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April 2006 (Las Vegas Editon)

Las Vegas was busy with Karateka from around the world as once again it became the karate capital during the Easter weekend. Our crews were busy capturing images from events. We had a special treat as our good friend, James Tawatao, arranged an interview for us with sensei Morio Higaonna. This interview was a very friendly and informative discussion with sensei Higaonna and his son Eric (Seiji).

April 2006

Our new issue had its debut in West Virginia and New York last weekend. Our new format was well received. You can expect your issue in the mail soon. Dojo orders around the country are on their way.

Volume 15 - Have a sneak preview of the table of contents click here

March April 2006

Wow have we been busy here at American Samurai. Volume 15 is at the printers and without a doubt this is the best edition yet with a new format using magazine layout, a glossy color cover and more color inside.

November 2005

As practitioners of martial arts we have many influences of Japanese culture. The term giri is a complicated one that I will not try to define here but rather try to highlight a bit of. It has been explained to me many times and is a reccurring theme for many of our lives. One aspect of giri to me is as an obligation and sense of giving back.

October 2005

Recent trips to New York and Chicago have provided us with plenty of articles and information. We have added several articles and photos sites that you can view here.The combination of the e-zine and the hard copy helps us to share the news with our readers more frequently. We encourage you to send these electronic newsletters to your friends and colleagues. read more...

September 2005

This issue has some urgent news about our friends in New Orleans. It also has timely information about upcoming events.

Unfortunately, we could not send this newsletter out as we normally do but you can access the newsletter here. Please pass this issue around.
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August 2005

In this issue you will find photos from the USANKF championships held in Charlotte NC. Our good friend Jerry Kringel has sent us images from the AAU Championship held in Lakeland Florida. We also have images from the Maccabi Games held in Israel along with a wonderful article from Dr. Alex Sternberg.
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June July 2005

This issue has had a few challenges since I broke my arm while visiting NYC for a photo shoot. Unfortunately it has hampered my computer work and has forced us to cut back on travel to events. We apologize for missing some of the camps and tournaments but we have contributors that have stepped up to send us the stories. read more...

May 2005

Welcome to our May e-zine, your source for news of the traditional martial arts world. We hope you enjoy our new format as we have incorporated photo pages with the articles. As a newsletter we think you deserve to get "news", as you will see in this issue. We need to thank everyone who has sent us articles and photos. Please feel free to pass this around to your friends. read more...

 
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