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Gojuryu.net March 2007 Newsletter |
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Gojuryu.net March 2007 Newsletter
Onegaishimasu,
Mina-sama, I was speaking to Hershel Sensei last week [San Jose dojo SMAC] and he told me "keep the momentum going". It played around in my mind a bit then I realized this is almost the end of March 2007 already. How much have we accomplished? When is the last time I revisited my goals? [A shame because my goals are posted on the cork-board at my desk]. What's the next short term step and can I clearly see my long term objective? I keep a copy of my "Champions Creed" posted at my desk and read it over and over while looking in the mirror. Then I pushed myself like no other day thus far this year...... and ya know what, I feel great about it. I dug deep to find something inside that I needed to revisit and just 'went for it' - nothing gained is nothing lost and I'm happy to go into the weekend with a positive outlook for training and relaxation. Only us crazy Karate people could possibly understand how that is at all possible.
Special Events worth attending:
Book to watch for :-)
Without giving it all away, something special this way comes. Still two [2] months out and just completed translation, this historical text [never translated for print in the past] with offer significant insight to the roots of Goju Ryu Karate Do as well as the character of Chojun Miyagi Sensei - the founder of Goju Ryu. We cannot release the name of the Author or the Title however we can tell you that this is an absolute must have for every Sensei of and style Karate Do from Okinawa or Japan. [Be prepared to update your historical outlines!!!]
New Printing Gogen Yamaguchi; Goju Ryu Karate Do Kyohan [Paperback] $45.00
The hardcover book is officially sold out [offered at $100.00] however now available is a full sized paperback version. The exact same material and information for less than half the price of the hard cover printing. If you have a training lineage in relationship to Yamaguchi Sensei, this is a 'must have'.
Dojo in the spotlight.
For the March 'Dojo in the month,' comes [put on your Da dunta daa's]
CHUCK MERRIMAN'S KARATE INTERNATIONAL. As many of us in the general Karate community know, Chuck Merriman Sensei has long been a corner-stone for Goju Ryu and Karate in general since the 1960's and it's time to pay tribute. Today Chuck Merriman, his son Chad and their clubs and dojo are an official overseas member of the "Okinawa Gojuryu Karate-do So Honbu Jundokan" and are held in the highest respects. Mr. Chuck Merriman Sensei, Thank your for your past and continued leadership by example !!!
Gojuryu.net Dojo Database going strong.
For Gojuryu Dojo only. We've retrieved most of the old Dojo listings back online and it wasn't easy so this is where your input comes in. Existing members, go to your user profile and fill in all of the blank spaces. The Dojo Database and the user profiles are one and the same. If you already have a user profile and want your Dojo listed separately then keep your user profile [for use in the forums] and create a new one for your Dojo. The Gojuryu.net Dojo database in full operation with an expanded mode and the user profile is fully index searchable via the search page. The Dojo Database and the user profiles are one and the same. If you already have a user profile and want your Dojo listed separately simply keep your user profile and create a new one for your Dojo.
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Knowledge and tradition.
In Japan, on March 20th 2007, comes Shunbun no Hi [or] Higan no Chu-Nichi; which, in English, is the day we call '1st day of Spring' however not the same practices exist everywhere. Many Japanese visit their family tombs on this day in the middle of the week of Higan to pay their respects to their ancestors. People weed their family tombs, and leave flowers, incense and ohagi (sweet rice balls covered with red bean paste). It is tradition that ancestors' spirits prefer round food! Japanese consider this period the changing of the season, because it is usually around Higan that the cold front hanging over the Japanese islands weakens, and the weather changes to spring. Thus we have a saying "Atsusa samusa mo Higan made" ("Heat and cold last until Higan").
Next news letter - Golden Week!!!! Wooo hoooooooooo
Aditional site updates:
It's now been a while since we've started the php experiment [previously with MS Front-page for our site programming] and are happy to say it is serving us well. We can call it permanent now. PHP servers are serving us well [uhhhhh]. So as of the sending of this months news letter we have 2,625 free online members and a whopping 4,021 free email users, not to mention approximately3,883,782 unique visitors [not click throughs] since we've been reliable at keeping track. Yowza... them some big numbers.
Power to the Forums
The forums have been phenomenal producing answers to virtually every question you could possibly think of concerning Traditional Karate do, Goju Ryu specific topics, Sport Karate and even just plain fun and games in the Hilarious section. With over 2,000 active members and over 15,000 posts thus far we have truly created a responsible community that nurtures many brands of Karate. Leaps and bounds ahead of our Goju_ryu eGroup at Yahoo. Let us know if you have any additional suggestions.
Calendar and events.
Just about everywhere in the world you can find something to do with Gojuryu or Karatedo. Take a look and let us know what ya think.
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Because Gojuryu.net is user input driven I cannot add the event ourselves as we would then be the primary contact however we're sure the readers and users of Gojuryu.net would appreciate knowing the dates of your project. Submissions can only be contributed by site members and membership is free. We also ask that you place a link back to us in the event you wish to submit an item to the calendar or to the "Submit Articles", "Submit Links" and "Submit News".
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Well everyone, 'till next month - from all of us at Gojuryu.net, the All Gojuryu Network, thanks everyone for your continued support.
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