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As many of you know, classes are now meeting at the covered Pavilion closer to the Zoo entrance of Riverview Park (The Fly). After you cross the first set of railroad tracks, the rectangular pavilion will be on your right. It’s on the Mississippi River side of the park before you get to the soccer fields and playground.

We changed the location from the Labyrinth for a few reasons (A) it’s covered in the event that it rains (B) there’s a light so we can train later as the time changes (C) It doesn’t interfere with persons who want to walk the Labyrinth meditation circle.

Thanks for you patience as we continue our search for an indoor space for classes. We’ll bring repellent to the next class for the mosquito issue.

#57

From: "Alison McCrary" <alimc02@...>
Date: Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:17 am
Subject: Saturday's session

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Hey y’all,

Tomorrow’s session will be held at our place tentatively at 3:30pm at our place (1922 General Taylor) instead of at the Labyrinth at 9. Please call 678-643-3500 or 770-356-0105 to confirm.

Samurai & Risada

Alison McCrary

1922 General Taylor Street

New Orleans, LA 70115

alimc02@...

770-356-0105 (cell)

"Be the change you want to see in the world." - Ghandi

#56

From: "Alison McCrary" <alimc02@...>
Date: Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:32 pm
Subject: Professor Carlao's Birthday Party

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On Monday September 25, Professor Carlao will be turning 40 (believe it or not, capoeira keep you looking young). We’ll all be sure to play him on Monday’s roda for his birthday, but in the meantime…

Let’s Party! Bring your friends. All are welcome (even if you haven’t been able to make it to one of Professor Carlao’s classes yet)!

What: A Surprise Birthday Celebration of Professor Carlao’s birthday (his first birthday in the United States).

It’s a Potluck party with a little Brazilian flavor!

Who: All capoeiristas, friends of capoeiristas, and persons interested in capoeira

When: Sunday, September 24 at 1pm

Where: Risada, Samurai, and Carlao’s home located at 1922 General Taylor Street between Dryades and Daneel in Uptown New Orleans

Bring: A side dish. We’re grilling steaks and providing birthday cake. Please bring your favorite dish or drink: Brazilian or American. You can bring your dish ready-to-eat or use our kitchen/grill. Here are some suggestions: rice, beans, drinks, vegetables, sausage, or chicken for the grill, salad, a pasta dish, and chips. If you want to share any capoeira music or DVDs, you may bring them as well.

Your Homework: Learn how to sing “Happy Birthday in Portuguese:

Parab�ns a voc�,
Nesta data querida,
Muita felicidade
muitos anos de vida

It’s the same rhythm as the birthday song in English.

Hope to see you there,

Risada

#55

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:06 am
Subject: more songs

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http://www.capoeiras.com/public/phpBB2/portal.php?sid=04098926761451d16badfa543fed970e

I found this site that has a whole bunch of lyrics and a section for lyrics to entire albums.

Check it out.

Samurai

#54

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:02 pm
Subject: RE: saturdays ?

htoiya

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Gabrielle,

The group is mixed.� Its open to anyone so feel free to come out anytime, we won’t hold the Brazilian/Cajun thing against you : )

On Saturdays as of lately we’ve been practicing music. �We’ve got a few berimbaus, pandeiros, an atabaque, agogos, etc. �We’ll play the instruments and sing and learn some songs. �If there is enough people we may do some jogos.� We may also do movements by request, but we focus mainly on music.�

The Saturday session is free so you are welcome to participate. �MWF classes have a fee, $10 for the first week to try it out.

Hope to see you soon,

Samurai

678-643-3500

From: nolacapoeira@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nolacapoeira@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gabrielle
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:17 AM
To: nolacapoeira@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [nolacapoeira] saturdays ?

oie.. i'm new to the group .. 23 f from the North Shore.

Is everyone here Brazilian or is the group a mixture ?
i'm Brazilian/Cajun =)

i was wondering what it is yall do on Saturdays ? how long is it and
how many of you usually attend ? just curious. My boyfriend and i
would love to watch just for one day to see what the group is all
about. maybe some time in the near future i will be able to pay for
the classes if i ever get a job ! heh =)

Muito Obrigada
Gabrielle

#53

From: "Gabrielle" <soodamncold@...>
Date: Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:17 pm
Subject: saturdays ?

