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

Kukishinden Tenshin Hyoho Sojutsu
More than you wanted to know about "Mekugi"




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.


My martial arts journey started in 1984-85 when with 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.

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.


Yes, I like to join clubs:

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Bujutsu Task Force.





...and here are my badges of honor:

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Intermediate knowledge of Japanese.
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has been personally called a
Gaijin
on numerous occasions.
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Shinto.
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Bujutsu.
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lives in Japan.
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studied in Japan.





All the best!

-Russ