Hi {{ first_name }},

I just returned from about 10 days in Japan, where I was training, teaching, and giving demos.

At one of my classes, Gabriel Sensei from Chile grabbed some video clips with his phone. (Thank you, Gabriel Sensei!)

I wasn' mic'd, so the sound isn't spectacular. But I thought I...

Hi {{ first_name }},

I just returned from about 10 days in Japan, where I was training, teaching, and giving demos.

At one of my classes, Gabriel Sensei from Chile grabbed some video clips with his phone. (Thank you, Gabriel Sensei!)

I wasn' mic'd, so the sound isn't spectacular. But I thought I...

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