User:Mekugi

"Gimme a break, I'm still learning!"

Kukishinden Tenshin Hyoho Sojutsu

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My name is Russ Ebert. I was born in 1971 in Portland, Oregon and currently I am a U.S. expatriate living in Kuwana, Japan.

I started my martial arts journey in 1984-85 when I started Sosuishiryu in Oregon City, Oregon. After 16 years of study, I decided I should branch out and I started studying Shinto Muso Ryu Jo. Eventually, my path led me to Japan where I now study Sosuishi ryu, Shinto Muso Ryu, Owari Tenshin Koryu Kempo, Kukishinden Tenshin Hyoho and Hōten-ryū. This may seem like a lot, but the last four budo I study are under the same teacher, so I am not Dojo hopping or bogging myself down too much.

I'm married and the father of three. I live a quiet life as an English teacher in the Aichi and Mie prefectures of Japan. I have a websites up about one of the martial arts that I study and I also have an account at YouTube, where I post many videos about the martial arts and Japanese cultural events.

My website is:

Sosuishitsuryu: http://www.sosuishitsuryu.com

My YouTube account is: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=mekugi

I also run a organization based in Japan doing international trade and selling martial art goods and books on the internet. I won't hyperlink here, but my company is called Futago Trader.

This user is a member of the Bujutsu Task Force.

Here are my badges of honor:

This user has an Intermediate knowledge of Japanese.

This User has been personally called a Gaijin on numerous occasions.

This user specializes in Shinto.

This user is interested in Bujutsu.

This user lives in Japan.

This user has studied in Japan.