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how I haunted my summer vacation
Fujikiri festival 2010
Kyoto, Nara, and Yagyu Village (spring 10)
英語写真

Japanese fencing with the Russian

I meant to post this some time ago and forgot about it. There was a technique that had been causing me trouble all day. Here’s the Russian’s slow . . . → Read More: Japanese fencing with the Russian

more food for thought from Joseph Campbell

In primitive societies the violence delivered to young men in their teens is prodigious and it is taming them. The young male is a compulsively violent piece of biology and you’ve got to integrate that.

People talk about looking for the meaning of life; what you’re really looking for is an experience of life. And . . . → Read More: more food for thought from Joseph Campbell

Sucks Less with NHK

NHK, sort of the Japanese version of PBS, but with more entertainment-oriented programming, is airing a delightful show called Samurai Spirit wherein the intrepid Nicholas Pettas (easily one of the coolest guys around) takes us all over Japan to learn about different martial arts. Normally this kind of show drives me up the wall . . . → Read More: Sucks Less with NHK

the UN has an aikido club

It appears that the security personnel in the Chilean UN headquarters have an aikido club that trains with such things in mind. The music would indicate that the group is thoroughly epic.

Thanks to Patrick Parker at Mokuren Dojo for . . . → Read More: the UN has an aikido club