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[fujicolt]

Hey Eric

thought thru your comments after speaking to my older sister whom is Golf MAD - and i mean totally!

there are NO style divisions in golf - it is just GOLF

worth a thought for us all me thinks

[EMitton]

Hey Eric

thought thru your comments after speaking to my older sister whom is Golf MAD - and i mean totally!

there are NO style divisions in golf - it is just GOLF

worth a thought for us all me thinks

That's because golf, by definition, IS a set of rules--and a very restrictive one at that. The fewer rules there are in an activity, the more diverse ways there are to accomplish the goal at issue. "Nebraska-style football" and "Florida State-style football" are identifiably-different styles. (EDIT: Realizing that this would probably be a mystery to non-Americans, a brief explanation: Nebraska plays football like the Soviets fought wars, and Florida State favors lanky agility over bulk and passing over running). Open the rule-set of an activity even further, say the UFC, and you get even greater diversity in strategies, mechanics, and training methodologies. And when the activity you're talking about doesn't have rules--"fighting" as a whole--the possibilities for differing mechanics, training methodologies, etc become almost endless.

Fighting is like dance. All dance is is moving to music...that's the only constraint. Think about how different ballet and break-dance are, both in terms of technique and traditional training methodologies. Golf lacks that diversity. If golf let you get the ball from the tee to the hole by whatever means you wanted, you would probably see the same sort of diversity you see in martial arts and dance.

[james luke]

Owen Murray was an inspiration to many of us back in the day - and are you aware that he was also a very respected Doorman who ran some of the roughest clubs in a brilliant - but can be rough - City? - He was also a mad crazy VERY good company Chap outside of the Dojo - always a character and still is from what i hear
Steve Hyland
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He has not changed, still barking. I note and agree with the question mark after city. Sunderland whilst being all the things you mention hardly qualifies as a city. great people and rough as hell but city? its just miles and miles of s*d all. The people are gradually changing too which happens i think in areas that used to be reliant on heavy industry ( coal and shipyards in this case ) that dont exist any more. Take the pride and heart of a community and you take its courage.

[fujicolt]

James

i placed the question mark against City merely because i knew - back then he worked way beyond. a man on my list of exceptional karateka!