GO-DAI BREATHING IN TRAINING
by Christopher S. Penn
One of the most important aspects of basic training that ninpo reinforces,
far and above most other martial disciplines, is proper breathing. The
Shoshinsha Godai no Kata incorporate specific patterns of breathing as a
means of instilling the proper mindset in the practitioner. To summarize:
EARTH: slow, deep breath in, same deep breath out. Earth is stability, the
rootedness. Glaciers don't exactly move at jogging speed. Breathe in
deeply, feeling the breath and the energy of the body slowly moving
around. Breathe in, slowly gathering power, relentlessly and calmly.
Breathe out and exude stability. Nothing can phase you. Nothing can affect
you. You are immovable.
WATER: slow, deep breath in, quick, expelling breath out. Water is the
"power of the wave". See yourself as the ocean, drawing away as you gather
air and then expelling air as a sea expels waves towards the shore.
FIRE: quick inhaling breath in, quick expelling breath out. Fire is fire,
consuming air and throwing heat, light, and gas out just as quickly. When
was the last time anyone has seen a leisurely fire? Fire burns quickly;
you should be as such, quickly using the air around you, and increasing
the intensity of your energy, your personal power.
WIND: Quick breath in, slow breath out. Wind is the element of surprise.
Think of surprise and resolution- a quick gasp, followed by a long sigh,
as the source of surprise dissipates into awareness. See yourself as a
tornado, quickly gathering, and then dissipating slowly, carefully, with
measured breathing.
There are hidden aspects to the breathing techniques; as a new
practitioner to the art, I have had the good fortune of experiencing only
one of the many himitsu. If I breathe properly during training, following
the breathing appropriate to the technique or emotion I am practicing, I
find the aggressor's attacks predictable. I am not sure why this happens,
how this happens, or even what happens, but it does happen. A punch will
come flying at my head and my response almost always seems to be
appropriately timed if I am breathing correctly. If I'm not breathing
correctly, I usually get clocked.
I am told that the breathing coincidentally happens to be very good
practice for meditation, for enlightenment, for higher Tantric practices,
and I am certain that more applications exist than those I am aware of. If
we breathe right as beginners, then we are certain to breathe right as
advanced practitioners. Given the legends that exist about ninja masters,
how can we afford to pass up the chance for an early start towards
success?
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-- The author, Christopher S. Penn, is a relatively poor college student
and brand new ninpo practitioner. This is his first article for "Ura &
Omote". He trains with a large tree in Buchanan Park, Lancaster, and hopes
for a safe, happy, and prosperous New Year for all. He can be reached at
<cs_...@acad.fandm.edu> and heartily welcomes comments and especially
corrections.
/ / /
SELECTED KATA FROM DIFFERENT RYU
by Sean Stonehart
Hello fellow Taijutsu Practitioners of the Bujinkan!!! Here are a few
kata from the Koto-ryu, Gyokko-ryu, Kukishinden-ryu, Takagi Yoshin-ryu and
Togakure-ryu. While many of you already may know or be familiar with
these kata, I hope you will nonetheless find them enjoyable, valuable and
useful to your continued study of Budo Taijutsu. Please bear in mind that
these are presented here as *I* practiced them and wrote them down in my
notebook. I very easily could have missed something and if I did, please
do not take it as how Bud Malstrom and his instructors taught them. It is
an error on my part and I accept all responsibility in any errors of
transmission of technique. Please forward any comments, corrections,
criticisms or suggestions to me personally. With that in mind, I hope you
enjoy them!!
GYOKKO RYU KOSHIJUTSU
* Hanebi - Uke attacks from behind by grabbing the back of your collar
yanking down, starting to kick your hips out from under you. Place one
hand on his hand to feel where the kick is coming from. Once the kicking
leg has been detected, pivot outside of the leg and strike with a gedan
blow. During the pivot, drop your hips to lower you and start a ura gyaku.
Stand up once the ura gyaku has been started. As uke starts to resist ura
gyaku, let loose the grip and switch to omote gyaku, which you apply
quickly to uke. As the omote gyaku takes him down, kick him in the chest.
Then pin and finish him off.
* Keto - Uke attacks with a kick. Step off 45 degrees and counter with a
kick. Uke sees the kick and snatches it back, striking out with an
uppercut to the midsection. Drop into ichimonji with gedan strike while
dropping down. Lean in with shakoken to uke's face and heel stomp uke in
the solar plexus.
