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by Ryokan
Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:34 am
Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
Topic: Body conditioning video
Replies: 7
Views: 4551

Body conditioning video

Body conditioning video I found off digg:

http://www.filecabi.net/video/body-as-weapon.html
by Ryokan
Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:41 am
Forum: Kombat Kids
Topic: Uechi for Kids
Replies: 9
Views: 19539

Sensei says is also a good game for stances and basic commands. . . we never knocked anyone out, just let them realize they goofed. You can also have the kids jump up and down and shout directions in the dojo -- shomen, migi, hidari, ura-shomen -- and have them turn as the commands are called while ...
by Ryokan
Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:22 am
Forum: Laugh a little..Live longer!
Topic: Telemarketer revenge
Replies: 4
Views: 5197

I have a friend who tells them he has a diarrhea and then leaves the phone sitting there. I don't feel all that bad, to be honest. I've done telemarketing, and if someone didn't want to talk to me, fine. But I had a call once from a lawn care company, and I told them up front that I wasn't a big law...
by Ryokan
Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:13 am
Forum: Realist Training
Topic: Men are advised not to approach lost children
Replies: 13
Views: 14430

If it worries you that much, stay there with the child and don't move. It's hard to accuse someone of abduction if they never take the kid anywhere. If I found a lost child, I'd be reluctant to move very far from where I found them, much less put them in a car. Old conventional wisdom says to stay p...
by Ryokan
Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:08 am
Forum: Kyohon - The Dojo (Related Discussions)
Topic: Another Question....
Replies: 11
Views: 24730

Dave, I started with aikido. I'd read George Leonard's book <u>The Ultimate Athlete</u> in high school, and I was impressed with the tales of people who averted fights by their presence alone. I vowed to study the art, one day. Having been raised in a family environment where "power over" ...
by Ryokan
Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:54 am
Forum: Women and the Martial Arts
Topic: Cat Calls
Replies: 33
Views: 19954

I'd advise against clicking the link posted by Sterencehaan4.

Porn troll. . .
by Ryokan
Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:00 pm
Forum: Mind-Body-Spirit Forum
Topic: Practicing Okinawan karate as an internal art?
Replies: 1
Views: 9387

Practicing Okinawan karate as an internal art?

Hi guys, I've always been interested in the more internal arts (aikido in particular), but by chance and fortune, ultimately ended up in Kouburyu and then Goju-ryu. I see some of the regulars on this forum talk from time to time about the internal aspects of the art, but I was wondering if there are...
by Ryokan
Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:24 am
Forum: Women and the Martial Arts
Topic: Cat Calls
Replies: 33
Views: 19954

For anyone who's interested, there's a book titled "Back Off!" about the topic of sexual harassment.

Sometimes, according to the book, cat calling is a form of rape testing -- seeing by a woman's reaction whether she will be compliant or will fight back.
by Ryokan
Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:10 am
Forum: Women and the Martial Arts
Topic: Tou’on-ryu - Old Style Kume Village Boxing
Replies: 16
Views: 16378

Just a heads-up --

Sensei McKenna just split his blog off from the rest of his site to here: http://okinawakarateblog.blogspot.com/

Much of it is over my head, but enjoy.
by Ryokan
Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:02 am
Forum: Women and the Martial Arts
Topic: Cat Calls
Replies: 33
Views: 19954

Back to the original topic. . . lol. I just reads a great book titled "Controlling People" and written by Patricia Evans. I *love* this book. Basically, the idea is that controlling people aren't partnering with you, but a pretend person they think is you. Confronting them is worse and val...
by Ryokan
Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:09 am
Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
Topic: Proofreading
Replies: 3
Views: 1716

Niiiice. . . I work as a sort of proofreader, so I'll have to forward this around. ;)
by Ryokan
Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:05 am
Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
Topic: Ipon nukite?
Replies: 16
Views: 7980

Ipon nukite?

Please forgive the transliteration if it's poor, but tonight in my Goju class, I brought up Ipon Nukite, which is one of the strikes I learned of (but didn't learn) when I studied Kouburyu. What would this strike be used for? It seems rather impractical for all but the fleshiest bits. One of the whi...
by Ryokan
Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:13 am
Forum: Creative Heart & Soul Forum
Topic: I hope this isn't out of place
Replies: 0
Views: 7820

I hope this isn't out of place

but I forgot about the creative folks here. Y'all are all welcome to join my online writing community. It's totally free, just a hobby thing.

www.barefootwriter.com
by Ryokan
Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:48 am
Forum: Locate a Teacher or Dojo
Topic: Vancouver
Replies: 3
Views: 8877

If you're talking BC, can you PM me as well?

I had to switch to Goju when I came here because I couldn't find a Uechi dojo.
by Ryokan
Sat Sep 03, 2005 3:20 am
Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
Topic: Katrina - what the hell went wrong???
Replies: 81
Views: 23517

Now mind you, I haven't had the opportunity to verify this, but my dad, who evacuated the city, tells me that Sheriff Harry Lee ordered up busses to evacuate people before the fact. Almost no one would board them.

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