparently the guy who wrote this is trapped in a time warp where all Japanese...

Yes there are okinawan restaurants. Okinawa has a fairly distinct cuisine compared to Japanese fare.

What on earth did I miss?