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BPD officers studying Aikido

Saturday April 28, 2012 NEAL P. GOSWAMI Staff Writer BENNINGTON -- Bennington police officers on the department's special response team have begun training in Aikido, a Japanese martial art focused on self-defense, harmony and peace. Bennington Police Chief Paul Doucette said the special response team members have attended several classes so far.

Santa Rosa festival honors Japanese culture

Now in its second year, the Matsuri Japanese Arts Festival drew hundreds to Juilliard Park in Santa Rosa for food and music, folk dancing and martial arts.

‘Mr. Miyagi’ sees dream come true

There are childhood moments that our adult minds return to as if they were yesterday, especially when one of those moments comes to define us. Mack Kurihara was born in Honolulu in 1932. Dad was a plumber. Mom was a mom with two daughters and three sons. Kurihara went through elementary school...

Off the grid at Ledyard's Aiki Farms; living life rooted in the natural world (video)

I’ve always harbored a romanticized vision of the “other side,” a place with no highways, a slower pace of life, and work rooted in the natural world.

Off the grid a Aiki Farms; living life rooted in the natural world

I’ve always harbored a romanticized vision of the “other side,” a place with no highways, a slower pace of life, and work rooted in the natural world.