Dana,

You can get more information about Tou'on Ryu in two articles by Mario McKenna at the free online magazine Meibukan, issue 5.
You can download it from the followin URL:
http://www.meibukanmagazine.org/No5July2005.htm

I was fortunate to have Mario visit one day last June.

Tou'on Ryu is ...

Hi Bill,

Though far from a tai chi expert (I've only been working at it for 27 years) push hands is part of our practice in the Yang system.

Push Hands drills (on the inside) are basically a balance exercise, and an attempt to work with a partner and close off any flaws you have in your movmeent ...

Certainly we can't ignore the human suffering, which has been incalculable, and it will take years before its full toll is understood. The pain really hasn't yet begun. But America is powerful and in time, somehow, we will move past this.

But with the common knowledge this was always a disaster ...

When I heard the former head of the Army Corps of Engineers for NO describe how the money should have been spent to complete the levies over 30 years ago, it struck me how is it justified that Boston needed the billions more for the Big Dig than spending the money down South.

Was congress remiss ...

Hi Dana,

You know even more interesting than the words is actually using that as the basis for our long term program.

When I was thrust into ShoDan over a quarter century ago I was unprepared to be on my own in NE Penna. There was no Isshinryu around (in close proximity or in 'friendly proximity ...

Hi,

If I may I'd like to offer some comments. "How does one compare the Patrick McCarthy Bubishi (Tuttle) to the Alexander Bubishi."

I've been doing various research into the Bubishi for the past 8 or so years.

The Tuttle version of the McCarthy Bubishi (one of any number of versions he's made ...

The Kata - Shi Shi No Kon Dai of Isshinryu is a different kata than Shu Shi no Kun.

Joe Swift has pointed out that the Shishi no Kon no Dai of Shimabuku Tatsuo is based upon the Soeishi no Kon Dai of Taira. It does vary of course and there is on documentation whether Shimabuku Sensei changed it, or ...

Might the reverse question be as interesting? How many Chi believers believe in God?

I experience what the term 'Chi' might mean when I practice my Tai Chi on a good day. Can't do much with it but I know when its there.

On the other hand I have serious questions about God, if he really did create ...

The necessity of voting hinges on a fact that I've come to see more clearly.

The American People always get what they deserve from every election. If you don't vote then you guarantee everyone who does the right to pick your government, and it is your government, you pay for it.

Our leaders are ...

Assuming you're one of the minority who have registered to vote,
tomorrow you have the chance to exercise your franchise.

Regardless of who you like or don't like it offers a very unique
opportunity this election.

Apparently 50% of the registered voters dislike the other 50% of the
registered ...

NM,

When I started teaching kids at the Scranton Boys Club 25 years ago, the only way I could remain doing Isshinryu as there was none in the area, every instrutor I knew thought I was crazy. "Why do you want to teach KIDS?"

A large part of my patiences actually came from my wife, a phys ed ...

I'd like to share my 25 years experience training youth through the Boys and Girls Club.

We keep the class size about a constant 25 members, as most don't show up every class, and the average is between 15 - 19. Ages between 7 to 21, but most begin from 7 to 9 years of age. The past 5 or so years ...

Earlier in August the Independent Film Channel was showing several of the original Zatoishi movies, as well as plugging the release of the new one.

I think IFC focuses on Japanese Movies on Saturday afternoons.

The Original Zatoishi is so good.

Victor Smith
bushi no te isshinryu

Hmmm, a non-religions view of Zen. I wonder if that is truly possible as zen is Zen Buddhism which derived or is the same as Chan Buddhism (all spelling are corrupted by over 30 years of not checkin the books correctly, on purpose to test you of course).

The very best description I've seen of zen ...

I have to be honest, watching the 'KO's' made me wish the instructor worked harder at training his students to be as strong as the jujutsu guy's who didn't go under.