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oie..  i'm new to the group .. 23 f from the North Shore.

Is everyone here Brazilian or is the group a mixture ?
i'm Brazilian/Cajun  =)

i was wondering what it is yall do on Saturdays ? how long is it and
how many of you usually attend ?  just curious.  My boyfriend and i
would love to watch just for one day to see what the group is all
about.  maybe some time in the near future i will be able to pay for
the classes if i ever get a job ! heh =)

Muito Obrigada
Gabrielle

#52

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:11 pm
Subject: In the event of rain

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The following message is from Risada:

In the event that it's raining when a class is scheduled, capoeira classes will take place at the covered pavilion located near the boat deck at The Fly behind Audubon Zoo. If you are entering the Fly from Magazine Street, cross over the railroad tracks and the pavilion will be on your right. It's just before you come to the soccer field and playground. The floor is concrete so you may want to wear some flexible sneakers.

Risada

770-356-0105

#51

From: ashackle@...
Date: Sat Sep 9, 2006 5:42 pm
Subject: New Name for mailing list

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Hiro,

I ran into someone at the Rielly center who was interested in doing stuff with
your group.

I told him I would pass his email on to you.

Its dburdett@...


Adam

#50

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Sat Sep 9, 2006 3:13 pm
Subject: We're still meeting today for capoeira

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Guys,

Despite the inclement weather, we will still meet today. Instead of 9am, we’ll meet at 930am at my house

1922 General Taylor st.

Its at General Taylor and Dryades. I will also go to the Labyrinth to see if anyone shows up there, and return to the house at 930

Samurai

678-643-3500

#49

From: "Alison McCrary" <alimc02@...>
Date: Fri Sep 8, 2006 4:03 am
Subject: Roots of Brazil: Capoeira New Orleans

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Oi capoeiristas:

This is a very exciting and monumental time for all persons in and around New Orleans who are interested in capoeira, Afro-Brazilian culture, the Portuguese language, physical fitness, and Brazilian music. For those who attended Wednesday night’s capoeira session, we hope you enjoyed the class. We, along with many of you, are delighted to have Instructor Carlao in New Orleans.

Carlao is a professional capoeirista with over 30 years of experience. Born and raised in Brasilia, he has trained regional, Angola, and benguela under the guidance of Mestre Ralil with Raizes do Brasil (Roots of Brazil) since he was seven years old. In addition to his capoeira skills and knowledge, he has extensively practiced other martial arts including Tae Kwon Do, Jiu Jitsu, and vale tudo(no holds barred fighting).

Instructor Carlao arrived in New Orleans this week, leaving his family, job, and life in Brazil behind for the sole purpose of spreading the art of capoeira to New Orleans.

Just as times are tough in Brazil with the current president and economic situation, we understand that life in post-Katrina New Orleans is also not easy so we are implementing some small fees to help Carlao make ends meet and get the group started. Prices, effective September 8^th, 2006, will be as follows:

Introductory student rate (for new students)- One Week unlimited classes- $10

Monthly Unlimited Classes- $60

Drop-in fee- $10

In comparison with other schools of capoeira and the quality of Carlao’s teaching, this is an excellent deal. Academies in New York charge $200-250 per month.

We are in the progress of obtaining a rental space, but until then, classes will be held at the Labyrinth behind the Fly (at Audubon Zoo). If you need directions, please let me know.

Until further notice, the class schedule is as follows:

Monday 6-8pm

Wednesday 6-8pm

Friday 6-8pm

You will be encouraged to wear white to every class. After your first week, a uniform is required for class. A capoeira uniform consists of white capoeira pants (abadas), a white Raizes do Brasil t-shirt, and a cord. Abadas and t-shirts will be available for purchase in the next few classes and thereafter by request or on certain days. Cords are on the way. The clothes are designed for the art of capoeira so they are flexible and durable. The uniform is white because when capoeira was played in the past, players would be wearing white suits and whoever left from the capoeira game with the cleanest clothing would be considered a great capoeirista. We keep the tradition alive by wearing a white uniform to class, as do many other capoeira groups today. Prices are as follows: Abadas $40, t-shirts $20.

Any assistance that you can provide to help us get the group started will be greatly appreciated. We particularly need assistance with the following: creation of flyers, distributing flyers, contacting members of the community regarding possible rental spaces, spreading the word about our current classes, and website development.

