Mark Groenewold Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 Hi. I think that I was once on this forum, disappeared and am now in my second incarnation. My name is Mark Groenewold and I am living, training, working, and eating sushi here in groovy Nippon. I have cruised around these forums a bit and am glad to throw myself into the fray. Although I have been pretty active on the Yahoo Shotokan List I am looking forward to checking out what these forums have to offer too. In the meantime I ask your patience and good humor as we hang out. Best regards, Mark Groenewold Kanazawa, Japan See how karate is done in Japan.http://www.karatethejapaneseway.commark@karatethejapaneseway.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacificshore Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 Hello Mark, Welcome aboard or back Looking forward to hearing about some of your experiences back in Japan By the way, I took a look at your web site and so far it looks good!!! Keep up the good work Di'DaDeeeee!!!Mind of Mencia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red J Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 Welcome Mark. I had to lose my mind to come to my senses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickChick Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 Glad you came back to KarateForums! (.... they always do!) One of my fav sayings is "There's always room for one more ".... stick around now! Anxious to hear more from you ... Might I add.... I enjoyed your website! (I learned so much about you and training "the Japanese Way") We welcome another "open-minded", knowledgeable, funny guy here.... (and there's always room for --- one more teacher! ) Welcome Mark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Groenewold Posted September 24, 2002 Author Share Posted September 24, 2002 Thanks a lot for the kind responses. I am really surprised how quickly they came! I just went home for a few hours, came back to my office and BANG a whole whack of people responded. Cool. Thanks also for looking at my site. That is much appreciated. The whole site was actually designed as a prototype for the book. Several chapters were put up and tested against a wide band-width of different readers in the martial arts. In the process however, I also added articles, reviews, links, and responded to the ton of letters I was getting. So the site kind of grew into something else.... a kind of monster. The book, however, went a different way. Has a ton of material not on the site and has a whole lot of photos I had taken here in Japan. It is slated to come out in the next few weeks. The cover of the book is on the index page of the site actually. And the man in the photos is my teacher, Taniguchi-Sensei. If you folks have any thoughts, questions, criticisms, or suggestions I would love to hear what you have to say. Best, Mark Groenewold Kanazawa, Japan See how karate is done in Japan.http://www.karatethejapaneseway.commark@karatethejapaneseway.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 Welcome to the forums! 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SaiFightsMS Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 Welcome to the forum. Your site was one to the first I found when I got hooked up to the internet. I am very happy to see you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade_Lotus Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 Youkoso! Anata wa nihongo ga hanashimasu ka? Understand this, a man without honor, is not a man at all, but a coward in disquise.Animis Opibusque Parati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeRo Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 hi welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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