:-)

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl...ld/3823007.html



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060426/ap_on_re_as/japan_the_last_ninja_lh1

'Only Hatsumi gets to choose the next grand master, and he's not giving any hints. It's even possible it will be a non-Japanese for the first time, he says'

 

your 2nd link no worky

 

there you go, try now.

 

yip, thats a worker!

cheers

 

Bit hollywood ish in parts don't you think Gary?

 

American press i believe, Houston.

The point that it might be a non Japanese person jumped out at me.




Right if off to rout some Rebel scum..

i'll pop back later and see if i can break the 2K barrier.

:yeleyes:

 

Well you what what they say about Soke and what he tells folks!

 

what they want to hear

 

Where does this information stem from?

 

Just for the record, there are no nunchucks at Hombu. Sorry.

-ben

 

Why people want to chuck nuns is beyond me.

 

They are pretty nice to excercise with

(and look hella cool in movies )

 

True, but they do not seem to bounce well.

 

I was there when these guys were taking their notes and speaking to people at training. I must admit that I had hoped that a better article might come from it but it does look like the main text has been edited for publication.

Norm tying up the Japanese journo did not even get a mention!

At least Phil got a mention after passing his godan test! Nice one Wendy!

Jon.

 

Are you sure...?

(hopefully there is an image attached!!!)

 

Those are not nunchucks. In fact nunchucks do not exist. Neither does numbchucks. Nunchaku does though. It seems everyone used the form nunchucks as a way of describing the item instead of using the original anme.