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by Tesshu
Fri May 01, 2015 12:54 pm
Forum: Non Martial Arts Talk
Topic: More Aussie wine...
Replies: 7
Views: 18727

Re: More Aussie wine...

"mu" cup of tea being a zen saying for?
by Tesshu
Fri May 01, 2015 12:52 pm
Forum: Non Martial Arts Talk
Topic: More Aussie wine...
Replies: 7
Views: 18727

Re: More Aussie wine...

Over the last few years there's been an Australian (relatively cheap) wine making inroads in the States, with a kangaroo on it (of course!)..? Ah yes, Yellowtail. But I don't think it was mu cup of tea.
by Tesshu
Tue Nov 25, 2014 2:36 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Wadoworld Article: Ohtsuka's Lazy-zazen
Replies: 6
Views: 9980

Re: Wadoworld Article: Ohtsuka's Lazy-zazen

Corrected that spelling, too.

I suppose a "lift" could also work in context. The last time I asked for a lift to school we got in a car accident...
by Tesshu
Tue Nov 25, 2014 2:32 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Wadoworld: Torimi & Ukemi by Reg Kear
Replies: 1
Views: 35740

Wadoworld: Torimi & Ukemi by Reg Kear

Ah! A day off... ...so here's another from Wadoworld: "Torimi & Ukemi In wado practice of Kihon Kumite the essence of the practice is in the concept of KO BO ITTAI. Attack and defence are the same thing. Therefore the terms attacker and defender are incorrect and may mislead the practitione...
by Tesshu
Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:24 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Wadoworld Article: Ohtsuka's Lazy-zazen
Replies: 6
Views: 9980

Re: Wadoworld Article: Ohtsuka's Lazy-zazen

Didn't correct my OWN spelling...
by Tesshu
Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:23 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Wadoworld Article: Ohtsuka's Lazy-zazen
Replies: 6
Views: 9980

Wadoworld Article: Ohtsuka's Lazy-zazen

Recently I was trying to discuss Sensei Ohtsuka's meditation technique with my wife, and I couldn't remember everything he had said. And with Wadoworld sorta defunct, I realized what a loss. Some damn fine articles. So I've decided to periodically copy the articles and post them here. Strangely enou...
by Tesshu
Sat Jun 21, 2014 12:32 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Wadoworld
Replies: 4
Views: 8126

Re: Wadoworld

Looks like the webpage is gone, but through the miracle of "Waybackmachine": https://web.archive.org/web/20051224194 ... index.html
by Tesshu
Mon May 12, 2014 12:14 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Article by Kano: "Jujutsu and the origins of Judo" (1887)
Replies: 10
Views: 14592

Re: Article by Kano: "Jujutsu and the origins of Judo" (1887

This is also an article that does an excellent job explaining jujutsu. Very concise. Some overlap with Kano's, but also good explanation of the use of jujutsu: http://www.koryu.com/library/mskoss8.html
by Tesshu
Sun May 11, 2014 2:26 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Article by Kano: "Jujutsu and the origins of Judo" (1887)
Replies: 10
Views: 14592

Re: Article by Kano: "Jujutsu and the origins of Judo" (1887

Ha! The best part: "The originators of new schools seem often times to have made history to suit their own purposes...." Still relevant today.
by Tesshu
Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:31 am
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Bushinkai Wado-ryu?
Replies: 8
Views: 13659

Re: Bushinkai Wado-ryu?

Yeah, that's just an aiki trick, not waza within aikijujutsu. I swear if anyone makes fun of the brown belt in this video (it's his shodan test), I'm gonna get mad. His attacks were a little off at times. You can say whatever you want about the black belt...that's me. Sakura Sensei changed ipponme t...