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    Ladies and gents In shin shin sekiguchi ryu...

    Ladies and gents
    In shin shin sekiguchi ryu iaijutsu we only cut from kata. This mostly to check our kata and sword control. We do this at every enbu and we will be at the west coast Tai kai. Of...
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    young sang: Hello from Afghanistan. Looks like...

    young sang:

    Hello from Afghanistan. Looks like you had a good time. Give my hellos to Hataya Sensei and Bob for me. I finally got a break, Tonya and I are enjoying a holiday in Dubai. Tonya is...
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    Judo for young kids

    Guys and girls:

    Gentleman in Herat, Afghanistan with me wants to send his 4-5 year old to train at a Judo club in San Diego. Any help would be appreciated.

    Carl McClafferty
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    KIT: Yeah it has helped my reflexes to respond...

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    Yeah it has helped my reflexes to respond and even recognize something about to happen by the way someone was positioning themselves. Which I think helps all us in life and take better...
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    Kim You're a hoot! I think the biggest...

    Kim
    You're a hoot!

    I think the biggest comment was "he was shot down"! When Sekiguchi and Muzashi fought they retired after 30 minutes and it was called a draw. Not sure they would be around if...
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    To ni rei, bowing to the sword can be done...

    To ni rei, bowing to the sword can be done anywhere.
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    Folks: As most of you have said, without...

    Folks:

    As most of you have said, without saying, luck is what the least skilled person needs. Having just retired from the Border Patrol, I would point out that even with the bad guy using a...
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    Folks: As in any disease there are...

    Folks:

    As in any disease there are varing levels and no two people react the same. No one would know that I have it unless I tell them. No matter rich or poor, people react in their own...
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    Folks: As an old Vietnam combat veteran, I've...

    Folks:

    As an old Vietnam combat veteran, I've been to many meetings about PTSD. have friends who have it in various degrees and have read up on it for years. I think if you study up on it, most...
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    Hyaku: SGR and HNIR did go their own way,...

    Hyaku:

    SGR and HNIR did go their own way, Kamegai Sensei only taught SGR. I was told Yonehara Sensei got Menkyo Kaiden in HNIR, don't know if he teaches it or not.

    Carl McClafferty
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    Colin: I have a direct lineage with Aoki...

    Colin:

    I have a direct lineage with Aoki Sensei through Sekiguchi Ryu. Yamada Sensei says that the only person he heard of getting a Menkyo Kaiden in HNIR was Yonehara Sensei. The only people he...
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    Ken: I have asked a few high ranking Japanese...

    Ken:

    I have asked a few high ranking Japanese about the term "Wakizashi". They all agreed that that it originally refered to the position of any sword. They all had differing opinions on how it...
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    Colin" Do you know what a texan says when he...

    Colin"

    Do you know what a texan says when he sees a a 6' 220lb man in a skirt and carrying a 32" razor blade?

    "Howdy"


    But you're right, its hard to drive and draws attention. That's why I...
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    Folks: As Colin says. Shrine enbu seem to...

    Folks:

    As Colin says. Shrine enbu seem to offer the most time IMO. Sword blessing and Enbu are scheduled but a lot more time is set aside. Ones done at Matsuri aren't as long so we have our swords...
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    Shin Shin Sekiguchi Ryu Iai

    Paul:

    Please e-mail me at mizuhisgr@aol.com

    Thanks
    Carl
  16. Jay: Having started a dozen dojo in my moves...

    Jay:

    Having started a dozen dojo in my moves in the Border Patrol, find a couple interested people locate a local dojo with open hours, pay for the time you're there, build up a number of...
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    http://www12.plala.or.jp/ujinari/index.htm Sam...

    http://www12.plala.or.jp/ujinari/index.htm

    Sam
    See this site for Sekiguchi Ryu Iai in Tokyo

    Carl McClafferty
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    Folks: Dave Drawdy, Rob Rivers, Ken Ker, Brian...

    Folks:

    Dave Drawdy, Rob Rivers, Ken Ker, Brian Pettitt and Joshua Bagley all did great at the Tucson Summer Tai Kai. They're all in Tony Alvarez's group.

    Carl McClafferty
    PS Lenny don't think...
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    Senor Garza: Luis Leal has a Shin Shin Sekiguchi...

    Senor Garza:
    Luis Leal has a Shin Shin Sekiguchi Ryu dojo in Harlingen, PM me and I'll get you in touch with him.

    Carl McClafferty
  20. Hana: "Wkipedia Carl McClafferty" aol search...

    Hana:
    "Wkipedia Carl McClafferty" aol search brings it up. Its under Aikijujutsu. It starts out fine with the history of Aikijutsu, than all of a sudden it says that I started my own style and teach...
  21. Hanna: When you'd do a name search on AOL it...

    Hanna:

    When you'd do a name search on AOL it would come up, if its gone that's fine by me. Just looked couldn't find it, don't care where it went!

    Carl McClafferty
  22. Hanna: Yes it was locked, one of my students...

    Hanna:

    Yes it was locked, one of my students found it under my name and brought it to my attention. It was a huge pain because of an infamous contributor to several forums including E-budo. It was...
  23. Folks: Not to sure about a wiki, unless we get...

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    Not to sure about a wiki, unless we get someone really good to monitor it. A "infamous" troll that's been banned from here and most other forums, put some crap about me on wikipedia i.e. I...
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    Folks We use tobichigai as a leg avoidance/to...

    Folks

    We use tobichigai as a leg avoidance/to power cut in SGR. Not a bad idea when facing a I-Beam. :) :) We move our whole body out of the way otherwise. I saw the kumdo cutting demo in Sakai...
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    Phoenix Matsuri

    Ken

    The Phoenix Matsuri will be this Saturday and Sunday. Most everyone will be there- 7th and Monroe downtown. Yamda Yoshitaka Sensei (Shin Shin Sekiguchi Ryu Batto Jutsu), myself and the local...
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