Jun Shihan Mel,

There must be some psychic connection Jun Shihan - I was just reflecting on the excellent classes you taught in NYC and thinking about how I might incorporate more of your principles in our dojo at Ryerson University in Toronto.

Life has been a tsunami:
1. My wife, Grace, is pregnant and we are expecting our first child at the end of October - I am excited and completely unprepared 2. Work has been challenging as a consequence of several shifts in my career - I am now responsible for our corporate strategy 3. The karate club is thriving and a series of guest instructors has helped me to ensure the students get a good spectrum of experiences - I hope one day you will be able to visit so that my students can learn from you as I have

Two of my students will be travelling to Japan in October and hope to do some training - outside of Okayama, my links to the dojo in which I trained are not strong so I am challenged to make recommendations. The only connection that I can think of is the Seido Karate network and I was about to contact you for advice.

Osu,

Sensei Michael