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Dear Friends, Brothers and Sisters.

I hope and pray all are doing fine...

My younger brother Akhtar Hasan age only 28, has serious renal
malfunction situation and its irreversible as we are told. Only
solution to this problem is a transplant as both his kidneys are
functioning only less than 25% and situation is getting even worse
with every passing day.
Now, situation is this.

The whole process/package cost for his renal transplant is coming
upto (Pak Rupees) Rs.510,000 which is equal to US$.8,500
approximately.

Coming from poor family background, I am not sure that we the family
can afford this cost. My brother is young, and was studying till the
time he started having pains and symptoms of his kidney failure. He
has ambitions, and he is hardworking. Doctors have suggested and
advised for an urgent transplant or there might be complications, if
delayed for more than a month or maximum two months.

I wanted to ask you folks if someone has any idea how we can handle
this situation so that Akhtar can have a healthy kidney and get on
with his studies and live somewhat normal life.
Concern and problem is of financial nature of course.
Anyone would like to view his renal scan report, please let me know.

We have set up an account if anyone would like to help… All we need
is US$ 8500… and anyone can contribute as much as they possibly can.
As soon as we have US$.8500… a "thanks you" e-mail will be sent to
all of you so that everyone knows we are OK and Akhtar has been
hospitalized for the transplant.

Please help, a man's life is at stake…

Thanks for your time & prayers.

Jafar Hasan
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Domo arigato gosaimasu...

Very cool description... I like the translation of koshi no mawari.   All in all
it seems as though you received some pretty intense training.  Now that you have
it, what are you planning to do with it?  Are you going to bring it to the
masses ( that qualify of course) or are you going to practice it for yourself. 
With Sosuishi ryu being in the UK, I assume you will be hooking up with that
group at some point.

Trying to translate a traditional ryuha outside of the native country with
people not familiar with the customs and training methods is difficult ( my own
instructors in martial arts some years ago would give a whole slew of reasons
why this is true).   One good peice of advise my friends still practicing the
system i was a part of say that screening potential applicants is essential. 
The training is hard enough without having some knuckle head who wants to be Ken
Watanabe or Tom Cruise.

Thanks again for the explanation and once again good luck in your training.

Regrads,
Walt

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From: "munisaihidenawa"


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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:23:49 -0000
From: "munisaihidenawa"
Subject: Re: Digest Number 3



Walt,

Yes Araki ryu is very aggressive in characteristics and technique.
We train in iai, kenjutsu, bojutsu, sojutsu (yari), nagamaki,
kusarigama, chigiriki, ryofundo (manrikigusari). kogusoku (close
combat techniques utilizing grappling and the use of a short sword)
and shurikenjutsu.

Sosuishi ryu Kumi Uchi Koshi No Mawari is a 450 year old bugei ryuha
from the Bungo Takeda domain (Present day Fukuoka & Oita
prefectures) and is an off shoot of Japan's oldest systemized
jujutsu ryuha, Takenouchi ryu.

Sosuishi ryu teaches kumi uchi (jujutsu & yoroi kumi uchi) Koshi No
Mawari (swordsmanship with long & short sword) and shurikenjutsu.
Koshi No Mawari is not really a martial discipline, it's more like a
martial concept.

Koshi No Mawari translated into English means "around the hips" and
refers to the concept that anything that is around your hips can be
used as a weapon against your enemy, be it a sword, dagger, fan,
teacup, etc, etc.

Sosuishi ryu is taught in Fukuoka & Tokyo in Japan, Sydney
Australia, New York & Oregon in the U.S. and now, in London,
England, UK. Worldwide, there are only less than a hundred
practicioners of this ryuha.

Thanks.

-Steve


> Veryu nice. I have heard that Araki ryu is intense although I do
not know much about Sosuishi ryu. How about a low down??? I myself
was fortunate enough to study Yoshin Ryu for a time. Military
service took me away from the area and I have not trained in that
system for over ten years. Good stuff though as my training is much
moe diverse now.
>
> Good luck in England...
> Regards,
> Walt
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Walt,

Yes Araki ryu is very aggressive in characteristics and technique.
We train in iai, kenjutsu, bojutsu, sojutsu (yari), nagamaki,
kusarigama, chigiriki, ryofundo (manrikigusari). kogusoku (close
combat techniques utilizing grappling and the use of a short sword)
and shurikenjutsu.

