石田師範ご逝去
私は４８歳から師範の下で今日７４歳まで杖道を稽古してきた。最近は御病気（がん）のため、道場には御姿を現されなかったが、稽古をするたびに杖の持ち方、腰の使い方などいろいろ質問が出て、病院に行って質問しようと思っていた矢先であった。
この２６年間、私は何を習っていたのだろう。もっとしっかり稽古をして、もっとしっかり訊くべきことを訊いておくべきであった。返す返すも残念でならない。
石田先生のご冥福を祈るばかりだ。
MASTER ISHIDA PASSED AWAY
I
have never been as shocked as this. Master Ishida of the Japanese martial arts
of Jo passed away at the age of 68.
I
started to learn Jo from him at the age of 48. I am 74 years old. So, I have
been practicing Jo for 26 years. During the past few years he rarely came to
the practice hall because he was suffering from prostate cancer. The more I practiced
Jo, the more questions I had. Actually speaking, just a few days ago, I was
thinking of visiting his hospital and ask him such basic questions like how to
hold the jo stick; how to move your hips; and how to bend your legs.
I do not know what I have
been learning. I should have learned much more from him. I should have asked
many more questions of him, but no more. I am sorry about that.
May Master Ishida rest in
peace.
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