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  1. Thread: Aikiweb down?

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    I just got on. The "New Posts" and "Active...

    I just got on. The "New Posts" and "Active Topics: Last Day" features aren't working, but you can go to individual threads.
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    Welcome to the board. Your English is not a...

    Welcome to the board. Your English is not a problem to me.

    Yeah. Us, too.


    We hear that a lot.


    :)
    :)
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    Yes, it is. Very effective. No. Are you...

    Yes, it is. Very effective.

    No. Are you kidding? It's a joke.

    Thread closed.
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    Handsome site. Useful vids. DL'd articles to read...

    Handsome site. Useful vids. DL'd articles to read l8r.

    Thanks.
  5. Thread: Meaning of budo

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    A much more interesting question. I seem to...

    A much more interesting question. I seem to recall Jpn using it just this way on occasion. I wouldn't argue with Rennis on the point, however.
  6. Thread: Meaning of budo

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    Um, it is a Japanese word...

    Um, it is a Japanese word...
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    For me, everything would depend on the locals. ...

    For me, everything would depend on the locals.

    Searching fora would yield more results than asking the question again.

    YouTube is a good source, too.
  8. Thread: Seminar Training

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    Anyone find that the general attitude during...

    Anyone find that the general attitude during seminars of YUDANSHA, et al. varies by organization?
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    Bobby Fischer did that to Boris Boris Spassky,...

    Bobby Fischer did that to Boris Boris Spassky, too.
  10. Yes. Congratulations.

    Yes. Congratulations.
  11. Thread: Kusanagi Sword

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    Don't recall precisely where, perhaps below, but...

    Don't recall precisely where, perhaps below, but I read about the value of secrecy and the three treasures somewhere, i.e., it's been addressed. This might be a place to start:
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  12. Thread: Kotodama

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    Maybe you already know this, but John Stevens has...

    Maybe you already know this, but John Stevens has published tapes of KOTODAMA.

    Some people you may wish to contact off line about this are Koichi Barrish, a Shinto priest, Fred Little (who...
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    I still find the reservation about mercury...

    I still find the reservation about mercury collecting in the body compelling, but the Slate citation is an excellent follow up. Thanks.
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    Think Twice About Going Out For Sushi

    http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/01/25/think-twice-about-going-out-for-sushi/
    (No links to the related articles; go to url above for that.)

    Think Twice About Going Out For Sushi
    By: Nicole...
  15. Thread: Ninja Bar Tricks

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    Ninja Bar Tricks

    http://www.metacafe.com/page-2/
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    I prefer white, too. But I've taken to wearing...

    I prefer white, too. But I've taken to wearing black at open seminars in order to quiet down the newbies who want to give me instruction. I swear, I've had yellow belts tell me how to do HIJI NAGE...
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    Something which struck me about the Budo volume...

    Something which struck me about the Budo volume was Friday's piece dismissing the conventional wisdom Budo/Bujutsu evolving from utility (JUTSU?) to spiritual discipline (DO?) He suggests that from...
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    I had a philosophy prof in undergrad who used to...

    I had a philosophy prof in undergrad who used to cackle that on transubstantiation either Catholics were 1) plain wrong or worse, 2) cannibals.

    (I don't recall him cackling when he got arrested...
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    In one of his books, Stevens juxtaposes a picture...

    In one of his books, Stevens juxtaposes a picture of Osensei following TENCHI NAGE with one hand up, one hand down and a picture of Christ in statuary with one hand up, one hand down. Ergo...(my cat...
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    Yeah. That's kind of true for aikido, too. ...

    Yeah. That's kind of true for aikido, too.

    Not many folk have commented on the historical/deeper aspects of Ueshiba's spirituality.

    But Jesus! Such hokum you have to tread around to in order...
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    Stevens?! Complaining of poor scholarship?!...

    Stevens?! Complaining of poor scholarship?! Forget about shoes that fit, think pots calling kettles black.

    Does he publish in refereed journals? Please provide a link.

    The one review article I...
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    No expert am I, but I think we must factor in...

    No expert am I, but I think we must factor in Ueshiba Morihei. It was at the suggestion of Ueshiba's guru, Deguchi Onisaburo, that Takeda changed the name of his art to "aiki"-whatever. I suspect...
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    See...

    See http://swordforumbugei.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1202
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    Yes. Congratulations and thanks for the...

    Yes. Congratulations and thanks for the hospitality and good training during the seminar. Really enjoyed it.
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    Ninja jido hanbaiki

    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/20/world/asia/20japan.html?ex=1350532800&en=d290d13a65455695&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss
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