MIDORI YAMA BUDOKAI Newsletters
Translation of Japanese & Chinese Ranks
MYB Patch
Books
An Encyclopedia of Judo by Ron Rogers
Searching for Nine
A Life in Motion
Edition 11 Newsletters
Hanshi's Corner 17-A
Hanshi's Corner 17-B
Hanshi's Corner 17-C
Hanshi's Corner 17-D
Hanshi's Corner 17-E
Hanshi's Corner 17-F
Hanshi's Corner 17-G
Edition 10 Newsletters
Hanshi's Corner 16-A
Hanshi's Corner 16-B
Hanshi's Corner 16-C
Hanshi's Corner 16-D
Hanshi's Corner 16-E
Hanshi's Corner 16-F
Hanshi's Corner 16-G
Hanshi's Corner 16-H
Hanshi's Corner 16-I
Hanshi's Corner 16-J
Hanshi's Corner 16-K
Hanshi's Corner 16-L
Edition 9 Newsletters
Hanshi's Corner 15-A
Hanshi's Corner 15-B
Hanshi's Corner 15-C
Hanshi's Corner 15-D
Hanshi's Corner 15-E
Hanshi's Corner 15-F
Hanshi's Corner 15-G
Hanshi's Corner 15-H
Hanshi's Corner 15-I
Hanshi's Corner 15-J
Hanshi's Corner 15-K
Hanshi's Corner 15-L
Edition 8 Newsletters
Hanshi's Corner 14-A
Hanshi's Corner 14-B
Hanshi's Corner 14-C
Hanshi's Corner 14-D
Hanshi's Corner 14-E
Hanshi's Corner 14-F
Hanshi's Corner 14-G
Hanshi's Corner 14-H
Hanshi's Corner 14-I
Hanshi's Corner 14-J
Hanshi's Corner 14-K
Hanshi's Corner 14-L
Edition 7 Newsletters
Hanshi's Corner 13-A
Hanshi's Corner 13-B
Hanshi's Corner 13-C
Hanshi's Corner 13-D
Hanshi's Corner 13-E
Hanshi's Corner 13-F
Hanshi's Corner 13-G
Hanshi's Corner 13-H
Hanshi's Corner 13-I
Hanshi's Corner 13-J
Hanshi's Corner 13-K
Hanshi's Corner 13-L
Edition 6 Newsletters
Centrifugal and Centripetal Force in the Martial Arts; Components of Body Power; Isotonic and Isometric Stretching for Warm-up; The Four Principles of Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido; Nose Throw 12A
Aikido Waza; Basic Aikido Terminology; Book Review: The Seven Steps to Personal Safety by Tim Powers and Richard B. Isaacs; Important Concepts of Wing Chun Fist 12B
Takemusu Aiki – Creating Martial Movements According to Universal Principles; Training the Stomach; Ki as Proper Alignment of the Body; Shime Waza – Chokes; Tae Kwon Do; Sutemi Waza; Wi Shu Family Rankings 12C
Jyunanshin – Supple Mind; Batsugun – Instantaneous Promotion; Balance; Atemi-ho; Gozo Roppu – Five Viscera; Tsuki Waza – Thrusting Techniques; Shikaku Ashi Sabaki – Square Foot Movement 12D
Fukushiki – Deep Abdominal Breathing; Kiatsu Therapy; Gogyo – The Five Elements; Zen and the Samurai; Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Techniques of “Real” Combat 12E
Hando no Kuzushi; Nage Waza; Honshin – The Difference Between Ethics and Morality; Shin-Gi-Tai; The Difference Between Harai Waza, Kari Waza, and Gake Waza; Budo – Bujutsu in Everyday Life; The “Disabled” in the Martial Arts; Teaching Proper Hand Position for Breakfalls; List of MYB Kobudo Kata 12F
Ueshiba's Philosophy of Aikido; Visualization; A Brief Outline of Karatedo; Judo Instruction; Book Review: Everyday Warriors 12G
List of Original MYB Kata no Ri 12H
Tsukuri; Tegumi; Aikido Waza; Aikido Sabaki 12I
Ki-gata; Kami Shitoe; The Passai Katas; Sinawali; Channan Kata; Kickboxing 12J
Atemi; Sanchin; Early Books on Judo; Sochin Kata; MYB Martial Styles Lineage; Sankinkotaiseido 12K
Reiki; Tokumine No Kun; Okinawan Kenpo; Seisan Kata; Acrobatic Stunts; Original Requirements for Promotion in MYB; Combination Flying Kicks; Itsuku – Being glued, stuck, stiff 12L
Edition 5 Newsletters
Biography of Jigoro Kano 1101
Biography of Funakoshi Gichin; Setting your Gaze in Combat 1102
Biography of Ueshiba Morihei 1103
Biography of Leo Wilson 1104
Goju Ryu Katas; Aikido Essentials; Class Commands for the Dojo 1105
Wado Ryu Kata; Defending Karatedo as the Way of the Empty Hand; Motobu Choki; The Difference Between Self Defense and Martial Arts; Sean Connery in the Martial Arts 1106
