Have you ever thought about doing Saishu Ryu? It's a lot like your past experience and I think you would do well. If you are interested you should contact our Doshu Scot Mertz. I have heard that he does video correspondence courses for some people. I have a link to the Saishu Ryu website on my name block. Go check it out. I'm pretty sure the contact form on the site goes directly to Doshu Mertz. Tomo Tomo- I attained Shodan (Shotokai) under Doshu Scot Mertz while stationed at Fort Meade, and since have assisted him in spreading the word of SaishuRyu. Although I am recovering from a neck injury at this time, my son and I (xdevilmaycry) would like to seek out anyone in the Fort Dix area interested in this exciting and practical new art. We just need to find a place to practice. Let me know what you think.