Seventh Grade Students at the Trinity School of Frederick, Maryland visited Bushikai Japanese Martial Arts for a lesson on the Samurai and their role in Japanese History. The students are currently studying medieval Japan in their Social Studies class and the field trip was planned as a fun, supplemental educational experience by their teacher, Mrs. Stacy Ukishima. They heard about famous warriors and events of the Samurai era and were treated to a special demonstration of swordsmanship from the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu tradition, a system that was founded in the early 1500s.
Harry Mackenzie, head instructor at Bushikai, and a member of the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu, said the purpose of this special lesson was to teach the students about the values and lifestyle of the famous warriors of Japan and show how these values have translated into modern Japanese life. Special permission for this demonstration was granted by Grandmaster Ueno Doushin and Chief Instructor Ueno Kagenori, from Saitama, Japan. A special message was sent to the Trinity students from Sensei Sugiyama Keitaro who acts as the translator for the Grandmaster in Japan. “I wish you to know that Budo (warrior path) and martial arts are a little bit different. Although they have many things in common, the meaning of the word "Bu 武" is not "to fight" but "to stop fighting". If you take the kanji 武 apart, 戈 means "a weapon". 止 means "to stop". And "Do 道" is not an "art" but “a path" that everyone can walk together for the same destination, regardless of age, gender, nationality, knowledge, or skill.” Mr. Mackenzie further explained that “Long ago warriors disciplined themselves and trained in the ways of killing. Now we train in these ways to help us become better people through self-discipline and to promote world peace and understanding.”
After the demonstration the students of Trinity School enjoyed a delicious lunch of Japanese food at the TJ Asian Bistro and got to sit on the mats of a traditional “tatami” dining room. The children then signed their greetings and well-wishes to the people of Japan on traditional rice paper, which will then be forwarded to the Grandmaster of Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu to share with his students and community in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan.
he matches. I will grant that Orlagh made a strategic mental mistake in going for a major throw being up 1 waza-ari plus 1 yuko to her opponents 2 yuko. I like that attitude of constant attacking and though it cost her the match because of fatigue, her opponents counter was at best yuko. I will give Orlagh credit for mental toughness though because she came back later to beat that same girl in 33 seconds with a waza-ari Ogoshi and pin for Ippon. 
