Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Hello.

Before i introduce myself can i just thankyou for making and maintaining a wounderful site like this. I've had some trouble finding anything like this on the internet, Thankyou.

Well my name is Martin, im a twenty three year old working as a painter and decorator in Preston, UK. The reason i why i wish to learn the Shakuhachi is because i've spent the past three years 'finding myself' if you will. The biggest part of this was studying Japanese martial arts this then made me find the Shakuhachi. I've been searching for an affordable beginners shakuhachi for sometime, it seems they can be quite costly. Thankfully i managed to find one on Ebay to which im more than satisfied with. The reason i wish to learn and play the shakuhachi is because i find myself mostly a solitary person and the shakuhachi can in my opinion be an excellent solitary instrument. I think once i manage to play the shakuhachi i wont be able to stop. While i find meditation hard work hopefully i can find it through playing the shakuhachi and hopefully be another step closer to finding myself.

Well thats about it im affraid, im tired and i need to do some more reading through these forums.

Thankyou for reading.