* Yubi Kudaki (finger crusher) - Uke grabs your collar from behind. Place
one hand on uke's hand. Pivot outside and jodan strike uke in the chest.
Uke's hand should be pinned to your shoulder by your hand. Grab the pinkie
and apply hon gyaku with pinkie.
KOTO-RYU KOPPOJUTSU
* Setto (folding knockdown) - Uke does a lapel grab. Rock in with reverse
shuto to flat of biceps/triceps. Rock out with reverse boshiken to uke's
hip.
* Shito - Uke does a double lapel grab. Rake the arms with a double
koppoken heading down the forearms to the head. With the inside hand, grab
the uke and apply an omote gyaku to uke's outside hand. Turn on the spine
with omote gyaku twisting inside and down towards ground. The koppoken is
pushing from outside towards the ground at the temple.
* Ura Nami (inside wave) - Uke does a lapel grab. Jodan strike uke's arm
while sinking back into ichimonji, Rock back in on movement and toe kick
uke's calf just inside the shin. While kicking calf, punch uke in that the
throat with a boshiken.
* Koyoku (wing & talon) - From ichimonji, jodan strike in the pectorals
and ganseke nage uke.
* Shihaku - Uke punches twice. Strike both with jodan strikes. After 2nd
strike, fake in with a high stomp kick, step down and fudoken uke in the
jaw.
* Kyogi - Uke punches twice. Defend from ichimonji and strike both with
jodan strikes. After 2nd strike, stomp kick uke's foot, lean in and punch
uke in the ribs. If uke doesn't fall, push down with knee punch to his
knee.
* Kako - Uke punches twice. Strike both with jodan strikes. After 2nd
jodan, heel stomp uke's leading hip and finger strike uke in the throat
notch.
KUKISHIN-RYU HAPPO HIKENJUTSU
OKUDEN KATA - Hidden(secret) techniques
* Fuu-Uun - Uke punches in right then left. After left punch, uke kicks
right then left. Block all 4 strikes with Uke strikes, jodan and gedan.
After the left kick, uke steps forward and lunch punches with the right.
Step back into ichimonji* and catch the punch with crossed jumonji
hands.** Slide forward hand(right hand) down to elbow and grab shirt
sleeve or skin at elbow. At the same time, grab uke's wrist with the left
hand. Step beside uke to the outside. Apply onikudaki on grabbed arm and
simultaneously kick the front leg out from under uke. Twist uke while in
the air.
* - Left foot forward ichimonji.
** - Right hand in front with left foot leading.
henka - replace omote onikudaki with ura onikudaki.
* Ki Raku - same punch and kick sequence as Fuu-Uun, but replace the
kick/onikudaki with an osotogake after kicking uke in the groin with a
shin.
* Kengi - same as Fuu-Uun/Ki Raku but after the shin kick, slide the front
hand to uke's wrist and turn the arm over. Step inside with left arm
leading. Line uke's arm over left shoulder, Throw using reverse leverage.
TAKAGI YOSHIN-RYU JUTAIJUSTU
(note... I missed the name of this Kata at the time of class)
***From a mirror seiza position, uke steps up and forward with the right
side punching with the right hand. Step forward with left side slightly to
the outside, catch punch with right hand and punch uke with left in the
jaw/chin, continuing across and grabbing uke's opposite lapel. From there,
apply itamijime with collar to uke, pulling across left raised knee and
take ori to right hand pinned across leg while maintaining itamijime.
Apply heavy pressure to itamijime and take ori, roll uke over face down &
finish.
*** OR Drag uke across raised knee by sawei nage-type move with ura
gyaku and pin/finish face down on other side of body.
* * *)
TOGAKURE-RYU NINJUTSU
* Kubi-Suji Tonso Gata - Uke grabs from behind and starts to drag you
along. Match footsteps with uke until you grow tired of walking backward
OR have uke off guard. Step backwards into uke with elbow point strike.
Drop hips and with opposite hand, grab uke's hand. Step backwards into
ichimonji & stand up while applying ura gyaku.
