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		<title>The Spirit Pressure of Kiai</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Recently a reader inquired about the matter of kiai. For those who may not be familiar with the term, kiai is most frequently described as a &#34;spirit shout&#34; used in hard martial arts during moments of impact. Kiai is frequently used in kata as well as sparring, basics, ippon kumite, etc. The crux of the ...<br/>
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		<title>IkigaiWay Shirts Now Available!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Over the past two months I&#39;ve had the opportunity to do T-Shirt giveaways thanks to a few generous companies. While people enjoyed participating in the giveaways, they kept asking me &#34;how do I get a shirt if I don&#39;t win?&#34; I didn&#39;t have an answer because I never focused on IkigaiWay specific products. The T-Shirt ...<br/>
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		<title>Tamagawa’s Impressive Taiko and Maigasa Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I recently had a chance to attend the &#34;Sakura Sunday&#34; festival in Fairmount Park outside of Philadelphia. I&#39;ve visited the event before and have always enjoyed the festivities. Unfortunately this year there was some very early warm weather which caused the cherry blossoms to bloom and fade before the festival hit. Despite that, the performances, ...<br/>
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		<title>Giving the Bleeding Edge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 18:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Secrecy is a long standing tradition in the martial arts. When you analyze how most arts developed, it&#39;s easy to understand why. Take kenjutsu (sword arts) of the Samurai for example. A kenjutsu headmaster was in charge of training his disciples with the deadliest skills he could. Those men would then take their techniques to ...<br/>
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		<title>Review: Qigong For Healing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[What if you could improve your health and vitality simply through the control of breath and energy? Qigong aims to accomplish that formidable task naturally and noninvasively. The following DVD was sent to me for review and analysis from a martial perspective. I may technically be a &#34;hard stylist&#34; as a karateka, but I am ...<br/>
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		<title>Fibers T Shirt Giveaway Conclusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey everyone! The end of our most recent giveaway has arrived. Today I&#39;ll be reaching out to the three randomly selected winners for the IkigaiWay and NaturalKarate T Shirts. I&#39;d like to extend a special thanks to everyone who was able to participate. Should any of the winners not respond I will redraw and select ...<br/>
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		<title>Walking the Beat with Okinawan Police</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Okinawa is beautiful and it&#39;s people well-mannered, but even they are not protected from the realities of violence. Throughout it&#39;s history Okinawa has been the stage for many conflicts and power plays, the two most notable being the Satsuma Invasion of 1609 and the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. During those times a great amount ...<br/>
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		<title>Double Wammy: New Project and T-Shirt Giveaway</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Very exciting announcements today. First of all, the last T-Shirt Giveaway seemed to go over well. Happily another quality company has offered to sponsor a giveaway - Fibers.com. Fibers is a T-Shirt specific site that allows for easy and fun shirt design.&#160; So today I get to present not one but TWO giveaways, the second ...<br/>
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