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Darius of Tiny Subversions explains it all here.

Or…. you can read the original “comedy gold” comments thread here.

Hope you enjoy my motivational poster. It’s available at JOMG for FREE, but I maybe putting it on Xbox live arcade for 400 points.

Iwami soke goes to Itsukushima-Jinja to participate to the Grand Koryu exhibition with 35 ryuha (old martial art schools) organised by the Nihon Kobudo Kyokai. 9 deshis went with him: N. Nagaoka, T. Kajiya, Th. Comont, Th. Mallinos, N. Momozono, J. Sprojcar, T. Tanaka, S. Fugono, and K. Haraguchi.

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Y muchos de nosotros tambien queriamos que lo hiciera, la verdad es que hace algun tiempo yo pensaba que un juego de ese tipo con multijugador seria imposible pero luego vino Little Big Planet y cambio mi perspectiva, ahora ve lo que ha dicho Miyamoto sobre esto:

“Siempre quise hacer un Mario multijugador”. “Ha sido mi sueño durante muchos años. Estoy seguro de que esta vez, lo hemos conseguido”.

Aunque admite que pensaba en cómo solucionar el problema de las muertes de los jugadores: no era viable que al morir uno, todos los demás debieran retroceder también hasta el checkpoint anterior. También le preocupaba la dificultad del título.

“Por eso creo que hemos logrado un juego bien equilibrado que llega de alguna manera entre mirar la Super Guía y luego superar el nivel por ti mismo y hacer que la Super Guía supere el nivel por ti. Con esto esperamos llegar a un amplio número de jugadores“.

Another big, revealing interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, who always seems to have something weird or funny to say. I’m going to be live quoting as I read it.

“But in the end, while I knew that I was lying to children, I decided: “Look, this way it’s easy to understand so we’re going to make a creature like this!”"

Miyamoto
Firstly, if you play Mario and just can’t manage to finish a level, you feel like crying, don’t you?
Iwata
Absolutely! You feel like crying! (laughs)

Miyamoto
I thought: “Are you making fun of me!?” (laughs) When we had the hint block appearing from the beginning, I just felt like: “I don’t need this!”
Iwata
If it appears right from the start, you feel: “This has got nothing to do with me!”
Miyamoto
Right. But if you lose the turn three times and it appears…
Iwata
Then you feel really annoyed?
Miyamoto
(abruptly) …”Leave me alone!”

“This time around there were several directors on the project and inevitably they weren’t all on the same wavelength in terms of their level of understanding of the concept of Mario. That made it necessary for me to go right into the development area and say: “Look, this is how things work in Mario games!” Of course when I say that, it’s not objective, it’s my own take on things.”"

“For instance, sometimes there’ll be a single block floating in mid-air, right? When I first made that, I thought it was totally outrageous.”

En una entrevista con Nintendo Power, Shigeru Miyamoto tiene unas declaraciones muy interesantes, en las que afirma que actualmente, el mundo de los videojuegos no debe limitarse a las 3D.

No creo que necesariamente hoy en día todo deba estar en 3D, es por eso que estamos viendo muchos más títulos en 2D hoy en día”

. “En cambio creo que las personas son conscientes de las ventajas de las 3 dimensiones y al mismo tiempo recuerdan los beneficios de las 2. Cuando programas en 2D tienes que tener el coraje de no apegarte únicamente al apartado visual y potenciar una atractiva experiencia de juego”.

