Oh Dear . . . I don’t believe it! Back in Amos once more and coerced into applying the little grey cells to the creation of stuff for others. It’s all Irem’s doing. Life would be so simple were it not for her. She finds people, talks to them, brings them into our life and [...]
A common site in Kumlubük during the early spring Alper Erkalan the chief aikido instructor at Marmaris Zen-Center recently requested that I shoot some images of his dojo practice. Frankly I prefer taking pictures of local flowers and wild-life, and Peter and Pat have requested more of these here, so watch this space. In the [...]
Why Is Irem Looking So Chipper? It’s because not only was she able to spend time on the mat yesterday, but today Gaku Homma Sensei came to Amos with the Marmaris Aikido Group and spent several hours with us here. Why then, you may wonder is the main photograph of Irem? It’s very simple really [...]
Why Is The Sensei Perplexed? Because only one of these students knows how to tie their belt correctly. The Grand Master is here in Marmaris as part of his tour of the Middle East. His visit was unexpected but the Marmaris Dojo leapt at the opportunity to train with such an important Sensei. Of course [...]
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Stephen Jeremy Maxwell Bray lives with his wife Irem, and daughter Amazon at Amos, Turunc near Marmaris, Turkey..
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