Archive for March, 2009
The Art of Japanese Acupuncture
Sunday, March 29th, 2009It is exactly 2 weeks since my return from Ikeda sensei’s clinic and I am only just beginning to get a sense of what I learned. At sensei’s clinic in Imabari, Japan, conversation was at a premium, a direct result of my diabolical Japanese literacy levels. Ikeda sensei’s teaching was almost exclusively in the doing [...]
World Acupuncture Journeys in Japan
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009Greetings and Salutations, Welcome to the next stage in my journey to Imabari, Japan to visit Masakazu Ikeda sensei in an effort to further develop my skill in and understanding of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture. Today I am posting the final images of my stay in Shin-Osaka and selected images taken during my train journey from [...]
World Acupuncture in Shin Osaka, Japan
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009G’Day from Downunda, Here a few more images of my visit to Japan. I stayed at the ‘New Osaka Hotel’ just a stones throw from Shin- Osaka station, where I eventually boarded the ‘Shinkansen’ to Okayama. A very reasonable rate of US$70 including breakfast was available through ‘Hotel Travel.com‘ and there was an awesome restaurant [...]
World Acupuncture travels from Oz to Japan
Monday, March 23rd, 2009Here a some images of my recent journey to Japan to visit Japanese master practitioner Masakazu Ikeda. Hope you enjoy ! Lotsa, Alan ‘StarClass’, Japan keen patient Dan advised that I might upgrade at check in for A$250, after over an hour in the queue I thought it was a great idea. Northern NSW, Australia [...]
Japanese Acupuncture with Masakazu Ikeda
Monday, March 16th, 2009Still in the throes of jetlag, I have decided to attempt to put the essence of my experience in Japan into words before I immerse myself in the editing of a plethora of images. I trust that the sensory perceptions received by me in the clinic of Japanese master acupuncturist Masakazu Ikeda sensei will come [...]
Japanese Acupuncture in Japan
Friday, March 6th, 2009Greetings and Salutations, After what has been an extremely busy week in clinic I am preparing to leave for Japan tomorrow morning. My visit to Imabari on the Island of Shikoku in Southern Japan to observe at Masakazu Ikeda sensei’s clinic will be my first in 7 years and my anticipation grows by the hour. [...]
Why Traditional Japanese Acupuncture?
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Greetings n Salutations, Here are some very good reasons why you might choose Japanese Acupuncture, as a patient and/or student. Two very different emails about the tradition of Acupuncture, one from a student and the other from a patient Whilst I am very grateful to be the subject of their words, it is Traditional Acupuncture [...]