Samurai will continue the Saturday morning session at 9am at the Labyrinth (until further notice). This session will focus mostly on music.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 770-356-0105. Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Risada (Alison)

Administrator for Raizes do Brasil New Orleans

#48

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Wed Sep 6, 2006 6:55 pm
Subject: Special Guest Instructor for Capoeira TODAY!!!

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Hey guys,

We’re meeting at the Labyrinth at 6PM (it gets dark around 730 so I’m pushing the time up a little more). We have Instructor Carlao all the way from Brasilia Brazil. He has been playing capoeira for longer than I’ve been alive! Don’t miss this opportunity! Bring your friends too so they can see this too! This is open to everyone. I can’t stress enough what a great opportunity this is, and I’m very excited to have you guys meet Carlao. See you guys at the Labyrinth. Just take Tchioupitoulas west until it ends into East Drive, and on the left side is the Labyrinth. http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=East+Drive+Laurel+Street,+New+Orleans,+LA

Axe,

Samurai

678-643-3500

#47

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Wed Sep 6, 2006 6:17 pm
Subject: Special Guest Instructor for Capoeira TODAY!!!

htoiya

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Hey guys,



We're meeting at the Labyrinth at 6PM (it gets dark around 730 so I'm
pushing the time up a little more).  We have Instructor Carlao all the
way from Brasilia Brazil.  He has been playing capoeira for longer
than I've been alive!  Don't miss this opportunity!  Bring your
friends too so they can see this too!  This is open to everyone.  I
can't stress enough what a great opportunity this is, and I'm very
excited to have you guys meet Carlao.  See you guys at the Labyrinth.
  Just take Tchioupitoulas west until it ends into East Drive, and on
the left side is the Labyrinth.
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=East+Drive+Laurel+Street,+New+Orleans,+LA



Axe,



Samurai

678-643-3500

#46

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Fri Sep 1, 2006 10:25 pm
Subject: Capoeira tomorrow

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Yep, it’s the weekend again, and that means capoeira at 9am at the Labyrinth on Saturday. The Labyrinth, if you recall, is at the intersection of East Dr. and Laurel St. You can mapquest it, and if you still can’t find it, call me and I’ll try to direct you.

See you out there!

Axe,

Samurai

678-643-3500

#45

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:43 am
Subject: Wednesday Capoeira Practice

htoiya

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Open practice at the Labrynth, Wednesday at 630pm until dark. Everyone’s invited. See yall out there,

Samurai

678-643-3500

PS. I gave bad directions again on the last email! Laurel is one way going the wrong way at State St. if you come down Calhoun St, you can turn onto Laurel. Another way to go is to take Tchiapitoulas until it runs into East Dr. Theres that funky fork at the end so just go right there, and the Labyrinth is to your left, look for the white sign that says Labyrinth.

#44

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:09 pm
Subject: Capoeira Saturday 9am at Labyrinth

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http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=Laurel+st.+at+east+dr&csz=new+orleans%2C+la&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=

Hey y’all,

We’re meeting Saturday at 9am as usual, and this time I’ve got directions to the Labyrinth for real. Its really easy, just take Laurel St until it ends into East Dr, which runs just east of the Zoo. Here is a map

East Dr as I found out is one way so you can’t come down it from Magazine like I thought.

The forecast is for some thunderstorms, so if its raining, we’ll meet at my house and play music and watch videos unless someone has a big enough indoor space to practice. Call me in the morning IF its raining, otherwise we’ll be at the Labyrinth.

See you out there

Samurai

678-643-3500

#43

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:59 pm
Subject: Wednesday afternoon practices

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Hey yall,

I’m going to start practicing on a regular basis on Wednesday afternoons, while I’m in the city, around 630pm at the Labyrinth(where we were last Saturday). It’ll be very informal, I’ll bring my stereo and a berimbau. If anyone wants to join me, I’ll be out there and be more than happy to attempt to teach you some movements or learn some movements from you.

The space that we used last Saturday(the Labyrinth) was really awesome so we’ll continue to meet there on Saturday mornings as well as on Wednesday afternoons.

