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In article <1993Sep10.204116.24524@integrity.uucp>, robw@jabberwock.Berkeley.EDU (Robert Weirick) writes:

> Study one form or another of the martial arts. 
> They are not about hurting people, they are about
> exploring yourself, and determining what it takes to defend yourself.
> They are about learning how to live not in fear, but in awareness.
> They are for everyone. And it is never too late to begin.
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I pretty much agreed with you until this paragraph, being a person who
in his younger days did take Martial Arts classes (Okinawian sp?) and 
not one of the more difficult ones (it was designed to help the farmers
fight the Nipponese Sumari), there is NO WAY I could do that now (and 
those of you who have met me know that I'm not exactly inactive now).
The training can be very rigourous and you should definately see your
doctor before starting training (as with any exercize program) unless
you are already in pretty good physical shape.

Taking care of yourself is certainly your own responsibility and those
who expect others to defend you will probabily find that when they need
their protector most is when he/she is not there, but Martial Arts are
not for everyone.  A lot of self defence is in the thoughts and attitudes
you project.  I've intimidated people bigger (probabily better) and even
groups of four to five, mainly because of my attitude.  Part of which is
If you kick my ass today, be prepared to do it again tomorrow, because
I will be back, and sooner or later you will have an off day.

> Rob


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Larry
In closing I'd just like to say "YOU'RE Terrylee!?!"