Survival Arts

Egad! I made the Bugei catalog...

Last spring I attended a weekend-long tameshigiri seminar at the Dojo of the Four Winds in Encinitas, California, near San Diego, hosted by the excellent James Williams and "Big Tony" Alvarez. At the end of 2 solid days of cutting wara (and a few goza), we did group pictures, which I'd forgotten until now, over coffee, reading a dojo mailing list:

From: "Claude Whitmyer" Date: Tue Dec 3, 2002 10:25 am Subject: Russell "Grasscutter" Whitaker makes Bugei Catalog

Check it out!

On page 2 of the latest update to the Bugei mailorder catalog there is a group photo of a Tameshigiri workshop led by James Williams.

There's a big pile of cut pieces of either goza or wara--I mean a big pile--like the group had a real fun time cutting all those mats.

And right in the middle of the group, with a big smile and Bujinkan patch proudly displayed on his gi, stands Russell.

Hey Russell, are you still planning on arranging a tameshigiri seminar up here in the Bay Area?

claude

Looks like I need to order the paper catalog, since I can't find it on Bugei's website...