Sosuishi ryu Kumi Uchi Koshi No Mawari is a 450 year old bugei ryuha
from the Bungo Takeda domain (Present day Fukuoka & Oita
prefectures) and is an off shoot of Japan's oldest systemized
jujutsu ryuha, Takenouchi ryu.

Sosuishi ryu teaches kumi uchi (jujutsu & yoroi kumi uchi) Koshi No
Mawari (swordsmanship with long & short sword) and shurikenjutsu.
Koshi No Mawari is not really a martial discipline, it's more like a
martial concept.

Koshi No Mawari translated into English means "around the hips" and
refers to the concept that anything that is around your hips can be
used as a weapon against your enemy, be it a sword, dagger, fan,
teacup, etc, etc.

Sosuishi ryu is taught in Fukuoka & Tokyo in Japan, Sydney
Australia, New York & Oregon in the U.S. and now, in London,
England, UK. Worldwide, there are only less than a hundred
practicioners of this ryuha.

Thanks.

-Steve


> Veryu nice.  I have heard that Araki ryu is intense although I do
not know much about Sosuishi ryu.  How about a low down??? I myself
was fortunate enough to study Yoshin Ryu for a time.  Military
service took me away from the area and I have not trained in that
system for over ten years.  Good stuff though as my training is much
moe diverse now.
>
> Good luck in England...
> Regards,
> Walt
>

Veryu nice.  I have heard that Araki ryu is intense although I do not know much
about Sosuishi ryu.  How about a low down??? I myself was fortunate enough to
study Yoshin Ryu for a time.  Military service took me away from the area and I
have not trained in that system for over ten years.  Good stuff though as my
training is much moe diverse now.

Good luck in England...
Regards,
Walt

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 14:17:49 -0000
From: "munisaihidenawa"
Subject: Koryu Bugei



Greetings,

I train in two koryu, Araki ryu and Sosuishi ryu. Both are Sengoku
jidai bujutsu ryuha that teach both kenjutsu, jujutsu and other
weapon systems.

I have just moved back to London, England after living in Chiba
Prefecture for six and a half years.

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Greetings,

I train in two koryu, Araki ryu and Sosuishi ryu. Both are Sengoku
jidai bujutsu ryuha that teach both kenjutsu, jujutsu and other
weapon systems.

I have just moved back to London, England after living in Chiba
Prefecture for six and a half years.

Regards

I would like to draw list members' attention to an important Budo
event that will take place in Delphi, Greece on the 22th to 25th of
July, 2004.

The Budo Festival for Peace
===========================

The idea of the project is to bring youth who are Budo practitioners
and who live in areas that are in violent conflict. This project is
seen as a pilot program that will be the basis of on-going worldwide
festivals.

I'm not going to go into too much detail here, but would ask that you
have a quick look at the BFP's website:

http://www.budoforpeace.org/

We are currently looking for young Budokas between the ages of 10 to
15 to participate in the Festival.  The requirements are that you are
a practitioner of one, or more of the following Budos:

KARATE
JUDO
SHORINJI KEMPO
AIKIDO
KENDO

We are also looking for adults with Budo backgrounds to assist in
running the project in Delphi itself.

We are also trying to attract youngsters from areas where they have
been subjected to violent conflict.  Current targeted countries include:

BOSNIA
CROATIA
KOSOVO
ALBANIA
SERBIA
NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
LEBANON
PALESTINE
ISRAEL
CYPRUS (GREEK AND TURKISH)

If you know of anyone who might want to attend this new Budo
experience, then please ask them to contact NIGEL KERSH on
nckersh@...

Oss!

Nigel Kersh

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We are proud to present to you the first issue of Meibukan Magazine.

Meibukan Magazine is a non-profit webzine for the knowledge and
spirit of the martial arts. Starting point are the teachings of
Okinawan karate-do. As `House of the Pure Martial Arts', however, we
offer a home to the various authentic martial arts traditions.

Each issue of Meibukan Magazine features:
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Meibukan Magazine is an independent martial arts magazine and does
not advertise nor does it host advertisements. Issues of the
Meibukan Magazine are free and can be downloaded as a professional
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This e-mail will be sent only once to notify you of our first
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Issue # 1 will be released February 8 at www.meibukanmagazine.org

http://www.dallasbudokai.com/
Youshio Kurahashi sensei of the Mujaun Ryu is in Dallas.
We are trying to keep alive some of the traditions of the "Kumoso".
After the swords were outlawed in Japan the only way to legaly
continue to wear them was to become a Kumoso.