JuJutsu Classification; Atemi Waza Classification; The Development of Tomari-te 1107
Gene LeBell; Ri-Ji; Introduction to Zen; Celebrities who were Also Martial Artists 1108
MYB Eagle Claw System; Shuri-te, Naha-te, and Tomari-te; The Threefold Path; Contrasting Aiki and Kiai; Training the Body (Renshu) and the Spirit (Keiko); Kongo (Diamond); The Five Elements of a Good Technique; Training the Stomach; Using the Armpit in Techniques; The Concept of Void in Karate 1109
Kase Taiji; The Difference between Keage and Kekomi; Terminology of Heart and Mind 1110
Renbukai; Bill Wallace on Kata; Washin-Ryu; Uke and Harai; Learning Differences of Women; Logophobia 1111
Terminology of Ren; Go no Kata; Sabaki; Kenpo (The Law of the Fist); Full Contact Sparring 1112
Edition 4 Newsletters
Concepts of Traditional Shorin Ryu Kata; Japanese Wrestling; Yamashita Yoshiaki 1001
Updated List of Traditional Jujutsu Ryu 1001s
Jujutsu Kata of Wilson Kancho – Hand Kata I; Bersilat; Egyptian Stick Fighting; Book Review: Seven Taoist Masters: A Folk Novel of China, translated by Eva Wong; How the Ninja Blended in; Chinese Medicine 1002
Jujutsu Kata of Wilson Kancho – Hand Kata II; Zui Ban – Movement as a Result of Intent; Pentjak-Silat; Testa; Chuck Wepner; List of Belt Colors for Adults 1003
Jujutsu Kata of Wilson Kancho – Kick Kata I; The Word of a Warrior; Nguni Stick Fighting; The Wrestling Presidents; Terminology of Training; Criteria for Renshi, Kyoshi, and Hanshi; Action Based on Intuition; Hanagi Chomo Coined “Empty Hand”; Shi Pa Sho Increased to 72 1004
Jujutsu Kata of Wilson Kancho – Kick Kata II; Evala Wrestling; The Meaning of Shodan; How to Perform a Punch; Sticky Hands 1005
List of Books containing Okinawan Kobudo Kata 1005s
Jujutsu Kata of Wilson Kancho – Kick Kata III; The Use and Misuse of the Makiwari; Book Review: Zen Kobudo: Mysteries of Okinawan Weaponry and Te 1006
Jujutsu Kata of Wilson Kancho – Kick Kata IV (Displacement Kata); Nuba Wrestling; Nyumonsha; The Meaning of Dai and Sho; Listen to the Kata; The Man of Wood; The Difference Between Hiji Ate and Empi Uchi; Hikite; Perseverance; Blood Swinging 1007
Jujutsu Kata of Wilson Kancho – Kick Kata V (Ground Kick Kata); Sen; Kiten; Kumite; A Comparison of Tewaza and Ashiwaza; Funakoshi Gigo; Kitei; Hanko – Stamped Seal; Hineri Geri; Karate Waza; Kimura Masahiko; Three htmlects of a Correctly Performed Technique 1008
Jujutsu Kata of Wilson Kancho – Combination Kata I; Shikake Waza – Setting Up Techniques; The Differrence Between Strategy and Tactics; Metsuke – Combat Observation; The Difference Between Ate Waza and Atemi Waza; Kata Nomenclature; The Kanji for In and Yo 1009
Jujutsu Kata of Wilson Kancho – Combination Kata II; Strength or Power; Book Review: Parents’ Guide to Martial Arts by Debra M. Fritsch and Ruth S. Hunter; Book Review: Self-defense: Steps to Success by Joan M. Nelson; The Eight Elements of Winning Strategy; The Diffference Between Karate Do and Karate Jutsu; Cleaning the Dojo; On Reading Various Translations of the Same Book 1010
Jujutsu Kata of Wilson Kancho – Shichidan Keri no Renshuho (AKA Kick Kata III [A]); Description of the Major Karate Styles; Nage Waza; Contrasting Hard and Soft Aikido Styles; The Ten Categories of Martial Arts 1011
Jujutsu Kata of Wilson Kancho : Ten no Kata Omote (AKA Hand Kata III); Using Body Momentum in Techniques; Judo as a Sport; Hakkoryu Jujutsu; List of MYB Kata 1012
Edition 3 Newsletters
Kukan; Te Sabaki; Proper Conduct (Martial Etiquette); Judo History; Old Comic Book Ads for Martial Arts Instruction 0901
Vajramushti; Evasions (Angles of Attack); Joseph Louis Barrow; and How Hanshi got His Name 0902