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Uncharted 3 is assured says voice actor
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LittleBigPlanet creation tools update
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Section 8 PC gets DLC pack
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Dues Ex 3 may not hit consoles
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Square Enix: Consoles set for extinction
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Modern Warfare 2 DLC in Spring
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Nintendo claims 80% female in console market
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Eye of Judgment coming to PSP
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New enemy in Resident Evil Gold edition
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Call of Duty franchise passes $3billion mark
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Left 4 Dead 2 360 server upgrade
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Sony pleased to see PS3 momentum
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Rockband network in 2010
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End of IBM cell processors details click here
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Sony posts Playstation Black Friday deals
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Analyst: Review scores don’t equate to purchase
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Free Chocobo avatar on XBL
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Now over 1000 songs on Rock Band
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Iwata asks: New Super Mario Bros
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Dead Space 2 releases Dec 22 2010
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Uncharted 2 new multiplayer teaser
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Mass Effect 2 PC requirements
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Famitsu gives New Super Mario Bros Wii perfect 40
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Miyamoto on Wario Fart Attacks
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Level 5 announce new Professor Layton
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Scivelation = new Xbox 360 Q3 2010 exclusive
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New York test PSA on Xbox Live
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WOW lawsuit
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Alienware computers now preloaded with steam and portal
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Far Cry 3 in works
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Square Enix Providing Deus Ex 3 cinematics
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Lego indi 2 co-op patch
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Modern Warfare 2 classification appealed in Austraila
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Microsoft patents xbox super guide
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Famitsu: cody, adon and guy in SSFIV
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Tekken 6 DLC
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EA Montreal re focusing on HD quality products
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Millions using social media features on XBL
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Final 2 Star Wars MMO classes revealed
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New Project Natal Design details at Gamefest
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Miyamoto: Nintendo wouldn’t hire me today
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Official Playstation Magazine on Dead Space 2
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Antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft
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Bayonetta demo for North America on Dec 3
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No Resident Evil 5 DLC planned for PC
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Limited edition Black Friday DSi bundles
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Miyamoto: 3d isn’t everything
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Bioware thinking about new original ip
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Bioware promises Mass Effect 2 surprise next week
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Uwe Boll new film: Bloodrayne 3: Warhammer
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Free Digital Comic promo for PSP
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Saboteur goes Gold, Pandemic still behind game
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Super Mario Kart coming to Wii VC
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Microsoft’s response to Banned Xbox360
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Eiji Aonuma da por terminada una gira por Europa en la que ha sido entrevistado sobre el proximo Zelda para Nintendo DS, que llegara en Diciembre.Como buen detalle Aonuma ha hablado sobre el proxima Zelda para Wii.

Eiji Aonuma espera poder mostrar este nuevo Zelda en la feria americana más importante del año, la E3; como ya han de saber dicho juego hará uso de Wii Motion Plus y parece que jugablemente sera muy diferente.

“Hemos estado intentando hacer algo nuevo en cuanto a la estructura ,espero que la gente quede verdaderamente sorprendida con los cambios que hemos implementado en esta versión de Wii”-Eiji Aonuma

Desde Universo Nintendero confirmamos que este nuevo Zelda tendrá un concepto totalmente diferente a los ya vistos, se centrará mucho en lo jugable, eso sin olvidar diversos aspectos del juego, eso dijo el señor Miyamoto y parece que estos dos estan de acuerdo en cuanto a la estructura del proximo  juego.

“es algo de lo que suelo hablar con Miyamoto, y estamos de acuerdo en que si seguimos la misma estructura una y otra vez, no seríamos capaces de dar algo sorprendente a los fans durante mucho tiempo”.Eiji Aonuma

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I am ashamed to say it, but I am enjoying the SHIT out of Wii Music. I just spent an hour and a half jamming on all the instruments of my weird version of the American Parade and totally smiled when watching the resulting video. The muppets, the animations, the ease at which you can “play” instruments, the crowd, the album cover making, everything in this game is POSITIVE. Maybe I just needed that, some positivism towards something I sort of create…

Organisé par Kai Koskinen à l’Aikiken Dojo
Photographies par Thierry Comont. Reproduction non autorisée interdite.

Organised by Kai Koskinen at Aikiken Dojo
Photographies by Thierry Comont. Unauthorised reproduction forbidden.

I thought this video was too cool to not pass up.  It’s not very often you get to see a legend creating something, even a simple drawing like this.

In a recent article, Julia Barry, song writer and director of “In Her Image: Producing Womanhood in America,” lamented that “games and toys aimed at the female population are often shallow, fluffy screen versions of dress-up and shopping—worlds where friendships and rewarded behavior revolve around looking one’s best for men and spending money.”

Joan of Arc: Not exactly “fluffy”

Although many games do present a distorted view of women, the landscape has changed significantly in recent years. Titles like Little Big Planet, Flower, and Super Mario Galaxy appeal equally to men and women. They are games with depth, intelligence, and salient imagery. Other titles portray women in strong leadership roles. One of these is Jeanne D’arc, a top rated RPG for the PSP in which players assume the role of the 15th century heroine of France. RPG’s and adventure games featuring female role models appeal especially to a generation of girls who grew up with Pokemon, one of the most popular role playing games of all time.

Women who find conventional fare unappealing have a wide variety of alternatives to choose from. Brain Age, Rhythm Heaven, Rock Band, and Shaun White Snowboarding are just a few of the many titles that have turned non-gamers of both genders onto gaming.

One of the complaints leveled against the industry is that most games are developed by men who simply do not understand the female psyche. To make games more appealing to women, the argument goes, studios need to hire more female developers.

In response, one developer commented that his “company has no problem hiring women, but there aren’t that many women in the industry to be hired.” However, this only becomes a problem when studios use a narrow range of training and skills in recruitment and selection.