*** CRITICAL POINT****
When you step backward into ichimonji & strike the uke with your elbow,
your ichimonji MUST be low enough to allow his arm that you grab to move
freely over your head WITHOUT moving your head to one side or the other OR
moving his arm over your head. It must be a very low ichimonji... not a
gedan ichimonji dropping to one knee, but must be very low.
Sean Stonehart has been studying at the Atlanta Bujinkan Dojo for 3 years.
A 7th kyu due to time constraints & financial constraints, he's received
training from Bud Malstrom as well as his assistant instructors: Roy
Wilkinson, Sean Gerety, Randy Sessions, Robin Marshall, Steve McLain and
Steele Stewart. His primary training time has been with Bud, Roy and Sean.
Unfortunately having been kept away from the dojo for time periods longer
than he prefers(including NOW! :-( ...), he trains everyday for at least
an hour either alone or with several fellow students. He may be reached
at: <SSton...@aol.com>
* * *
SCHOOL/TRAINING GROUP LISTING
The list is organized alphabetically by school name/instructor (if no
school name is listed) by country, and then by state (only for the US).
Please note that the inclusion of a dojo on this list should NOT be taken
as a recommendation. You should make every effort to check if your
instructor is affilated with the Bujinkan Hombu Dojo in Noda City, Japan.
This listing will appear QUARTERLY in the newsletter, with revisions and
additions to the list appearing monthly. If you would like to have your
school/training group listed in this section, please e-mail
<Ashi...@aol.com> with the details. This is a FREE service.
ARGENTINA
Carlos Etchegaray
Aotis 1023 Haedo (1706); Buenos Aires/phone: 659-6905
Daniel Hernandez
Avenida Mitre 3233-1605 Munro; Buenos Aires/phone: 756-0207
AUSTRALIA
Adelaiede Northern Suburbs Dojo - Darren Horvath & Scott Schuzle
Fairview Park POrimary School; Pangari Drive, Fairview Park/phone: (08)
365-3158/Sat. 4PM & Mon. 7:30 PM.
Australian Bujinkan Kobudo - Ed Lomax
178 Grote Street; Adelaide, 5000; South Australia/phone: (08) 231-451
Australian Bujinkan Kobudo - Craig Turbitt
Convent Lane, (off Adelaide St); Bondi Junction, Sydney; New South
Wales/Phone: (02) 363-9443
Anthony Brien
1 Sybil Street; NSW 2122 Eastwood/phone: (02) 8046281
Bujinkan Dojos Ninjutsu Victoria - Steven McKeown
Melbourne & North East Victoria; Victoria/phone: (03) 8169884 or Mobile
015 305094 or e-mail: ste...@petermac.unimelb.edu.au
Bujinkan Hobart Dojo - Richard Jones
Police & Citizens Club, Liverpool St, Hobart/phone: (002) 72 5336 or
e-mail: ric...@ice.net.au
Lee Dojo - Daniel Lee
LPO Box 217;Canberra A.C.T, A.N.U. 2601/phone: (041) 140-8455 or e-mail:
D....@student.anu.edu.au
Andrew Macdonald
Pyrmont Community Centre; John Street, Pyrmont; Sydney, New South Wales
2009/phone: (02) 552-4767
New South Wales Hombu - Andrew McDonald & Greg Turbett
phone: (02) 552-4767
Ninjutsu as taught by Sensei Wayne Roy - Stephen Needham
P.O.Box 10108; Adelaide Street; Queensland, 4001/phone: (61 7) 18 158 036
or e-mail: sdns...@gil.ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
Simon Stewart
41 Platz Street; Toowoomba 4350; Queensland
Western Australia Hombu - Andrew Jarvis & Steward Jarvis
Tomkins Park Cricket Club Hall; Alfred Cove, Tomkins Park/phone: (041)
991-4242/Mon. & Wed, 7PM - 9PM; Teenage Class, Sat. 10AM - 12 Noon
BELGIUM
