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Ask me a question honestly, I want one with a question I learn with a question I write Do you want another essay on budo do you want another chapter in a fantasy book Ask me a question throw me a line get my brain started throw a rock into the pond and see what … Continue reading Ask me a question – Kim Taylor, 04 Jun 2023

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Ever wonder why (and this would be aimed at those of you who have been in a growing organization, who have gone up the ranks first) the requirements get more strict as the years go on? After all, what got you passed isn't what gets passed these days. I remember thinking exactly that several years … Continue reading Not enough chairs on the third floor – Kim Taylor May 29, 2018 – Re-Posted 4 Jun 2023

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That's not exactly what Ohmi sensei told us at the May seminar, but I'm afraid that writing the whole word will get me on a list somewhere. He said that he had not done much practice in the last few months but had read a lot of books and his own notes. His conclusion? He … Continue reading My Sensei Said: It’s all Bull-puckies! Kim Taylor May 28, 2018 Re-Posted 1 Jun 2023

Jodo last evening, we started with the partner kihon and got about a third of the way through. Not really technical correction, but "mindly" correction. Mostly it was to re-emphasize the importance of tachi in jodo. I seem to remember a story that at Shiriashi Hanjiro's dojo there was a fellow who did all the … Continue reading Uchidachi again Kim Taylor May 30, 2018 – Re-Posted 31 May 2023