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#1 2009-09-26 16:17:50

LowBlow
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From: Germany
Registered: 2009-08-23
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Time to enter

Hallo altogether,

after lurking for a while it's time to introduce myself.

My parents told me i used to play recorder as a five year old. I can't remember that after fifty years (hint: calculate). How did I come to the shakuhachi? Judo -> Kung Fu -> Buddhism -> Theravada -> Vipassana -> Satipatana (Mindfulness while breathing) -> ........ Shakuhachi.

I have got my first shakuhachi 3 month ago and started practicing with a book from Yoshinobu Taniguchi. I used a 1.8 with seven big holes. Within some days i used to produce some sound. It was great fun.

Through this forum i found Jim Franklin and had a first lesson with him. Great experience and helped a lot. First thing to do was closing the additional holes with tape. Second was buying a new flute. I now using a 1.8 student model from Monty Levenson and a Yuu for outdoor playing an travelling. I will go on learning with Jim.

I have had an skype lesson with Michael Chikuzen Gould as well. And i will also go on with Michael. I can really recommend having a teacher. It is of great help.

Enough

Harald

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#2 2009-09-26 16:25:12

edosan
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Re: Time to enter

Welcome, Harald, and an excellent start you've given yourself.


Zen is not easy.
It takes effort to attain nothingness.
And then what do you have?
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#3 2009-09-26 17:06:46

Christopher B.
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Re: Time to enter

Hi it is nice to have another german player here, I am also had a lesson with Jim. Where to you come from? Best wishes and welcome!!!


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