Hi John! Was good to see you too!

For those that don't know, Rusinko Sensei does teach aikido, and has
been doing so for probably about 35 years or more. He was originally
from the ki society.

Best,
Ron (who, me?)

--- In yoshinkan@yahoogroups.com, "ronin516" <ronin516@y...> wrote:
>
> Hello!,
> Hi my name is John and I have studied martial arts since I
was
> around 10 years old.My uncle had taught me how to box,and as I grew
I
> studied various martial arts as well as brawl in the streets.When I
was
> 14 my uncle suggested(actually he regretted the chance to learn
judo)
> That I learn judo or jujitsu.That was my first introduction to
Aikido.I
> started at my first night class with Richard and Kathy Crane in
> Lindenwald,NJ.I studied with them for about 2 months and was into
> routine and asked a question"what do you do when a rear cross comes
> in?"I was promptly reprimanded and told"you don't ask sensei
> questions,you ask senior student questions,and I'll ask sensei and
come
> back to you."I believe the guys name was dave?Anyway confused and
not
> accustomed to Japanese training I felt insulted,no I felt mentally
> deficient,then I got ticked.I left there and went to seek out her
> enemy,a man they referred to as DARTH VADER.I eventually went to
other
> schools and found myself in Maple Shade NJ.I met sensei Alex
Rusinko in
> 1994 and have been studying with him ever since.I was at the last
> seminar at the college of Philadelphia and was impressed.Like to
also
> give a shout out to Ron Tinsdale,was good to see you again.
>