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The Impossible, Achieved: NYB’s First "Official Trip to Japan"

More photos from the trip

John, Deborah and Fred wait for Yahagi Sensei outside the dojo (Photo: S. Chin)

Kawabata Soke makes a point during bamboo-cutting practice (Photo: S. Chin

Yahagi Sensei explains a point of technique to Deborah (Photo: S. Chin)

Fred cutting bamboo (Photo: F. Bernier)

Watanabe san tries his hand (Photo: S. Chin)

Stan Chin practices cutting bamboo (Photo: F. Bernier)

Ichikawa san (Photo: F. Bernier)

Phil takes a shot at a bamboo fragment (Photo: F. Bernier).

Yahagi Sensei (l) and Ichikawa san clean shinken after bamboo-cutting practice (Photo: S. Chin)

Watanabe san cleans his shinken after practice (Photo: S. Chin)

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