For all information about the Bujinkan in Belgium contact :
Secretariat of Bujinkan Dojo Belgium vzw -Peter Aelbrecht
Kasteelstraat 47; B - 1790 Affligem/phone: ++32 (0) 53 663063 or e-mail:
Peter.A...@intec.rug.ac.be, Benedi...@rug.ac.be
Bujinkan Dojo Bree - Tom Henson
Ki Center - Terrivierewal Z/N; 3960 Bree/phone: ++32(0) 89 461104 or
e-mail: Peter.A...@intec.rug.ac.be
Bujinkan Dojo Erpe-Mere - Peter Aelbrecht; Serge Desmedt
Cafe 't Oud Gemeentehuis; Dorostraat 41; 9420 Erpe Mere (Erpe)/phone +32
(0) 53 77.08.83 or e.mail: Peter.A...@intec.rug.ac.be
Bujinkan Dojo Gent - Benedikt Sas & Dominique Adrians
Watersportbaan 3; 9000 Gent/phone: ++32(0) 14.41.50.57 or e-mail:
Benedi...@rug.ac.be, Dominique...@rug.ac.be,
Peter.A...@intec.rug.ac.be
Bujinkan Dojo Gentbrugge - Mario De mol-ho
Sporthal Driebeek - Braemkaesteelstraat; 9050 Gentbrugge/phone: ++32(0)
14.41.50.57 or e-mail: Peter.A...@intec.rug.ac.be,
Bujinkan Dojo Ieper - Serrano Manolo
Herakles Gym - Goudenpoorstraat 1; 8900 Ieper/phone: +32(0) 57.20.57.84 or
e.mail: Peter.A...@intec.rug.ac.be
Bujinkan Dojo Oostkamp - Groupleader Jen Vande Capelle
Sportcentrum De Valkaard-A.Rodenbachlaan 42; 8020 Oostkamp/phone: ++32(0)
14.41.50.57 or e-mail: Peter.A...@intec.rug.ac.be
Bujinkan Dojo Oudenaarde - Dominique Adriaens
O.L.V. Tech. Inst. - Hoogstraat 8; 8020 Oostkamp/phone: ++32(0)
14.41.50.57 or e-mail: Dominique...@rug.ac.be
Bujinkan Dojo Sint Niklaas - Peter Moerman
De Witte Mooler; Magnolialaan 10; 1900 Sint Niklaas/phone: (03) 544.95.28
CANADA
Bujinkan Barbarossa Dojo - J. Courtland Elliott II
P.O. Box 7166; Station "A"; Toronto, Canada MSW 1X/phone: (416) 699-5078
or e-mail: jceb...@io.org
Bujinkan Dayton Dojo - Bernard Gregoire
695, St-Vallier Ouest; Quebec G1N 3G3/phone: (418) 682-5057
Bujinkan Dojo Victoria -Nicholas Steele
phone: (604) 370-1371 or e-mail: n...@IslandNet.com or
uq...@freenet.victoria.bc.ca
Bujinkan Millis Vancouver Dojo - Tim Wheatley
For information on Ninjutsu around Vancouver BC/phone: (604) 597-1006
Bujinkan Vancouver Dojo - Adam James McColl
101-1001 W. Broadway Box 275; Vancouver, B.C V6H 4B1/phone: (604) 623-2043
or e-mail: amc...@direct.ca
Bushin Dojo - Mark Hopper
248 Tundra Drive; Fort McMurray; Alberta, T9H 4S9/phone: (403) 791-0808
Dojo Ninpo Yamabushi - Bernard Gregoire
5751, St-Georges; Levis, Quebec G6V 4L3/phone: (418) 833-6266
Munro Bujinkan Dojos - Ninja Training Centres - Vancouver - Donald Munro
1917 West 4th Ave. Box 187; Vancouver, B.C. V6J 1M7/phone: (604) 681-8158
Munro Bujinkan Dojos - Ninja Training Centres - Victoria -Robert
Pfuetzenreuter
715 Johnson St.; Victoria , British Columbia V8W 1M8/phone: (604) 388-0061
Yamabiko Dojo - Stephane Meunier, Claude Riffon
5173 Fabre; Montreal, Quebec H2J 3W6/phone: (514) 527-3450, 522-9197 or
e-mail: Paul Fostokjian: veql...@vircom.com
DENMARK
Bujinkan Dojo Copenhagen - Michael Schjerling
Rebrograde 243; Kobenhaven 2200/phone: 31812116
Vennemindevej 48 4. Th.; 2100 Copenhagen X/phone: (45) 31202646 or e-mail:
Ninp...@danadata.dk
(Contact for 11 additional dojos in Denmark)
FINLAND
Bujinkan Dojo Helsinki - Ari Julku
Metsikkotie 14 b as C; 01620 Vantaa/phone: 358-0-8784947 or e-mail:
ju...@walrus.megabaud.fi
Bujinkan Dojo Jyvaskyla - Mika Laitinen
Emannantie 10 K 24; 40740 Jyvaskyla/phone: 358-41-608024 or e-mail:
mp...@tukki.jyu.fi
Bujinkan Dojo Lappeenranta - Markku Kyyronen
Koulukatu 24; 53101 Lappeenranta/phone: 358-53-4163334