Arnis; Symbolism of the Circle, Square, and Triangle; Defensive Techniques of Five Principles; More Theories of Time and Motion; Lineage and Influences of Wilson Kancho; Comparing Karate Ranks to Levels of Education; Modern Equivalents of Traditional Weapons 0903
Strategy of Isshinryu; Musashi Miyamoto and Heiho; Is Sport Karate Self Defense?; Uke; Tang Soo Do; Lineage of Wilson Kancho; The Monkey Who Went to Heaven; Hanshi's Ancestry and Sign 0904
Striking Combinations; Jeet Kune Do; The Ryu-ha of Ancient Ninjutsu 0905
Similarities Between Modern and Ancient sporting Events; Shodokan Aikido; Origin of the Shotokan Tiger; Warriorship; Captain Leopold McLaglen 0906
Metsuke – Look Without Looking; The Rule of Four; Buddha's Hands; In and Yo (Yin and Yang); The Five Confucian Virtues; Ju Jutsu; Remembering “Self Defense World” 0907
Jozai Senjo; Comparing Kuzushi and Tsukuri; Sabaki; Joint Locks; Terminology of Movement; Four Ways to Study Kata 0908
Seven Falls, Eight Rises; Body Conditioning; Confidence; Book Review: The Way to Black Belt: A Comprehensive Guide to Rapid, Rock-Solid Results; The Union of Mind, Body, and Spirit; The Meaning of Dojo; 0909
Kime; Learning Styles; Cuong Nhu; Moshe Feldenkrais; Women Warriors and Ancient Savat 0910
The Concept of Bu; Zoor Khane; 0911
Tatami; Jigoro Kano; Terminology for Resuscitation Techniques 0912
Edition 2 Newsletters
Huntsville 2007 Review 0801 MYB
Discussions on the Elephant's Trunk Exercise, Dead Angle, Blind Spot, Ma, Kamae, and Tsukuri. Discussions of Taekwondo and Sumo. List of Japanese Titles and Martial Arts Ranks. 080123
Tracing the Origins of the Korean Hyung. Detailed Discussions of Kenpo and Kodokan Judo. 080223
Discussions on Pankration, Kuk Sool Won, Sanchin Kata, What is a Sensei, and the Okami Karaho Patch 080224
Kumite, Katame Waza, and Kuzushi 080302
Defendu, Combato, and Combat Martial Arts 080402
Meditation and Massage, What it Means to be a Black Belt and a Discussion on Muay Thai 080502
Turning Side Kick; Vital Points; Heiho (Strategy); Tai Chi's Waist; Kata; and Breath 080602
Qi Gong 18
Judo Terminology for Tournaments (Judo no Shiai) 080701
Displacement Kata; Kojosho Kempo; Healing Techniques; Chakras 080801
Leavenworth 2008 Review and Colorado Springs 2008 Review 0808 MYB
Shi-Ki-Chikara; Fukyugata Sandan; The Common Threads of Chinese, Okinawan, Japanese and Korean Martial Arts ; Breathing 080901
Busai; Encyclopedia of Judo 081001
Jion; Diagrams of Impact Elements; Views of the Universe 081101
Titles (and How to Use Them); Judging Forms; Tai Sabaki; Robert “Ruby Bob” Fitzsimmons 081201
Edition 1 Newsletters
MYB Overview: Lineage, Rank Descriptions, List of Ju Jitsu Systems, and the 18 Martial Systems of Japan Midori
Discussions of Kiai, Haragei, Dead Angle, Shorin Ryu, the Three Principles of Judo, The Karate Creed, and the Study of Kata Supplemental
Techniques must fit like a glove: Discussions of Nage Waza, The Three Minds, Power and Grace, Suki, Ch'i in relation to Breathing and Meditation, and a History of Ju Jitsu Summer 2007
History of Karaho Kempo, Pai Lum Tao, Tang Soo Do, Moo Duk Kwan, and Hapkido: Discussions of Martial Awareness, The Five Ring Tower, and the Forward from An Encyclopedia of Judo Fall 2007
The Philosophy, Study, and Practice of Kata MYB Fall Supplemental
Specific Training in Awareness, Tanden Development, and the Displacement Kick. Discussion on the Chinese Influence on Okinawan Karate and Hawaiian Massage. Rogers Winter 2007
Learning Principles from the Pinan Katas and a Short History of Shotokan Hanshi Winter 2007
Discussions on Grappling forms, Choking forms, and Martial Awareness, The Three Great Treasures, and Philosophy of Judo (or any Martial Art) 071224
