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Thanks to you as well, Gordon, for your suggestion.

Jay, thanks for the invite but I'm afraid Florida is a little out of my way, at least for this trip. The cold in NY won't bother me... for the week or so I'll be there. Actually it'll be a nice change from Thailand's tropical climate. Having grown up in New Jersey I kind of miss the cold sometimes. ...

Sometime in December or January I'll be leaving the Wado wilderness of northern Thailand for a short family visit in the USA. It would be great if I could combine my visit with a chance to get in a few days of good training. Anywhere in the northeast or northwest would be doable (NYC would be ideal)...

I was fortunate enough to have the chance to observe a couple of Takagi Sensei’s classes at the Budokan about a year ago. I was tremendously impressed with his speed and how clean & sharp his technique was (I’m only a 1st kyu so take that for what it’s worth). But something else impressed me as ...

I thought for sure you wouldn't see any black gis in Wado heaven!

oneya wrote: On thinking about it: what I really love about wado ryu is its weightlessness.
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Thanks, oneya. This afterthought really helped to coalesce some nebulous notions that had been floating in the back of my mind lately.

Very nice & thanks for posting. Here's some more good stuff I found on another martial arts forum:

http://youtu.be/6RNzsUkRfhE

There's now a kindle version of the book (much cheaper than the paperback) available on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Recipes-Ku ... 623&sr=1-1

Thanks for the support.

I hope this kind of shameless self-promotion is acceptable on the forum, and please forgive me if it isn't. I've written a martial arts-infused mystery novel called "Secret Recipes from the Kung Fu Bakery," and I thought some of you might be interested: Is a donut the new yin-yang? How doe...

oneya wrote:Also change the mind.. like so: Tobikomizuki- my nemesis change to - Tobikomizuki - my Passion.

oneya

I was going to suggest: Tobikomizuki - my teacher.