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2000 Kashima 2 Doc and I were asked to do a demo for everyone. The floor had a board missing that we deftly avoided. When offering feedback, Sensei suggested that we use the center of the floor... ah well. Doc did a great job! 2000 jodo kashima

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Kashima Private Training Kaminoda Sensei discussing maai jodo kashima Oldies

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1980 Jo Shiai John Quinn and I were pressed into the contest at the last minute. There was only one other lucky Westerner - my senior Bruce Brown but he married his partner. John was never cute enough but he did look a little Japanese.... jodo Oldies

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1980 Wedding Shot Kaminoda S. was one of the dignities at Yuri's and my wedding. I still remember getting the knife stuck in the cake and wondering if he was observing poor form! 1980

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1981 Shaman There's quite a story here. It isn't budo related per se although my senior Bruce Brown is at the center of the story. Budo borrows heavily from Buddhism and Japanese animism. This story had a budo lesson that I hope to write about elsewhere on the site. 1981 Oldies

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1990 Jeri Jeri supervised dojo construction even on the coldest of days. Woody likes to talk about the hotpot being taller than she was. She was a tough kid though and loved working construction 1990 dojo

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1991 Dojo Jeri supervised dojo construction. Dad said it was the world's biggest tree house - she liked that! 1991 dojo

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1993 Family Outing Kaminoda and Matsuda S. letting Jeri practice her pullups with a jo. 1993 jodo kashima

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1993 Seniors Left: Muto S. working on hikiotoshi at Kashima Right: Osato S. and I in chudan no kamae at Rembukan 1993 jodo kenjutsu

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1997 Hakan This appears like really bad posture on my part - it is too long ago to remember but I enjoyed Hakan as a partner - he would try to bash in your skull for a sense of realism! 1997 jodo

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1997 Kaminoda Rick Private Training The small dojo at Kashima 1997 iaido kashima

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1997 Private training 2 1997 kashima kenjutsu