Hello, my name is Jorge Braga. I'm a Sin Moo
Hapkido and Taekwondo instructor from Mérida, Yucatán,
México. I am interested in Hapkido and Daito Ryu
Aikijujutsu.<br><br>My Email is braga46@... <br>my web page is:
<a href=http://amsmh.freeyellow.com/braki.html
target=new>http://amsmh.freeyellow.com/braki.html</a>

Hello everyone!I am new in this club.I am a
praticer of Jujitsu and Ninpo.Jujitsu for me is not
something that I do for a hobby or really even for
self-defense,but for me it is an entire being of life.<br>Check
out my profile if you will and e-mail me too.I would
like to meet other people that art students of the
Bushi Budo arts.

hello!<br><br>nope, I can't provide the names of
anyone about anything related to daito ryu, especially
not in the united states! because i don't know, but
you can find out for yourself if you check the daito
ryu website and find some contact or something. my
teacher's aren't affiliated with the takeda ryu anyway. i
don't think you should be worried about that anyway,
judge your teacher's skill level for yourself,
basically if he understands the aiki techniques then he's
well worth learning from!<br><br>how long have you
been studying daito ryu?<br><br>sorry i haven't
bothered checking this board for months. as you can see
nothing was happening.<br><br>Simon

DAITO RYU AIKIJUJUTSU SEMINAR IN NJ SUNDAY AUG.
19, 2001 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM to be held at TORA DOJO
located at 159 Midland Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032,
201-998-8897. Call for directions.<br><br>The seminar will be
lead by Tim Tung, Shihan of the Daito Ryu Bokuyokan.
Tim Tung, Shihan is the chief instructor of the
Bokuyokan Association, USA Branch. Tim Tung, Shihan has
received his training in Japan directly from Katsumi
Yonezawa, Soshi Shihan of the Bokuyokan
Association.<br><br>The seminar will emphasize the fundamental techniques
of Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu. Training will consist of
jujutsu, aiki kihon, and aikijujutsu techniques. Students
of all ranks and styles are welcomed to
attend.<br><br>The cost for the seminar will be $30 for Bokuyokan
Members and $40 for Non-Members.<br><br>Because the class
size is limited to ensure quality of instruction, it
is absolutely essential that each student abide by
our cancellation rules, You are agreeing to this
policy when you make your reservation.<br>The seminar
fee must be paid 7 days before the date of the
seminar, and reservations are on a first come first served
basis.<br>We accept your reservation for the seminar in good
faith, however the seminar fee is non-refundable. If an
emergency arises prior to the seminar please notify us and
we will credit you fee toward another seminar at a
later date or another location. Failure to cancel, late
cancellation and no-shows will result in you being charged for
that seminar.

DAITO RYU AIKIJUJUTSU SEMINAR IN NJ SUNDAY AUG.
19, 2001 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM to be held at TORA DOJO
located at 159 Midland Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032,
201-998-8897. Call for directions.<br><br>The seminar will be
lead by Tim Tung, Shihan of the Daito Ryu Bokuyokan.
Tim Tung, Shihan is the chief instructor of the
Bokuyokan Association, USA Branch. Tim Tung, Shihan has
received his training in Japan directly from Katsumi
Yonezawa, Soshi Shihan of the Bokuyokan
Association.<br><br>The seminar will emphasize the fundamental techniques
of Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu. Training will consist of
jujutsu, aiki kihon, and aikijujutsu techniques. Students
of all ranks and styles are welcomed to
attend.<br><br>The cost for the seminar will be $320 for Bokuyokan
Members and $40 for Non-Members.<br><br>Because the class
size is limited to ensure quality of instruction, it
is absolutely essential that each student abide by
our cancellation rules, You are agreeing to this
policy when you make your reservation.<br>The seminar
fee must be paid 7 days before the date of the
seminar, and reservations are on a first come first served
basis.<br>We accept your reservation for the seminar in good
faith, however the seminar fee is non-refundable. If an
emergency arises prior to the seminar please notify us and
we will credit you fee toward another seminar at a
later date or another location. Failure to cancel, late
cancellation and no-shows will result in you being charged for
that seminar.

