Classic Budoka

Shudokan Martial Arts Association Senior Advisor Wayne Muromoto has created a cool new blog called The Classic Budoka. Be sure to drop by http://classicbudoka.wordpress.com/ for fun and informative information about traditional Japanese martial arts.

Mr. Muromoto received a Shihan teaching certificate and a sixth-degree black belt from the SMAA Jujutsu division, and he's a long time SMAA member. He teaches Takeuchi Ryu jujutsu in Hawaii.

The Sennin Foundation Center for Japanese Cultural Arts

The Sennin Foundation Center for Japanese Cultural Arts is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Albany. It was established in 1981, and since then it has offered instruction in traditional Japanese systems of yoga and meditation, healing arts, martial arts, and fine arts. You can visit the Sennin Foundation website at www.senninfoundation.com. Their blog can be found at http://senninfoundation.blogspot.com.

Drop by the above sites to learn more about:

* Shin-shin-toitsu-do: A unique form of Japanese yoga, healing, and meditation created by Nakamura Tempu Sensei

* Saigo Ryu: A traditional Japanese martial system that features unarmed aiki-jujutsu techniques for self-defense and training in several classical weapons

* Shodo and sumi-e: The Sennin Foundation Center also offers instruction in Ranseki Sho Juku brush calligraphy and ink painting

SMAA

Want to learn more about Japan's traditional martial arts? Interested in getting a great quarterly journal about said arts? Looking for a martial arts association that is nonprofit in nature and is promoting authentic and classical versions of judo, jujutsu, karate-do, aikido, iaido, and other disciplines?

Then check out the Shudokan Martial Arts Association at www.smaa-hq.com and at the SMAA blog (http://shudokanmartialartsassociation.blogspot.com). The SMAA is an international coalition of Japanese and Western martial arts experts that are devoted to the promotion and preservation of Japanese martial disciplines and related cultural arts. The SMAA offers regular seminars in the USA and other countries, annual membership is inexpensive, and rank certification is available to qualified applicants.

About the Sennin Foundation, Inc. and Michi Online

Michi Online: Journal of Japanese Cultural Arts and the Michi Online blog is published by the Sennin Foundation, Inc., a federally tax-exempt, nonprofit corporation.

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H. E. Davey
Kevin Heard
Ohsaki Jun

Board of Advisors
Michael Donnelly
Peter Goodman
Hashimoto Tetsuichi
Ann Kameoka
Dave Lowry
Wayne Muromoto

About Michi Online

The Michi Online blog is the place to visit to learn more about Japan as well as Japanese cultural arts and spiritual paths. You'll be able to find articles about classical art forms like budo (martial arts), shodo (brush calligraphy), kado (flower arrangement), Shin-shin-toitsu-do (Japanese yoga), and other disciplines. News about Japan and its traditional art forms will also be available.

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