32 hrs of Training With Sensei Takayoshi Sichiyama Sakamoto – Soke of Shirenkan Goji Ryu. From Thursday to Tuesday at Renge Dojo, High Park Martial Arts and Yuki Ido Dojo Kitchener/Waterloo. Well done everyone! All trained hard, learnt a ton and had an excellent time. Special congratulations to: Dixon Sensei 8th Dan, O’Connell Sensei 8th Dan, Skoryk Sensei 8th Dan ..read more

Tai chi, a traditional, slow-moving form of Chinese martial art, is known to increase flexibility and improve balance. Now, new research suggests it’s better than more vigorous aerobic exercises for lowering blood pressure in people with prehypertension. Prehypertension is blood pressure that’s higher than normal but doesn’t quite reach the level of high blood pressure, or hypertension. It’s considered a warning sign that heart disease may be ahead, and it raises the risk of having a heart attack. The new findings, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, add to a large body of research poi ..read more

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This is to certify, that the following have achieved the ranks listed below. Karate Do Yoots  Yellow/orange Noam Ohana-Sone, (Yamazakura)   Karate Do Younglings Yellow/orange Amitai Rottmann, (Yamazakura) Yellow Liam Millwood, White/Yellow Noah Goldenberg, (Yamazakura) Daniel Hamlin, (Yamazakura) Gambate Sensei Willams 8th Dan Kyoshi Renge Dojo Sensei Mariani 6th Dan Renshi Yamazakura Dojo.   We expect that with continued training and diligent study, there will be further progress in the future ..read more

Hello Everyone, I trust that this finds both you and your family doing well. We will be: Closed on  Friday Mar 29th, Saturday 30th Sunday 31st, Monday 01st of April for the Easter holidays . and re-open on Tuesday 2nd of April. Have an excellent Holiday ..read more

The 47 Ronin, Warriors of Aka, committed seppuku on this week, March 20. The story began in 1701, when the Lord of Ako, Asano Nagamori, attacked the Chief of Protocol, Lord Kira within the grounds of Edo Castle, for which he was ordered to commit seppuku. Asano’s lands at Ako (now part of Hyogo Prefecture) were confiscated, and his over 300 samurai were forced to disband. On the night of Tuesday, January 30, 1703, (14th day of the 12th month by the old Japanese calendar, and the date by which the event is still remembered in Japan) 47 of the former men of Ako stormed the mansion of Kira Yoshin ..read more

Big George Foreman was asked once why he named all of his sons ‘George’ he replied” Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield… you let them hit you on the head and let’s see how many names you can remember ..read more

Transform with Marianne Williamson Today I choose the light, and turn away from darkness I know there is a force within that lures me toward the light, yet there is a competing force within me that would keep me bound to darkness. May the love of God cast out the fear that is lodged inside my consciousness, and deliver me to peace. May the light of love cast out all fear and darkness in my mind. Today I choose the light of forgiveness and love, that fear and suffering shall fall away from me. Dear God, May my mind today be filled with light So darkness cannot enter here. May love so saturate m ..read more

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Publisher’s Summary What would you do if you were sitting quietly in your living room when a mysterious couple appeared from out of nowhere—and then told you they were “ascended masters” who had come to reveal some shocking secrets of existence and teach you the miraculous powers of advanced forgiveness? When two such teachers appeared before Gary Renard in 1992, he chose to listen to them (and ask a lot of impertinent questions). The result is this startling book: an extraordinary record of 17 mind-bending conversations that took place over nearly a decade, reorienting the author’s life and g ..read more