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		<title>Koto Ryu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Original content from another&#8217;s notes, slightly modified to fit what I&#8217;ve been shown
Shoden no Kata
Yoko To 
The attacker performs Kumi uchi Strike with a right boshiken to the left side of the attackers neck then kick to the attackers groin with your right leg in a sanshin motion. As your foot touches the floor strike [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.reiver.us/archives/125</link>
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		<title>Juroppo Ken &#8211; 16 Fists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Juroppo ken (16 fists/body weapons)

Kikaku ken &#8211; Head-butt
Fudo ken &#8211; Immovable fist
Shikan ken- &#8216;4-Rings Fist&#8217;, spear like
Boshi ken -Thumb-drive fist (refers to the piercing end a blade)
Shako ken &#8211; Palm-strike/claw-hand fist
Kiten ken/Shuto &#8211; Knife-hand
Shitan ken &#8211; Finger-spear/thumb-pressure grip
Happa ken &#8211; &#8220;8 Leaves&#8221; Open-hand (slap)
Koppo ken &#8211; &#8220;Bone method fist&#8221; Thumb-knuckle fist
Shishin ken &#8211; &#8220;Finger-needle&#8221; fist
Shuki [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.reiver.us/archives/121</link>
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		<title>Shi Haku and Bud no Kamae &#8220;Surviving a knife attack&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight, Bud touched on a Koto Ryu technique and then threw us a twist on defense against a knife.
Shi Haku &#8211; Catch a Rhythm.
What I learned.  I am inclined to say it teaches the principle on catching an attacker’s rhythm but duh….so I think about how.  Lets say Uke isn’t holding his arms out senselessly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.reiver.us/archives/119</link>
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		<title>9th: Kyu kyu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bujinkan Atlanta Dojo – 9th Kyu Kyu
I. Shizen No Kamae – Natural Body Posture
II. Bowing (Rei no shikata)
³  Standing Bow Salute &#8211; Ritsurei
³  Kneeling Bow Salute &#8211; Zarei
III. Striking Methods &#8211; Dakentaijutsu
³  Earth approach to striking (Dakentaijutsu chi no kata)

Earth wrist grab defense &#8211; strike to push away.
Power comes from up/down movements
Emotion &#8211; Calm, Immovable, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.reiver.us/archives/116</link>
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		<title>8th &#8211; Hachi Kyu notes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I. Ichimonji No Kamae (Figure 1 posture) Gyokko ryu
II. Four Direction Rolling

Right forward roll – Migi Katate Zenpo Kaiten
Left forward roll – Hidari Katate Zenpo Kaiten
Long Distance side roll, right – Migi Sokuho Kaiten
Long Distance side roll, left – Hidari Sokuho Kaiten
Long Distance back roll, right left – Migi Koho Kaiten
Long Distance back roll, left [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.reiver.us/archives/112</link>
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		<title>Equality of Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bud sponsored a seminar and the guest was Jack Hoban.  He took us from the morality of life to being an ethical warrior and demonstrated it with some distance drills explaining tactical space.  I have to say that these were extremely impressive theories.  Theories that everyone could agree with but never heard it put into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.reiver.us/archives/103</link>
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		<title>Shizen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shizen no kamae “Natural body posture” is an aspect of everyday life I have become more aware of since I began training Budo. I was instructed in the Police Academy to use an Interview Posture when encountering citizens.  This non threatening body posture allows you to anticipate a surprise attack while protecting your duty [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.reiver.us/archives/29</link>
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		<title>Problem Solving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Conflict is part of our everyday life.  It seems that recently many of my friends have had more than their share of problems.  I have also been struggling looking for answers myself.  At the Daikomyosai 2009, a celebration of Soke Hatsumi&#8217;s birthday, we gather from all around to demonstrate a technique and offer a philosophical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.reiver.us/archives/87</link>
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		<title>Life and Budo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Life is painful at times. Budo is too. In fact, budo helps us understand and endure the many facets of life. We experience during our shugyo many things. Life is the same. We need to make use of the lessons, experiences and pain that we recieve in the dojo and translate the teachings outside in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.reiver.us/archives/82</link>
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		<title>Kihon Happo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first three techniques, known as the Koshi Sanpo Waza (3 striking method techniques) are thought to be from the Gyokko ryu and are: 

ichimonji no kata
jumonji no kata
hicho no kata

Ichimonji Kihon No Kata
Uke punches to head. Tori (in Ichimonji) steps diagonally backwards to the right and strikes the attacking arm just above the elbow. [...]]]></description>
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