Ed Morris,
your attempt at comedy is a rude and unsolicited failure.You have stuck your empty head where it shouldn't be.Ignorance is bliss, they say, so you must be higher than a kite.Your questionable character is no longer in question.
Trolls, like yourself,typically have empty and shallow lives, so they seek to bring others down to their level.It is time for you to climb back under your rock so that adults may continue a discussion that is important to those with knowledge of the subject matter.So take a "ball four".I can be reached @ LOCKJAWUSMC@TAMPABAY.RR.COM if you wish to discuss this further.
James Stedman

Mr. Neeter, I very much appreciate this great site and the manner in which you moderate it.After studying your HOME page I realize that you are a very dedicated karateka.Please forgive my previous post to Mr. Ed Morris.I am aware that such responses can often make things even worse.I hope that is not the result.If there is a price to be paid for speaking my mind to this slug I am happy to pay it.I simply ask that you don't punish others by locking down this thread.
James Stedman

Guys,

not a problem, Ed is a friend of mine and he was simply having a bit of fun, let it go and get back to the topic please.

I would suggest to relax a bit, yes we are all karateka and great men of honour................just remember you are on a public forum with a simple set of rules which includes me doing as little modding as possible

Thankyou for the kind compliment, lets move on.

you misunderstood me. what I meant to say is that Isshinshorinji ryu and all of it's teachers, masters and soke subjects are likely worthy of having a specialized forum for a concentrated and energetic exchange of gratitudes. preferably a private forum so if the sensitive issues and secrets of the art happen to come up in conversation, they will not be subject to outside critical thoughts.

see, so I was being respectful in my own way.

take care. moving on...

then the pig got up and slowly walked away............

by the way, I showed your patch to a native Japanese - the kanji is wrong.

Next time please say what you mean to say instead of being a smartass.We didn't need a special forum until you muddied up the waters.Worship is not what is going on here.Healing and reconciliation takes time.Many of us feel a profound sense of loss due to our Soke's untimely death.Because so many of us are scattered far and wide over the last 40 years this forum has become one of the best ways to share our thoughts.Secrecy is not an issue.There is nothing to hide.


As to your comment regarding Kanji, it is well known that like everything else in the universe ( see I Ching ) things change as they are passed down.Your friend may not be the sole decider of the accuracy of Kanji.There are literally gazillions of ideographs.What't the point, anyway? No one I know uses Kanji in their day to day living.
The "moving on" promise is welcome.I am happy to do the same.

sorry, I didn't notice the thread was a publicaly held private memorial. Just ignore my comments as being an ass.

And for my next act, I will venture my head between the lions teeth and ask a question to the forum.... What kata do you know of (either within IsshinShorinji or outside of it) that include a large portion of the essentials as seen in this video?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjEc8F2L550&feature=related