Bujinkan Dojo Tampere - Aki Tuominen
Vaajakatu 5 E 113; 33720 Tampere/phone: 358-31-178946 or e-mail:
se...@cc.tut.fi
Bujinkan Dojo Turku - Rasmus Nystrom
YO-kyla 2A 17; 20540 Turku/phone: 358-21-375689 or e-mail:
rnys...@ra.abo.fi
Bujinkan Dojo Vaasa - Jyri Naarmala
Rantakatu 2; 65100 Vaasa/e-mail: b71...@uwasa.fi
FRANCE
Yan Bellaunay
7 Avenue J. Cartier; 0146 Montreal la Cluse
Bujinkan Dojo France - Arnaud Cousergue
7, Villa Raphael; 91860 Epinay S/phone: 33-1-6047-2002
Bujinkan Normandie - Jean-Francois Beaudart
c/o Virginie Gillet; 7, avenue de la Marne; 92 120
Montrouge/e-mail:Gil...@obspm.fr
F.F.B.N. - Samir Saad
47, Avenue de Verdun; 92390 Villeneuve la Garenne/phone: 33-1-4798-6632
Christian Haessler
76 Rue Lavoisier; 68330 Huningue
GERMANY
Bujinkan Dojo Bad Schwalbach - Henry Naporra & Roger Westerweller
Am Westring, Friedrich Ebert-Schule; Bad Schwalbach, 65307/phone: ++49 069
513728 or e-mail: uwe_ku...@f.maus.d
Bujinkan Dojo Darmstadt -Eike Kujaw
Wiesenau 38; Wehrheim, 61273/phone: ++49 06081 56510 or e-mail:
10041...@compuserve.com
Bujinkan Dojo Duesseldorf - Niko Stefanidis
Bundesleistungszentrum des DFJJ Bushido-Duesseldorf; Ernst-Poensgen-Alee
17; D-40629 Duesseldorf/phone: ++49-211-636623
Bujinkan Dojo Frankfurt am Main -Gerhard Schvnberger
Sudermannstr. 16; D-60431 Frankfurt am Main/phone: +49 069 95297755 or
e-mail: scho...@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
Bujinkan Dojo Kassel/Dojo Schule am Junkfernkopf - Michael Winkler
Wegmannstr. 50 or Freiherr von Stein Strasse 11 or John-F.-Kennedy-Strasse
22A
Kassel/phone: ++49-05551-61635
Bujinkan Dojo Koeln (Cologne) - Michael Horschel
Pro Aktiv GmbH; Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 1; D-50226 Frechen/phone: Pro
Aktiv GmbH (a Fitnesscenter) ++49-2234-57712, (via Joachim Hoss)
++49-221-329321 or e-mail: Joachim Hoss: j...@k.maus.de
Bujinkan Dojo JG Nord - Roger Westerweller
Hartmann Ibach Strasse; Frankfurt am Main, 60389/phone: ++49 069 51 37 28
or e-mail: uwe_ku...@f.maus.de
Bujinkan Dojo Stadtmitte -Gerhard Schvnberger & Eike Kujaw
Langestr. 36, Julius-Leber-Schule; D-60311 Frankfurt am Main/phone: +49
069 95297755 or e-mail: scho...@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
Bujinkan Dojo Ulm -Dieter and Dimitra Kania
Meinlohstr. 26 89081 Ulm/Soflingen/phone: (+49) 731-387634
Bujinkan Shinobi Warrior Dojo - Robert Hirschfeld
Turnhalle der technischen Universitdt Ilmenau; D-98693 Ilmenau/phone:
++49-(0) 3677-77461
Bujinkan Shinobi Warrior Dojo - Torsten Riemer
Turnhalle des Gymnasiums 4; Erich-Muesahm-Str. 41; D-07546 Gera
Heinz Meyer
Rubekamp 6; Bremen
Ninjutsu Dojo Bielefeld - Mark Schomaker
Bielefeld, 33607/phone: 0521 270 35 83
Oni-ko Dojo e.V. - Ralf Schomaker
c/o P.O. Box 3371; Osnabruck, 49023
Germany - Shin-den no michi
Shin-den no michi - Andrea Rees
P.O. Box 6174; D-61 424; Oberursel, Germany/phone: 06171 - 98 0249 or
e-mail: Thoma...@frankfurt.netsurf.de
All groups in the following list can also be reached via Andrea Rees:
Dai-Sho Ninjutsu Center - Bujinkan Kasumi-An - Andrea Rees and Stefan Jung
Gunzostrasse 3; 61 352 Bad Homburg, Germany/phone: 06171 - 98 0249 or
e-mail: Thoma...@frankfurt.netsurf.de Class starts: Tuesday, 18:00 -
22:00 and Thursday, 19:00 - 22:00/We also offer special weekend training
sessions. Please call for more information. Training taught also in
English language.
