Studying with Ohno Sensei in Seattle

I had never been to Seattle until I was invited by Ohno Sensei. Seattle was a nice place, different from Columbus, Ga. I guess what makes Seattle so special for me is that she lives there.

I spent three weeks there being trained by her. It was very fantastic!

She taught me how to dance Japanese traditional dance, singing and playing the Shamisen.Each sesion begain and ended in a bow.

Her energy level was never ending and I was so tired at the end of each day.

To help compensate her for all the lessons, I helped her repair thing around her house, painting, and some gardening. We cooked lunch together and had some good discussions. Sensei always either picked me up and dropped me off, or made sure another student would do for me.

The two weeks ended and it was time for me to go. I felt sad that I could not do all the things we had been doing together, but at least I was able to do that much. Thanks to her I was able to advance in many ways. Not only learning more technique but how to be a better sensei. Thank you Sensei!! Iro Iro Oshite Itadaite, Doumo Arigatou Goziamashita!

Quitting the Dojo

After you have been training at a Dojo and you decide you want to quit for some reason , there are two ways to do this , the graceful and dignified way and the ungraceful and undignified way. Here are some examples of the graceful and dignified way to quit:

No. 1 Go to the Dojo tell your Sensei why you want to quit , then thank him for training you.

Now here are some examples of the ungraceful and undignified way.

No. 1 Quit dont come to the Dojo and do not say a word about it to your sensei .
No. 2 Call your Sensei on the phone and quit.
No. 3 Tell one of your Dojo coeds to let the sensei know you are quiting.
No. 4 Quit by email

The way you quit a Dojo says alot about your character, so if you have learned any thing from me please let it be this one!