It is now a little over a fortnight until we kick off the first of the
Developing the Warrior Within & The Samurai Game Workshops in Australia!
I will be joined by Lance Giroux who is the most experienced facilitator of the
Samurai Game in the world today and together I am confident we will bring you a
workshop unlike anything you have experienced to date. If you haven't already
taken a look at the website www.samuraigame.org I suggest you do.

There have been a couple of changes since the first flyer went out a few months
back so I wanted to make sure everyone has the most up-to-date information.

* We have introduced a reduced rate for students and the unwaged of $220.00. If
you fall into either of those categories and you would still have difficulty
attending please call me to discuss.
* We are also able to offer BPAY in addition to VISA and cheque. If you would
rather use BPAY please put a note on your registration form so that we can
forward you the details.
* We have moved to a new, more comfortable venue a couple of hundred metres
along Mains Rd. The workshop will now be held at the Paloma Reception Centre,
121 Mains Rd, Sunnybank. There is still plenty of on site parking and plenty of
café's and restaurants close by. For those of you who prefer public transport
it is right next door to the Altandi railway Station and the bus stops outside
on Mains Road.

While we still have spaces, we will accept registrations right up till the start
of the workshop so please share the opportunity to join us with anyone you think
might be interested.

I would also like to make you aware that you need not worry if you have any
concerns about an injury or particular physical condition you might have. The
Samurai Game has been created in such a way that physical size, perceived
ability or perceived disability are not relevant to your capacity to be fully
effective and fully experience what the workshop has to offer.

Please call me on my mobile if you have any questions or concerns about the
workshop. More information and a registration form is available at
www.thesamuraiguy.com.au

I look forward to seeing you on Saturday the 25th.

Warm regards,

Paul

Mob: 0413 709 460



--- In Aikido_Australia@yahoogroups.com, Gabrielle Paynter
<gabrielle.paynter@...> wrote:
>
> Sounds good. Please send the details to the list when you have more
> information please!
>
> Cheers,
> Gabrielle
>
> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Paul Marshall <prmarshall@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I have recently returned from Grass Valley, California where I played the
> > Samurai Game® at the Aikido¹Ka Dojo run by Sensei Frank Bloksberg. If you
> > have never heard of the Samurai Game® it was created by Sensei George
> > Leonard (who holds a fifth degree black belt) - you can check it out at:
> > www.samuraigame.org
> >
> > In short, two teams take on the roles of medieval Samurai each led by a
> > Daimyo and guided by the code of Bushido (even into death) ­ one team
> > against the other engaging in a variety of unpredictable contests. There is
> > no significant physical contact yet every contest requires the utmost
> > commitment and focus. The atmosphere is chaotic ­ metaphorically everyone¹s
> > life is at stake ­ and trying to stay centered is a real challenge. Leonard
> > Sensei once described the game as ³... subtle and complex. Participants are
> > never quite certain of all the rules or of exactly what¹s going on, or what
> > may happen next.² As far as I am aware it has been played all over the USA,
> > in Canada and Mexico, China, Taipei, Poland, Egypt and the UK. It has been
> > run for corporations and, like the game I attended, as a public course with
> > participants aged from 13 to those in their 60¹s.
> >
> > I could say a lot about my experience of the Samurai Game®. For me it was
> > subtle and profound. So much so that I am bringing Lance Giroux of Allied
> > Ronin Leadership Training & Consulting to run the Samurai Game® over a
> > weekend in Brisbane at the end of July. Lance led the game I played and has
> > been doing so since 1978. We already have participants who have played
> > twice before with Lance flying over from Perth to take part!
> >
> > If you are interested participating or just in finding out more shoot me an
> > email at either prmarshall@... <prmarshall%40gmail.com> or
> > paul@... <paul%40cdrs.com.au>
> >
> > Warm regards,
> >
> > Paul Marshall
> > Principal
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