Hi, I thought some of the readers here might find this of interest. Marco Ruiz, the gentleman who conducted the interview with Yukiyoshi Takamura published back in 1999 in Aikido Journal, visited my dojo this past May. He asked to interview me as a follow up to check on the health and growth of TSYR a decade later. Both these interviews are posted on Aikido Journal's website courtesy of Mr Stan Pranin. http://www.aikidojournal.com/article?articleID=702 http://www.aikidojournal.com/article?articleID=91&highlight=Takamura I encourage those of you who value access to accurate historical information in your study of budo to please send Mr Pranin thanks for maintaining such a valuable and rare resource. Articles on many wonderrful budo personalities outside aikido are archived by Mr Pranin at www.aikidojournal.com Toby Threadgill / TSYR