Shin-den no michi Dojo Mainz - Michael Korbl
Emrichruhstrasse 10; D-55 120 Mainz, Germany/phone: 06131 - 68 0106 Class
starts: Tuesday, 19:30 - 22:00/Training taught also in English language.
Shin-den no michi Dojo Osnabrxck - Dirk Linnemeyer
Sandstrasse 9; D-49 205 Hasbergen, Germany/phone: 05405 - 69 499 or
e-mail: Thoma...@frankfurt.netsurf.de/Training taught also in English
language.
Shin-den no michi Goettingen - Philip Schulte
Neustadt 12, d-37073 Gottingen, Germany/phone: 0551 - 46926 or e-mail:
psc...@gwdg.de or Thoma...@frankfurt.netsurf.de
Wednesdays:(intermediate), Fridays (beginners) and Sundays (open
mat)/Training taught also in English language.
Shin-den no michi Dojo Karlsbad - Gerrit Deike
Friedrich-Speidel Strasse 32 D-76 307 Karlsbad, Germany/phone: 07 202 -
1374 or e-mail: Thoma...@frankfurt.netsurf.de/Training taught also in
english language.
Nin-Po Saar, Ninjutsu Dojo St.Ingbert - Marc Jahan
Suedendstrasse 9; D-66 383 St.Ingbert, Germany/phone: 06894 - 87 342 or
e-mail: Thoma...@frankfurt.netsurf.de Class starts: Monday, 18:00 -
20:30 and Wednesday, 18:00 - 20:30/Training taught also in English and
French language.
Ninjutsu Dojo Worms - Christian Stumm and Hilmar Wege
Maximilianstrasse 6; D-67 547 Worms/phone: 06241-46 166 or e-mail:
Thoma...@frankfurt.netsurf.de/Training taught also in English language.
Shin-den no michi Rommerode - Andreas Korbl
Kasseler Strasse 26; D-37 247 Grossalmerode/phone: 05604-78 56 or 0172-41
6093 or e-mail: Thoma...@frankfurt.netsurf.de/Training taught also in
English language.
Musha Jamadera Dojo e.V. - Ulf Frenzel
Clara-Zetkin Strasse 19; D-01 796 Pirna/phone: 03501-52 8773 or e-mail:
Thoma...@frankfurt.netsurf.de Class starts: Monday, Wednesday 18:00 -
20:00 and Saturday, 10:00 - 12:00
Stichting Martial Arts Dojo - Jean Debets and Carlo Bonnie
Stationsplein 59; NL-6372 GR Landgraaf / Netherland/phone: 045-531 5136 or
e-mail: Thoma...@frankfurt.netsurf.de
Empowerment Projects - Hans Fliervoet and Hepke Jongsma
Postbus 723; NL-9200 AS Drachten / Netherland/phone: 0512-541 085 or
e-mail: Thoma...@frankfurt.netsurf.de Class Starts: Wednesday, 20:00 -
21:30 and Friday, 20:00 - 21:30/Training taught also in English and German
language.
end of January 1996/part 4
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Liz maryland
editor, Ura & Omote -- Online Ninjutsu Newsletter
e-mail: Ashi...@aol.com
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