Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hao!seismo!umcp-cs!israel From: israel@umcp-cs.UUCP (Bruce Israel) Newsgroups: net.sport Subject: Re: Martial Arts Message-ID: <8188@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 30-Aug-84 18:19:31 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.8188 Posted: Thu Aug 30 18:19:31 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 1-Sep-84 13:44:34 EDT References: <496@ames.UUCP> Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 30 ... From: eugene@ames.UUCP (Eugene Miya) 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. Well, I've been interested in a net.rec.martial and have said so in the past, but not because of recruiting people. The purpose wouldn't be for training or teaching people things, anyway, since you are right in that they really should be learned in a dojo, and in fact, I don't believe that you can learn them in any way but experience. A martial arts discussion group can be very useful in promoting an exchange in ideas. Not only can things like the 'self' and 'ki' be discussed, but also more concrete things like sparring, forms, training methods, entering and/or running tournaments etc. If a number of people also feel that these topics shouldn't be discussed in a general broadcast, I suggest that it be set up as a mailing list instead (sort of like net.women.only ---> feminists mailing list). I'll volunteer to adminster it from this site. How about it, people? Are there others interested in martial arts discussion, either by a newsgroup or via mail? -- Bruce Israel University of Maryland, Computer Science {rlgvax,seismo}!umcp-cs!israel (Usenet) israel@Maryland (Arpanet)