Photos and Videos

landlord prep

First visit during construction. Floor removed, future women's dressing room 10/19/11

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landlord prep

Internal walls removed, future men's dressing room and shomen 10/19/11

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Walls and wood floor removed, restroom, back wall, 10/19/11

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Doorway to Lace Museum closed, installing the electrical boxes, 10/19/11

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Final visit to check progress and measure. Walls, patched, heater removed, shomen and men's dressing room.10/25/11

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landlord prep

Covering lights for painting. 10/25/11

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landlord prep

Covering the window for painting. 10/25/11

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first day

future shomen 11/2/11

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first day

future men's dressing room, restroom, 11/2/11

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first day

future women's dressing room, entrance, Amy Sensei and baby Riley, 11/2/11

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progress

5 days later, Laying mats, fixing shoji, 11/7/11

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progress

Future Women's dressing room, new saw, desk,11/7/11

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progress

Entrance, John working late. Fan boxes 11/7/11

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before the sign

front of the dojo, old sign removed, new wiring and paint 11/9/11

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installing fans

Embert Sensei and Patrick putting up the ceiling fans. 11/11/11.

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preparing shoji

John and Edwardo attaching shoji paper

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progress...

John cutting the carpet for the entrance. 11/13/11

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progress...

fans installed, shoji drying, mats airing. 11/13/11

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new benches

John tries the bench built by Taka and Edwardo. 11/13/11

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progress...

Men's dressing room up! 11/13/11

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Late nights

Embert Sensei, Edwardo and Taka. Time to open the new mat. Riley is sleeping. 11/13/11

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mats!

Riley tries out the new mats. Ki banner is up, Men's dressing room and utility closet. 11/17/11

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mat cover

Mat cover out, Riley checking it out. Still daylight. 11/17/11

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almost

mat cover trimmed, weapons rack up, storage over the restroom. 11/22/11

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closer

Mat cover stretched and fastened. 11/26/11

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Finished!

Ready for class tomorrow! 12/2/11

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Opening Seminar

Seminar with our friends from Oakland and San Francisco.

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History

First formal portrait with Sensei at Lower Bucks Y, late 80's.

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History

Second formal portrait with Sensei at the martial arts house, 90's

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History

Third formal portrait with Sensei at Kokikai South Jersey early 00's

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History

Formal Portrait with Amy Embert Sensei in the late 00's.

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History

Formal Portrait at South Jersey with Embert Sensei and one of his first students Professor Robert Wharton.

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History

A photo of Maryuama Sensei applying a finish to Embert Sensei at a Camp, Takashi is the blue belt in the back. 80"s

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History

Embert Sensei as uke at Princeton. Amy Embert Sensei is the female blackbelt on the right.

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History

Embert Sensei as uke at Princeton, same class, Richard Davidson, Rebecca, and Eric Holback. Late 90's.

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History

Maruyama Sensei throwing Embert Sensei at Kokikai South Jersey. Amy Embert Sensei in the background. 00's

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History

Embert Sensei demostrating at Kokikai South Jersey 00's

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History

Uke for Maryuama Sensei at summer camp. 90's.

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history

Uke for sword demonstration at summer camp. 90's

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history

Uke for yokomen technique at winter camp. 00's

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history

Uke for Maruyama at winter camp. 00's

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history

Uke at Kokikai Rochester. 10's

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history

Demonstration at winter camp. Late 00's.

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history

Group portrait with my students at Winter Camp. 00's

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History

Group portrait at Kokikai South Jersey. Maryuama Sensei has visited South Jersey 3 times a year since it's founding.

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History

Maryuama Sensei at Kokikai Silicon Valley. November 2013

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Present

Maryuama Sensei at Kokikai Silicon Valley. November 2014.

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children's class

Teaching weapons

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children's class

individual instruction

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children's class

girls are just as effective as boys

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children's class

Kids get to throw Embert Sensei!

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Children's camp

Seminar at Kokikai South Everett, explaining shomen exercise.

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Children's camp

Seminar at Kokikai South Everett, explaining proper distance.

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Children's class

Children practice safely together.

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Children's class

Warming up at the Silicon Valley Dojo

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Children's class

Rolling back and forth.

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children's class

Ki exercises teach focus and calmness

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Children's class

Children's class at Kokikai South Jersey, we have been teaching children for over 20 years.

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Children's class

Achievement is celebrated!

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Children's Class

Practicing shomen exercise together.

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Children's class

Shomen exercise practice.

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Start

The frist rank certificate for Patrick Embert

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Higher ranks

Alfred Lee receives his shodan (first degree black belt) certificate.

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Higher Ranks

Edwardo receives his nidan (2nd degree black belt) certificate

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Higher ranks

John receives his nidan (second degree black belt) certificate.

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Higher Ranks

Todd receives his shodan (first degree black belt...

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Class

Class at the College of New Jersey, October 2005

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Demonstration

Attack by baseball bat at the Trenton Thunder Stadium, August 2006

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Seminar

Seminar at South Everett Washington, December 2007

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Seminar

Seminar at the University of Chicago, May 2008

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Seminar

Seminar at Voronezh, Russia, June 2008

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Seminar

Seminar at Voronezh, Russia, June 2008

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Seminar

Week long seminar at Voronezh, Russia, February 2009

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Seminar

Week long seminar at Voronezh, Russia, February 2009

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seminar

Seminar at Kokikai South Everett, August 2009

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seminar

Seminar at Kokikai South Everett, August 2009

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Seminar

Seminar at Kokikai Eastern Sky, September 2009

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class

Class at Kokikai Newtown Pennsylvania, March 2010

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Seminar

Seminar at Kokikai Eastern Sky, Rochester New York, October 2010.

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Seminar

Seminar at Kokikai Eastern Sky, Rochester New York, October 2010.

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Seminar

Seminar at Kokikai Eastern Sky, Rochester New York, October 2011.

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Seminar

Seminar at Kokikai South Everett Washington, January 2012.

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Embert Sensei

Throwing from a choke hold at Silicon Valley Kokikai.

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Edwardo Sensei

Throwing Kotogashi at Silicon Valley Kokikai

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Robert Sensei

Relaxed and calm ski kokyunage throw at Silicon Valley Kokikai

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Alferd Sensei

A close in jab to the face get an appropriate response at Silicon Valley Kokikai

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John Sensei

Relaxed and calm throw at Silicon Valley Kokikai

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Embert Sensei

Throwing a wrist grab at Kokikai Eastern Sky, Rochester, NY.

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Throwing a choke hold at Kokikai Rochester, NY

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Demonstration during a seminar in Russia.

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The result from an wrist grab from behind at Kokikai Rochester NY.

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Throw from wrist grab at Kokikai Eastern Sky, NY.

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Sword Taking

Correct finish when taking a sword.

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Ki Test

Push and see if your sword moves.

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Enter

Quickly enter if you opponent lifts their sword.

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Move

The result when you invite an attack by lowering your sword then moving off the line and in.

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move

Finish when you move invite an attack by moving your sword to the left.

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heavy

Unliftable arm.

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outdoor

outdoor weapons practice overlooking Silicon Valley.

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ki testing

extending ki and moving in

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demonstration

Demonstrating technique to the assembled group

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