This is actually Version 4 of my blog.
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I got back to the Ninja Temple last night to find an envelope waiting for me containing a copy of “Butterfly Tai Chi“. I had been wanting to watch this since I first saw the clips/info about it when it was being filmed. I should point out I have a...
Saturday evening I was informed that my niece had a Karate competition day on Sunday, and that she wanted me to go and support her. So there went my plans of a productive Sunday catching up on my ever-growing todo list. OK! by productive day I...
This weekend I had a meeting with a representative of a local troupe of Belly Dancers (OI! get your mind out the gutter, I was not booking them for a private showing!) I was there in the guise of a possible “consultant“. Now I can imagine lots of...
All is on edge in the Techno Insane Asylum today, I think its just a coincidence that I also happen to have brought a shinai into the office. “You took a weapon to work?” I hear you ask! Which tells me two things :- You don’t know me, You don’t...
I have not posted for a while, so I Figure I’ll post some kind of update whilst waiting for a phone call/email/contact of some form. So the weekend just gone : – The GoodWell I went out sat night, had a nice meal in a place where the staff were...
The proposed ban on the import, sale and manufacture of swords will have an adverse effect on legitimate practitioners, collectors and manufacturers. Actual sword related crime is very rare and does not warrant a ban that affects the cultural...
Well tonight’s training session was one of the best I've had for a long time. We did not do as much training as normal, but I got to work with a couple of the black belts, and I think that makes all the difference. Going through my grade work with...
Well I bravely battled the winds, the rain, the fallen trees, closed roads, and other dangers to make it to the dojo for training last night. Well, I braved all that after leaving the office early (Well tis hard to work in IT with no power) to get...
It is like the age old question, Ninjas V Pirates, but with less Pirates, and more rain! The weather is having an effect on the dojo atm. The cold, rain, and wind is for some unknown reason making people think twice about going to train in a...
Sometimes, I think my life is a bit unusual. Take today for instance. 9am until 2:30pm was spent at the dojo learning the ways of the warrior and technoshaman. I was playing with dangerous weapons, bouncing people and being bounced around the dojo....