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Weapons and Aikido
Issue 4   Summer 2001

Inside... Thrust Without Thrusting by Benjamin Pincus Sensei, Chief Instructor, Aikido of Champlain Valley Ukemi, Please by Clarence E. Davis Remembering Paul Sylvain Sensei by Benjamin Pincus Sensei Selected Poems by Rick Skogsberg Technical Corner featuring tantori tsuki rokkyo Weapons and Cooking by John Jorschick ACV Kids! Contributors: Isabel Sullivan, Alden Ladd

Editor's Note Perspectives of aikido and weapons comprise this issue's main theme. Benjamin Pincus Sensei offers his thoughts on weapons training with Thrust Without Thrusting, while John Jorschick describes common lessons learned between Weapons and Cooking. Benjamin Pincus Sensei also gives tribute to his aikido roots in Remembering Paul Sylvain Sensei. Returning to the mat, Clarence Davis also explores a return to shoshin - beginner's mind - in Ukemi, Please. Four striking poems provided by Rick Skogsberg, our Technical Corner detailing tantori tsuki rokkyo (6th defense against knife thrust to the stomach), and our ACV Kids! section featuring works by Alden Ladd and Isabel Sullivan complete this issue. This issue is also available in PDF format, featuring photos and original artwork by John Jorschick, Sean Harrington, and Julie Stanitis. Donovan Waite Sensei with Benjamin Pincus Sensei at the Roxbury, VT dojo