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From: eugene@ames.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport
Subject: Re: Martial Arts
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Date: Thu, 30-Aug-84 13:13:52 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 30 13:13:52 1984
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Re: A news group for discussing the martial arts.

I have been involved with aikido, judo, and kendo quite some time.  I began
for personal reasons ("My roots.").  Some of the glorification of the
fighting disturbs me.  The ads for the movie "Karate Kid" also distributed
me until I saw Pat Morita answer [in response to what type of belt]:
"J.C. Penny Special, 3.95" which deserves a good laugh.  I have not seen
this film, but might because of Siskel and Ebert, not because os arts.

While I would be interested in reading about the arts, [I know all
the discussions on ki, promoting, the "self" etc.] I feel unconfortable
discussing these concepts in broadcast.  I think people should learn these
arts on their own in a dojo.  You might argue that such discussions
might recruit people.  I am especially worried what people might think.
Recently, a woman was killed in San Jose, and supposedly this woman had a brown
belt [I have no further info than TV news.].  One of my teachers also
successful stopped an attack.  I personally don't feel qualified to
comment more than this.  It is a difficult subject to verbalize just as
climbing rocks or jumping out of planes.

	"Because it's there"  -- George Leigh Mallory, 1922

--eugene miya
  NASA