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James Hornfischer

My [second] cousin Jim Hornfischer died this month. Far too early: he was just three years older than I am. We were not very close. His family shared the occasional Christmas at Windywalls and he was Dungeon Master in a few well-run campaigns I played in as a teenager. He had an accomplished career asContinue reading “James Hornfischer”

Emmanuel Todd

Gail Kelly had us read Emmanuel Todd’s, The Explanation of Ideology: Family Structures and Social Systems, shortly after it was first released in 1985. She loved the breadth of the work and I recall her musing, “Mr. Barker, wouldn’t it be wonderful to be French? To be so certain you were right?” That Gallic confidence – nay,Continue reading “Emmanuel Todd”

CLASS NOTES – Eight Ken Suburi

Over the last two classes, we covered the foundational suburi (sword forms) for bokken which are derived from Chiba sensei’s curriculum. We will continue to refine and expand the conceptual movements over the next several classes. To provide video references between dojo sessions, here are the eight basic suburi as demonstrated by Hori sensei: AndContinue reading “CLASS NOTES – Eight Ken Suburi”