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	<title><![CDATA[Interesting Day]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[Today was a very interesting and eventful day. 
Today was:

The 70th birthday of my Sensei (Sensei Dang Thong Phong of Tenshinkai Aikido)

The Anniversary of my dojo (Tenshinkai Aikikai)

The Anniversary of the Tenshinkai Aikido Federation (TAF)

The entire TAF community in my area, along with many others, went to a beautiful Chinese Seafood restaurant for a dinner and birthday/anniversary celebration. I saw so many interesting people that I did not even expect to see. Sensei Fujita was there, along with several California Senate/Congressman peoples, and the Mayor of the City. Sensei Phong was given a key to the City of Westminster and all this other stuff. I was so amazed at how this thing was put on, and I did not think that it was going to be so huge with all these important names in Aikido in general.

I did not want to leave early, but it was worth the little time that I was actually able to spend at the dinner before having to leave. This has just made me that much more interested in the art of Aikido, to be sorrounded by so many high ranking people of the art. 

SEE YOU AT THE SEMINAR THIS WEEKEND! ]]></body>
	<date>02-05-2005</date>
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