It Ain’t Satsuzai… But Then Again – by Jay Drew

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by Kiai Echo | Oct 15, 2020 | Kiai Echo Articles | 0 comments

The phrase “What’s in a name?” gets bandied about, usually in regard with ancestry or history, if you will.  Does the surname Smith indicate that somewhere in your family tree there was a blacksmith – undoubtedly toiling under a spreading chestnut tree?  The name game...

Virtual Brown Belt Weekend – by Delina Fuchs

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by Kiai Echo | Sep 4, 2020 | Kiai Echo Articles

Virtual Brown Belt Weekend is coming up! September 19th and 20th! Distance is no longer a barrier, so please join us for this special weekend training opportunity! You brown and black belters will not want to miss the level of instruction we have gathered for this...

Danzan Ryu at a Distance – by Abraham Zilkha

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by Kiai Echo | Aug 31, 2020 | Kiai Echo Articles

As I boarded the flight to Convention in early March, I could easily sense that the environment around me in the airport was quite different than usual. I am used to flying, traveling weekly or so for work, so I had grown accustomed to the sounds, crowds and rhythm of...

Danzan Ryu Origin Stories Podcast: Prof Jane Carr – by Professor Hillary Kaplowitz

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by Kiai Echo | Aug 28, 2020 | Kiai Echo Articles

Welcome to Danzan Ryu Origin Stories. In movies, television, books, especially comic books, we often get to learn the character’s backstory to find out why they are the way they are – like how a superhero got their superpower. Knowing their “origin...