Directions: I’m pretty sure you can get there this way, but I’ll confirm after today. Head towards the river on East Dr, which is just to the east of the zoo on Magazine st. Just go down until the road turns one way(don’t go any further because it’ll be the wrong way) and on the right is the Labyrinth. Or you can come through the fly by going all the way through the park, crossing over the railroad tracks the second time, and after about a quarter mile it’ll be on the left side.

Hope to see yall out there,

(sorry for the late notice today)

Samurai

678-643-3500

#42

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:04 pm
Subject: capoeira tomorrow

htoiya

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I’m back in town, and looking forward to tomorrow’s session! We’re meeting at 9am at the meditation center behind the fly. Go to the back right corner of the zoo to get to the fly, drive through it, and go across the railroad tracks(you’ll also cross it once on the way in). We’re in the area to the left once you cross over. Give me a call if you need further directions, otherwise just listen for the berimbau. See y’all out there at 9am.

Axe,

Samurai

678-643-3500

#41

From: "Alison McCrary" <alimc02@...>
Date: Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:26 am
Subject: Capoeira Class Location Change

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From Aug. 12th forward, classes will be held in The Fly behind Audubon Zoo. Meet at the pavilion entitled a "Stage for Viewing"
near the soccer fields beside the playground. The pavilion is a great concrete space providing a nice breeze from the river, trees nearby for shade when needed, a nice grass area for practicing acrobatics, and ample parking. Call me at 770-356-0105 if you have difficulty finding us on Saturday. We hope to see you there.

Axe,
Risada

#40

From: "Emily Schweninger" <e.schweninger@...>
Date: Tue Aug 1, 2006 7:54 pm
Subject: Capoeira Angola Palmares Workshop - Mississippi

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Hey Everyone! FYI...

Capoeira Angola Palmares of Mississippi will be hosting Mestre Gulliver, Master and Internationally recognized performance artist of Capoeira Angola Palmares in New York, during a 3-day workshop starting August 25th through August 27th.

Any and all practitioners of Martial Arts are invited!

Guest visitors from out-of-state will include Instructor Bamboo of the Nashville, TN Capoeira Angola Palmares and special guest from New Orleans, Curtis Pierre's Group of Capoeira Angola.

TIME: Friday 4-7pm

Saturday 1-5pm

Sunday 1-3pm

Place: Powerhouse Gym

1693 Lakeover Road

Jackson, Mississippi

(601) 982-7360

Contact: Instructor "Magia" (601) 503-6160

General Admission for Spectators - $10.00

Participant's Fee - $65.00

Individual Workshop Fee - $25.00 per workshop

#39

From: "Alison" <alimc02@...>
Date: Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:30 pm
Subject: Class Cancelled 8-5-06 and alternate training location

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There will be no class on Saturday Aug. 5, 2006, however, we
encourage you to meet each other in the park at the usual time and
practice the movements you learned in yesterday's class at the park.
Samurai and I will be training capoeira in New York next weekend.

I'll see you on the following Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006 at 9am.

From Aug. 12th forward, classes will be held in The Fly behind
Audubon Zoo.  Meet at the pavillion entitled a "Stage for Viewing"
near the soccer fields beside the playground.  The pavillion is a
great concrete space providing a nice breeze from the river, trees
nearby for shade when needed, a nice grass area for practicing
acrobatics, and ample parking. Call me at 770-356-0105 if you have
difficulty finding us on Saturday.

Here's a article about the pavillion:
http://www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/2001-08-21/news_feat4.html

I look forward to seeing you all there on next Saturday at 9am.

Axe,
Risada

#38

From: "Hirokazu Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:33 pm
Subject: Capoeira today

htoiya

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Hey everyone,

Sorry, forgot to send a reminder yesterday about today’s session. We’re meeting at Audubon at 9am as usual, and we’ll be there til 11. Afterwards, we might meet back at my house and eat some lunch and watch some capoeira videos and play some music. See you out there!

Axe,

samurai

678-643-3500

htoiya@...

#37

From: "Erik Smith" <easatorii@...>
Date: Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:54 pm
Subject: RE: Saturday Capoeira

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Just wanted to say I appreciate the constant invitations and reminders, please keep sending them to me. Unfortunately summer school has been very hectic so I have not been able to attend, however classes end shortly so I'll see you there.

