Olin:
> By the same coin Ryouga doesn't have enough skill to beat Ranma
> without learning some sort of instant win technique such as his beleif
> in the bakusaitenketsu(sp) in killing Ranma instantly.  Myself I don't
> think that using something that can help you win is cheating.  Though
> there are certain boundaries to this rule.  Such as the no guns thing.

	Actually you don't know if he thought it'd be an instant-kill
technique.  His thought is not given in the story.  Ryouga seems to know
that killing Ranma wouldn't win Akane's love, IMO.  It's a sure bet,
though, that he thought BP will defeat Ranma, maybe not kill, though. 


Don
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