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...guitar. "This was Wednesday, and we're going to film on Friday," says Segel. "I said, 'But Judd, I don't know how to play guitar.' He said, 'You have until Friday. You'll figure it out.' " And Segel did. "It's sort of like having a great sensei from one of those old karate movies," he says. "He's like Mr. Miyagi. You don't know why you're doing 'wax on, wax off,' and he says, Show me 'wax on, wax off' - then you've sold a script...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Judd Apatow Seriously | 7/30/2009 | See Source »

...member. The most famous person in attendance was Enoch Kyerematen, a table tennis celebrity in his own right. Kyerematen, a former member of Ghana’s national table tennis team, is now a Winthrop security guard. With his 71 years of wisdom and astounding skills, Kyerematen is the sensei of table tennis players at Harvard. “He taught everybody on the team everything they know,” said Ronald K. Kamdem ’10, a teammate of Kyerematen. In the tournament, Kyerematen lent his talents to the champion Winthrop A squad. Winthrop continued their dominance...

Author: By Ryan D. Smith, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ping Your Pong | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...still weird enough to sound like underground Lil Wayne. His wordplay can be thrilling ("My picture should be in the dictionary next to the definition of definition"), and no other rapper finds as much joy in rhyming; "in the way," "everyday," "what we say," "clich," "Andre 3K," "sensei" is a typical string from Dr. Carter, his prescription for what ails rap. But the impact owes more to his delivery than to his wit. Wayne isn't afraid to sound bizarre. On Phone Home, he rhymes like E.T., and throughout, he stammers, intentionally misses beats and defies most of the rules...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lil Wayne: The Best Rapper Alive | 7/3/2008 | See Source »

...down with FM to enlighten us on who’s who, and who kicks the most ass. FM: How did your art originate? Aikido: It’s a Japanese martial art, a very recent martial art, developed by a man we call “O Sensei,” about 60 years ago. O Sensei was a martial-arts prodigy. Kung Fu: Before any sort of martial arts, humans fought, but it was disorganized. Kung Fu was really the first martial art in the world—it orignated at the Shaolin Temple in China. FM: Ever...

Author: By Russel F. Rennie, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Run Down of Round House Kicks | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

Dozens of friendly faces gathered in Sever on a chilly Friday evening to glean useful information for their romantic lives. Our sensei in this dojo of love was Dave Swaim, a Harvard Divinity School grad with a wife, three children, and pastorship at Highrock Covenant Church. While the lecture started on a scriptural note, Swaim eventually got a little more personal...

Author: By Megan E. Carey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Christian Loving | 11/1/2006 | See Source »

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