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Yoshokai Aikido Video: Kushida Sensei

Kushida Sensei named his offshoot of Yoshinkan Aikido Yoshokai. I trained directly under Kushida Sensei in the late 70's and early 80's. I finally found a video of him. Unfortunately, it's very short.

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Some Lessons From A Book of Five Rings

Below is an excerpt from an article published at The Martialist, entitled Seven Lessons f

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The Beauty of Karate

At Mokuren Dojo, there is a truly beautiful video on Japanese Karate. Please pay a visit.

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Below is an excerpt from a post a Master's of IMA blog, about the history of

The Pugilist at Rest

The subject of the sculpture, The Pugilist at Rest, is thought to be Theogenes, a famous boxer in ancient times.

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The 300 Tang Dynasty Poems, #36: At a Border Fortress

The Tang Dynasty was a golden age of culture in China. Poetry was especially esteemed. 300 of the best poems of that age were collected into the classic 300 Tang Dynasty Poems.

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Kata and Aikido

Below is an excerpt from a post by Diane Skoss, who is a long time practitioner of classical Japanese martial arts.

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Vermeer Bonanza!

A friend sent me a link to a veritable bonanza of articles on the Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer. Below is an excerpt of the main article.

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Three Laughters of theTiger Ravine

Kokei Sanshō 虎渓三笑 

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Women's Self Defense, circa 1947

I love these old videos. Too bad those jumper things the ladies are wearing went out of style, I think they look great.

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