Companies that want to increase the diversity of their organizations need to take a more broad approach. The most successful game developer in history, Shigeru Miyamoto, was a musician and artist, not a game developer. And yet he reshaped the industry. In our forthcoming book, we talk about the tug and pull between what we call the “success trap” and “strategy making at the periphery.” Basically the concept centers on the importance of bringing in outsiders and staying close to your customers. It is one of the key success factors of leading studios. True visionaries are those who are pulling in resources beyond the narrow field of software programming and game design.

Kellee Santiago, President of TGC

Take Kellee Santiago, President and Co-founder of indie studio Thatgamecompany. Like Miyamoto, she came to the industry with a fine arts background. Today, she is one of many talented women who are reshaping the industry with cutting edge innovations that appeal to both men and women.

Resources:

• Gaming Angels- news and reviews
• Women Gamers – news and reviews
• Women In Games International - a resource for women in the global games industry

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Marvel vs Capcom 2 patch
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Iwata admits Wii slowdown
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Iphone now on sale in China
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God of War Ultimate edition announced
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PSP outsells PS3 and Wii in Japan
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Iwata comments on first party lineup
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Ratchet and Clank Insomniac’s last 60 FPS game
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Borderlands patch up
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Uncharted 2 DLC tease?
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Dead Space 2 set to release 2010
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Eidos buysout, drains ¥5billion from Square Enix
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PS3 at $4.7 billion loss to Sony
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Demon souls Halloween challenge
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XBL features Kratos’ head
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Team Fortress 2 special Halloween map
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Australia wants to re-rate Modern Warfare 2
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Epic Mickey to support vitality sensor
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EA: price wars will not undermine industry
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Nintendo officially announces DSi LL
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Nintendo profits slumps as Wii demand falls
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DJ Hero DLC announced
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Insomniac: Sony listening to US/EU more than JP
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FFXIII release date unveiling presentation coming soon
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Star Trek and Transformers Xbox 360 bundles
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Hugh Jackman Staring in Uncharted film
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Left 4 Dead 2 avatar rewards support
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God of War III demo to appear on District 9 blu-ray
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Australian Steam users have to re-dL Borderlands
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Bayonetta region free
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Epic Mickey screen shot analysis
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New MGS Peace Walker demo Nov 1
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Miyamoto disappointed with StarFox
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Insomniac: PS3 won’t be maxed out for 2-3 years
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Microsoft not dropping XBL gold requirement for Netflix
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Microsoft launches xbox 360 sky player
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Ubisoft: Content more important than platforms
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Patchter: Netflix on wii within a year
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Microsoft: Not worried about Netflix on PS3
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GOW collection ships Nov 17 /trophies revealed
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Gearbox resolving Borderlands bugs
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Brutal Legend DLC free on PSN
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Free Fairytale Fights DLC (limited time only)
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30% Guitar Hero players are girls
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Borderlands accidentally censored for Australia on steam
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40% US console gamers pay for DLC
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Gearbox on Borderlands End/future
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Extra Life Raised $150k for Texas Children hospital
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More than 80k spoken lines in Assassin’s Creed II
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Change4Life campaign endorsed by Wii fit plus
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Digital Space getting harder for developers
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Persona 3 portable site update
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New dsi with bigger screen in Japan
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Classic Doom coming to iphone
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LBP Halloween costume pack
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Infinity Ward: dev should do the marketing
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Golden eye for the wii
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Piracy rate on iphone
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Netflix officially coming to PS3
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Assassin’s creed 2 achievements and trophies leaked?
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Modern Warfare 2 third person mode
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Champions online free Halloween weekend
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Spector explains why Epic Mickey is on the wii
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Guitar Hero Co-Founder: expect DJ Hero to have slow initial sales
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Elder Scrolls novel teasing Elder Scrolls V
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Rockband not profitable for Viacom
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Growth for Sony/Nintendo handheld has peaked
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Next Pokemon game on wii
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Le 17 octobre : hono-embu de 15 minutes au temple shinto Tonoue-Jinja, à Moji (Kitakyushu), par Iwami-Soke et Thierry Comont.

Le 18 octobre : cérémonie Soden-Kinen-shiki devant le monument Seishin-chokudo (discours, hono-embu par Iwami-Soke et Nagaoka-sensei, keiko public par tous), puis sur la scène préparée à côté du Chéteau de Kokura (les 17 et 18, c’etait la “Fête du Chateau (Kokurajo-Matsuri), et la ville nous a demandé de présenter Niten-ichiryu sur la scène pendant 30 minutes (15 mn de Niten + 15 mn de kembu).

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Iwami soke et Thierry Comont

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Yuki MEGURO, un acteur de cinéma qui a joue des rôles de samouraï dans le passé, vient voir le Soke de Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu pour voir ce que sont les vraies techniques de Musashi.

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