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Cajun Cup Judo Tournament Held in Broussard, Louisiana (opens the original)
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Scores of competitors from five states competed in the second annual Cajun Cup on September 5, part of local coach Matt Davis’s effort to expand judo both in Louisiana and nationwide.The competition began with referees informing players and spectators about the rules of judo and recent rule changes and safety procedures. The first matches started soon after.One rising star, Sebastian Reyes, went undefeated at the age of 15. “Judo’s the best. I started about two years ago, started competing one y
Lessons You Will Learn in the Martial Arts (opens the original)
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Lessons You Will Learn in the Martial Arts“Bullies are cowards. Dig your heel in once, don’t be an easy target, and you’ll overcome.”“Ki energy isn’t anything magical or mystical. It’s just breathing right and focusing.”“I never saluted a damn time in Vietnam. I saluted maybe once when I finished boot camp. There were too many snipers in Vietnam to salute anyone.”“The belt itself isn’t special. You make it special.”
American Dreamer: What I Learned as a Canvasser in Suburban America (opens the original)
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Soliciting is the act of going from door-to-door in a residential neighborhood trying to convince someone to buy a product. Canvassing, however, is simply finding people who might be interested in a product and connecting them with resources thereof. Unfortunately, many irritable suburbanites with “No Soliciting” signs in front of their homes will not understand the nuances between these practices.The best weather for canvassing is when the weather forecasts rain but then it doesn’t rain. That w
Ninja and Ninjutsu: Legitimacy, Historicity, and Invented Traditions in the Martial Arts (opens the original)
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The video game franchise Mortal Kombat features several characters in mostly-black costumes that cover their faces. A movie character dons a black uniform and slings a sword on his back. A group of humanoid turtles fight crime wearing differently-colored headbands. All of these are depictions of ninja. The modern image is something either comical or deadly, and the historical accounts of the “ninja” are murky, hidden in shadows and caught between translations across at least three languages. The
What Happens in Vegas (opens the original)
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The Bone Priests had good news; the innards of this year’s First Bull foretold a successful calving season. Naydhan was lucky too; he had been sprinkled with blood in the Bull’s Burial, always a good way to end the Spring Calving Festival.
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