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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=64 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="00464643.gif"> <div> <B>Osaka</B><B>Shodo</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=160 BGCOLOR="#996666" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="00364643.gif"> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Price Order Information"><U><B>Price & </B></U></A><A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Price Order Information"><U><B>Order Information</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Products"><U><B>Our Products</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tshirts"><U><B>T-shirts</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Greeting Cards"><U><B>Greeting Cards</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Greeting Cards"><U><B>Your name in Japanese</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Martial Arts / Budo"><U><B>Martial Arts / Budo</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kanji"><U><B>Kanji</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Order Form"><U><B>Order Form</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=389 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="00464643.gif"> <bR> <div> <I><B>Japanese Calligraphy </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>by Minoru Osaka</B></I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="598" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 868 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="590" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 226 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2e594d50.gif" border=0 width="148" height="213" ALT="Microsoft Picture It! Picture" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="420"><div> <I><B>Shodo</B></I></div> <div> <B>'the way of writing' is the Japanese art of brush  calligraphy.</B></div> <div> <B>Shodo and Aikido are closely connected in History and Style,</B></div> <div> <B>both require Ki-energy through Kokyu-ho ( breathing techniques ).</B></div> <div> <B>10th degree Shihan Seiseki Abe Sensei met O'Sensei in 1952 and </B></div> <div> <B>observed that the breathing method that O'Sensei had mastered through Aikido was like the way of breathing of calligraphy. </B></div> <div> <B>Abe Sensei saw this as the connection point between these two seemingly different arts and has pursued it ever since. </B></div> <div> <B>Mino Osaka has been studying this art through Abe Sensei and is now introducing his art publicly for the first time.</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Calligraphies are available in japanese </div> <div> shikishi styles or framed ricepaper.</div> <bR> <div> Custom orders are always welcome,</div> <div>  please go to <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Price Order Information"><U>Price & Order Information</U></A><A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Price Order Information"><U> </U></A> or <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact us</U></A> for details.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <center> <img src=http://counters.honesty.com/cgi-bin/honesty-counter.cgi?df=gen.0709801.00002><br> <font size=-1><a href=http://www.honesty.com/>Honesty.com</a>.<br></font> </center>     <SCRIPT>  </SCRIPT>  <form method="POST" action="http://mindit.netmind.com/mindit.shtml" target="_top"> <input type="hidden" name="SOURCE" value="511"> <input type="hidden" name="URL" value="http://www.fortunecity.com/business/soros/264/TlxTransfer.txt"> <input type="hidden" name="DOC_TITLE" value="taiyoco_site"> <input type="hidden" name="REDIRECT" value="http://www.fortunecity.com/business/soros/264/"> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"><tr><td align="center"> <font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1"><b>Click to receive email <br>when this web site is updated</b></font></td> </tr><tr><td align="center"> <input type="image" src="http://mindit.netmind.com/images/mindit511.gif" border="0"></td> </tr><tr><td align="center"> <font face="arial,helvetica" size="-2">•<b> Powered by <a href="http://www.netmind.com/" target="_top">NetMind</a> </b>•</font> </td></tr></table></form>   </div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <IMG SRC="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/serve?bfmid=32410730&siteid=35492485&bfpage=homepage" BORDER="0" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="1" NOSAVE > <A HREF="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=32410730&siteid=35492485&bfpage=homepage" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="http://download.callwave.com/www.callwave.com/images/affiliate/Phone_lady_with_client.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="468" HEIGHT="60" ALT=""></A>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Copyright © 2002 by OSAKASHODO</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>All Rights reserved.</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=27 BGCOLOR="#996666" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="00364643.gif"> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="13">   <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="13">      <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><IMG SRC="00712120.gif" border=0 width="18" height="18" ALT="down" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="18"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>