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On achieving rokkyu aikidoka

Posted on December 18, 2021 by John Bell

Friends try killing me.We bow and smile. New gold gleams –Mount Fuji beckons. Edited to Add – My very good friend and fellow martial artist Eric Raymond pointed out a syllabic mistake I had made in my first line, and … Continue reading →

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“Foolish Hearts” and Good Falls

Posted on September 3, 2021 by John Bell

(Note: I’m cheating here a little bit. I had ~~80% of this post written in my head and a few notes on a scrap of paper by about mid-day on the 2nd of September. But I didn’t post it then, … Continue reading →

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A SWRv in my life’s path: Intro

Posted on August 13, 2016 by John Bell

Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5 – Part 6 – Part 7 What did I want? I wanted a Roc’s egg…. I wanted to get up feeling brisk and go out and … Continue reading →

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