Thanks

Sincerely

Erik

From: "Hirokazu Toiya" <htoiya@...>
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Subject: [nolacapoeira] Saturday Capoeira
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:56:43 -0500

We�re meeting tomorrow, Saturday, at 9am at Audubon on the St. Charles side. Its gonna be another hot one, make sure you bring a cold drink!

Samurai

678-643-3500

htoiya@...

#36

From: "Hirokazu Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:56 pm
Subject: Saturday Capoeira

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We’re meeting tomorrow, Saturday, at 9am at Audubon on the St. Charles side. Its gonna be another hot one, make sure you bring a cold drink!

Samurai

678-643-3500

htoiya@...

#35

From: "Hirokazu Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Fri Jul 7, 2006 10:46 pm
Subject: tomorrows session

htoiya

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Axe! Are you all ready for tomorrow morning’s practice session? Two weeks ago we tried the fly, but I think Audubon works better, so we will meet at the usual location near the fountain by St. Charles at 9am. Remember, wear some pants that are easy to move around in and bring something to drink, and come with lots of energy!

See you all tomorrow morning

Samurai

678-643-3500

#34

From: alison mccrary <alimc02@...>
Date: Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:07 pm
Subject: Saturday 7/1/06 Class Cancellation

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Due to the 4th of July Holiday, we will not be meeting in the park this Saturday July 1st to train capoeira. Samurai and I will be in Atlanta. We hope you all have a nice 4th of July weekend.

Risada

#33

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:13 pm
Subject: capoeira today

htoiya

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Hey,



Hope this email finds you before 9am, and I apologize if there is any
redundancy in emails.  Capoeira will be at the fly tomorrow at 9am
Saturday instead of at Audubon Park.  We'll try a little change of
scenery to see how things go.  Apparently Audubon public pool is open
so if anyone is interested in going, bring your swimsuit.



For those of you who don't know where the fly is, it's the park behind
the zoo.  Go in to the zoo parking lot from Magazine St and go to the
back right corner of the parking lot where the entrance to the park is
located.  You'll go across some railroad tracks, follow the road, and
we'll be in the field to the left, in the shade of a tree.



See y'all out there!


Samurai
678-643-3500

#32

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:55 am
Subject: Saturday morning session

htoiya

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The Saturday morning session this week will be at that park behind the
zoo, the area some call "the fly," I think.  Go into the Zoo parking
lot from Magazine, and the entrance to the park is on the south
western end.  You'll cross over some railroad tracks, go up a hill and
around a curve.  The river will be on your right, and fields on the
left.  There is a large tree about a tenth of a mile in, and we'll be
in the shade of that tree.  We'll start at 9am.  See yall there!

Samurai
678-643-3500

#31

From: "Alison McCrary" <alimc02@...>
Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 2:23 am
Subject: RE: Mark your calendar for Sat June 9

alimc02

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Correction: Session with Prof. Cocada is Saturday June 10^th not June 9^th.

We will also have capoeiristas Rosa and Godzilla from Grupo Maculele visiting the class as well.

We hope to see you all there. Please spread the word.

Risada

From: nolacapoeira@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nolacapoeira@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Hirokazu Toiya
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 9:39 AM
To: nolacapoeira@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [nolacapoeira] Mark your calendar for Sat June 9

Oi,

We’ve got a special guest coming in for the Saturday morning session on June 9! Profesor Cocada will be visiting from Atlanta for the weekend, and he will be running the training at Audubon Park 9am on Saturday. We plan on doing a roda sometime over the weekend as well so stay tuned. Check out his bio at http://www.maculeleatlanta.com/cocada/cocada.html

Axe,

Samurai

#30

From: "Hiro Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Sun Jun 4, 2006 2:41 pm
Subject: Mark your Calendar for Sat June 9

htoiya

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Oi,



We've got a special guest coming in for the Saturday morning session
on June 9!  Profesor Cocada will be visiting from Atlanta for the
weekend, and he will be running the training at Audubon Park 9am on
Saturday.  We plan on doing a roda sometime over the weekend as well
so stay tuned.  Check out his bio at
http://www.maculeleatlanta.com/cocada/cocada.html



Axe,



Samurai

#29

From: "Hirokazu Toiya" <htoiya@...>
Date: Sun Jun 4, 2006 2:39 pm
Subject: Mark your calendar for Sat June 9

htoiya

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Oi,

Axe,

Samurai