I practice Daito-Ryu in the United States.
Recently I was told that there are only a few high ranking
teachers authorized by Japan to teach Daito_Ryu in
America. If this is true I'd love to know if my schools
head instructor is among them. Can you provide the
names and locations of authorized teachers of Daito-Ryu
in the US?

the "official" daito-ryu organisation with that
website is only "official" because it is still the Takeda
family. the actual Ryu ceased to exist around about WW2,
as did most of the old ryu-ha, since all the old
arts were banned after the japanese surrender. there
are several groups practicing daito ryu here in
japan, but I guess the www.daito-ryu.com people are the
easiest to find out about and are certainly the biggest
organisation.<br><br><br>anyway sorry I just found this club after searching for
Daito ryu, which i'm studying here in tokyo at the
moment. before coming here i studied with John Bear
Shihan of the Kokusai Jujutsu ryu (IJJI) back in
Canberra. if anyone has any questions about daito ryu i'd
be happy to answer, or try to find out from one of
my teachers.<br><br>yoroshiku
onegaishimasu!<br><br>Simon

Seeking someone interested in the same.  Hit me.

Hi, this is Dan, the Webmaster for Westside
Kendo<br>Dojo. I'd just like to invite you all to visit
and<br>participate in our brand new BBS, The Kendo Forums.Here is
OUR place to talk about all aspects of Kendo.So, lets
have have fun talking about Kendo. Oh, andthis is an
open forum, so when you post all you need to give is a
name. Don't bother with the password blank. If you
would like to register, however, youwill be able to
take advantage of all the Furom'sfeatures. Check it
out!<br><a href=http://home.earthlink.net/~stalemate/home.htm
target=new>http://home.earthlink.net/~stalemate/home.htm</a>

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target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/kendobulgaria</a>

Genbukan Ninpo & Kokusai Jujutsu Student here.<br><br>Where is everyone?

Iaito are expensive I never seen any under $500. I have many catolouges I'll try
to see what I can find for you.

Try www.bugei.com<br><br>ronin

hii everyone and .<br>I am 19 m from Turkey.ý
have been practicing Aikido,Aikiken and some iaido.for
iaido ý have been using a an alloy iaito but it is too
light and need one that cuts. <br>Do you know any good
sites that purchase Iaito and Shinken to Europe to
turkey or Romania?<br>I know some good sites like
www.tachi.com but they are very expensive.<br>I want a proper
balanced iaito and must have a nice shapened edge for
light cutting exercises.ü<br>I would love to know a web
site that does i could pay up to 180-190 USD.I know
some sites but either they dont ship outsite usa or
that they are expensive.<br>thanx

The Art of Peace begins with you. Work on
yourself and your appointed task in the Art of Peace.
Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can
be trained in some manner, a suitable path to
follow. You are here for no other purpose than to realize
your inner divinity and manifest your innate
enlightenment. Foster peace in your own life and then apply the
Art to all that you encounter.<br><br>/Morihei
Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido.

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target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/samuraikobujutsu</a> and   <a
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Check out some samurai pictures in the club's album

Well,<br>the official Daito-ryu Aikijutsu site is
www.daito-ryu.com, and it is worth visiting, I think. You can find
there some hisory of Daito-ryu<br>, biographies of
Sokaku Takeda, and Second Soke, Tokemune, and many other
info about other people and aspects of Daito-ryu. Also
there you can find your nearest dojo, and some tips if
you want to go to Japan and study there ( that's the
think I'd like to do someday :))

Welcome, anb350b<br>Thanks for joining.<br>What
style of Aikido do you practice?<br>If you have any
questions on Aikido, feel free to ask any, I have been
practicing it for quite a long time. And for the beginning,
I'd like to write several shiho-nage tips (which is
considered to be one of the most difficult techniques):<br>-
Hands must work just like the sword<br>- The shoulders
must be really relaxed ( like any other part of the
body)<br>- The center of rotation of your body is<br>below
uke's elbow<br>- Don't pull uke's hand<br>- Never let
your arm move above your head<br><br>Everyone is
welcome to share his thoughts on this topic.<br>Next time
I'd like to suggest to talk about atemi (or
atemi-jutsu)

I'm 28/M Army Officer stationed at Fort Bragg,
NC. I'm a 7th Kyu in Aikido at the only Aikido club
in Fayetteville/Fort Bragg. In a short time, Aikido
have become a big part of my live. My clubs webpage is
<a href=http://geocities.com/abnaikido.
target=new>http://geocities.com/abnaikido.</a> Would love to share comments
about Aikido and
gladly accept any mentorship. My Email is
abn350b@....