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:D Yeah, and just in time for summer, too! :D


Ditto, John Lindsay, glad to hear you're safe & sound.


Stay Safe Y'all,

M.C. Busman :)

One of two books privately published by Ark Wong. I wouldn't say there are any "secrets" in this book, but it is big and of historical value to those w/ an interest in KF history in the USA. ...

Robin Reilly is known for his later Shotokan books, but for the history buff, this is a terrific book to have! Privately published by Semper Fi books, very hard to find. See:
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Pity. It looks like it was a nice wooden door, once.

Got Cash?

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Keep Smilin',

M.C. Busman :D

I donate blood about once a month.

I'm an organ donor too...but hopefully not for a while! :)

Again, I reiterate the importance of reading the Mitose court transcripts. Don't be too put off by the length--everything is triple-spaced, and many pages only have 5-10 lines of text. I should take...

On another forum I was asked about whether the certs were from Ueshiba or Tohei. Ueshiba Morihei died on April 26, 1969. He could not have signed any certificate for Mitose or any other person in...

Here is some new information on James Mitose's 10th dan in Aikido. This letter should put an end to some of the myths regarding this. See:

http://www.kempojutsu.net/mitoseaikido.html

For...

I wish we in the U.S.A. would have had something nice like this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/special_events/judo/default.stm

~~~sigh~~~


Stay Safe,

M.C. Busman

Cady wrote :"...Imagine the humiliation to Iran if the Israelis won."


As it is now, the Iranian looks more the coward who feared losing to an Israeli. To be fair, if this was an official...

You beat me to it, Paul. Not the normal drunk-in-public offender.

And picky, for a beer thief, too!



M.C. Busman

What Paul Weed said...

Booty-smooching is just a waste of time.


I enjoy the efficient movements, lack of overt militarism, and the fact that part of the Okinawa practice is acknowledging...

The link below (provided it continues to function) offers a selection of Black Tiger style demos. The "Black Tiger Fighting" set appears to contain many maneuvers similar to those in Bassai and...

Thank you for all your hard work, George. You are appreciated.

I was away at approximately the same time...Good timing, eh?

Roderick Titan wrote: "I don't know who Moneymaker is, but that name says it all I think. He must be a Dillman protege. Dillman got a copy of Fusei Kise's student PP charts a few years back, and he...

I can't help but think of Spongebob getting wide-eyed over the krabby-patty secret recipe whenever anyone mentions secrets in the martial arts "s-s-s-seeh-crits?!!!".

Rick Moneymaker posted Hohan...

Just for fun!

Here is a seller offering a sword on ebay which has a square tsuba. Something about the fittings doesn't look quite right...but I am FAR from an expert on anything dealing with...

Damn...if I'd have known how low it would be I would have thrown in a bid myself! :)

"...which are beautiful, what a boring, flat and ugly country it is."

Are you certain you're not thinking about Kansas, Richard? ;)

Great article, Daniel. :)

For those of you who are Donn Draeger fans, here is one of his rarer judo books co-written with Isao Inokuma, Weight Training for Championship Judo (1966). I believe this book only went through one...

Just a note here...

The expulsion letter was issued by Sadaaki Sakagami, son of Ryusho Sakagami (deceased). In all of the years Demura was "distant", Ryusho Sakagami never felt the need to expell...

Greetings All,

I found a nice Judo article on Keiko Fukuda I thought some of you would enjoy. Includes color photos. Please follow the link:
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I note that this is a new translation of the Japanese, which should please those who thought Sugai's version atrocious. It will be fun to compare.

I also predict the asking price for the...