Sharon,

I too came from a Japanese budo background, Bujinkan Taijutsu and
Shinto Muso ryu Jo. I'd have to *strongly* disagree with your
assumption, however. I'm left wondering...what exactly the point was
of your post?

Any clarification would be not overlooked.

Thanks,

Jay


On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 11:44:35 -0000, Sharon Friedman <ransuru@...> wrote:
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> Good day to all,
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> I am a student of the Japanese martial arts and especially of the
> sword based arts of Korindo Aikido and jujitsu. I feel that you are
> denied a few truths by the casual way you are introduced to tools such
> as staffs, knives and swords. Tools are very important to the student
> and they teach us a lot about their proper use and expand our view
> concerning distance, speed, timing, balance and all. Having practiced
> with Boken and Jo and some real edged weapons in a few martial
> settings, I generalize the outcome of fun practice as delusional in
> terms of survival progress. It is useful to play fight without
> knowledge or guides but the progress will seldom flow to battle
> readiness without learning technique and diligent practice. The
> technique does not replace the man but it is a tool to reach greater
> awareness and knowledge and eventually freedom from all structure will
> arrive (I am still waiting). One has to focus a lot of effort to
> reach high goals as self and tool efficiency and free work is not
> enough to hone the self alone.
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> Cheers, Sharon Friedman.
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