Let's share harmony

This month we had two strongly worded editorials from our readers. This sharing of opinions should help open some eyes. It's hard to believe that such biases and prejudices exist among us, but it is sadly true. Hopefully, we can now do our part to share harmony and lessen the problems that bias and prejudice cause. We are all training in the same art. No one school or "style" should proclaim itself better than the rest. I actually look forward to the day when I will not have to look at T-shirts proclaiming, "The Bujinkan will rise above the Kasumi-An" and where I will not have to listen to "Hatsumi" or "Steve" or "Shihan so and so" bashing from anyone.

Let's just train. And share the knowledge and goodness that we have. The world is violent enough without our petty disputes.

I'd like to thank all of the authors for their wonderful contributions to the newsletter. Without them, you would only receive a seminar listing, training group list and pathetic article or two written by yours truly. But because of them, we have great breadth and scope of experience an knowledge. Please e-mail them and let them know how much you appreciate their efforts.

Well, that's it for this month. Enjoy!

Articles Still Needed
In order to produce this newsletter every month, articles will be needed. Please don't count on someone else to write the articles. If you feel you have something valid to share, please do so. Articles can be written on a variety of topics:

• Your favorite technique
  
• A movie or video review
  
• Training tips
  
• Personal experiences (i.e. training in Japan, using the art in real life, etc.)
  
• Interviews/Discussions with Shihan/Your teachers
  
• Pretty much anything you want as long as its related to ninjutsu!
  

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Liz maryland is the editor of this newsletter. She is a graphic designer by trade and part-time information gatherer. She trains under Jean-Pierre Seibel at New York Budo (where she is majorly stressing out over an upcoming test), is a vegetarian, struggling Buddhist, honorary Jew, lapsed Catholic, part-time pagan, and has a wicked (so wicked, it can't be described) sense of humor. She may be contacted via E-mail: Ashidome@aol.com.