Maureen Reed (Godan)
What was your original motivation to start Kyudo?
Mr. Blackwell said that he was going to start teaching Kyudo and wondered if I would be interested. It was the next step along the path of Budo studies for me.
What do you now enjoy most about Kyudo?
It helps me to find my place.
I don't know who said it ..... "I am therefore I Think." This is the correct order.
The Hours.
What is your favorite book?
Too many to choose from. Here are a few.
Tao Te Ching, Next of Kin, The Naked Ape, What Do You Care What Other People Think Richard P Feynman, All of JRR Tolkein's works, Most of Isaac Asimov's Science fiction, Kaffer Boy.
How
would you describe yourself in 5 words or less?
Intelligent, independant, tenacious, hard working.
If you could meet someone (dead or alive) who would it be and why?
Morihei Ushiba. To learn how to understand that the "universe and I are one... and the universe cannot be moved."
What other Martial Arts have you practiced?
Aikido, Karate, Tai Chi.
Gardening water, flower, and vegetable, Hiking, Sking Alpine, Biking.