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- From: schan@birch.srg.af.mil (Stephen Chan x4485)
- Subject: Re: 10th Dan & Badass Karate Bullshit
- Organization: SRG, Arinc Research Corp., Annapolis, MD
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 15:09:01 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.150901.24276@srg.srg.af.mil>
- References: <1992Nov11.124858.931@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> <1992Nov14.045400.26626@gagme.chi.il.us>
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- Mild Flamage ahead:
-
- In article <1992Nov14.045400.26626@gagme.chi.il.us> phantom@gagme.chi.il.us (Leif Ericksen) writes:
- > I do have one comment, I have heard of 10th DANS, BUT BUT listen
- >closely, to my understanding ANYTHING ABOVE 5th DAN is purely HONORARY, and
- >really does not hold any water.
- > ( At least for Shotokan, I am sure all others though are included )
-
- Wrong answer, Glasshoppah - you fail to grasp the diamond sword which
- cuts through delusion. You will surely be reincarnated as a tapeworm, or some
- other lowly denizen of the digestive system.
-
- How ironic that you quote "Karate-DO: My Way of Life", yet you feel
- that ranks given for perfection of character, advancement of the art and
- teaching ability "really does not hold any water".
-
- > You may train for a long time, but if you merely move your hands and feet
- >and jump up and down like a puppet, learning karate is not very different from
- >learning a dance. You will never have reached the heart of the matter; you
- >will have failed to grasp the quintessence of karate-do
- > - Gichin Funakoshi
-
- Perhaps you would prefer this kind of quote in your .sig file:
-
- "Funakoshi, what is best in Karate-Do?"
- "To achieve perfection of character, live in peace with all beings, yet
- have the strength and resolve to destroy an animal with a single blow."
- "Wrong! Conan, what is best in Karate-Do?"
- "To crush your enemies, see them scattered before you, and hear the
- lamentations of their women!"
- "Conan, I award you the rank of 10th Dan, because you are tougher than
- that wuss-bag Funakoshi!"
-
- --
- Stephen Chan
- uunet!srg!schan or uunet!srg!schan@uunet.uu.net
-