---------- Dog Bert writes:
<I wonder what percentage of our mailing list does martial arts, and which 
kinds...It'd be kinda interesting if we could do some sort of poll (not on 
the ML, it'd be too confusing).>
 

     How's that poll going?  I practice martial arts as well, and (if you 
couldn't guess before) along with aikido and hapkido, I also practice with 
swords.  This is why I, myself, am so adamant that swordfighting is a martial 
art.
 

     I've been practicing with the sword for goddess knows how long, and been 
practicing aikido and hapkido for maybe twice that amount of time...
 

     I've also recently started practicing tai chi chuan.

<Anyway, my take is that kendo IS a martial art, technically. Plus, when i 
was taking my driver's training course, I learned that like the 3rd or 4th 
most common road rage weapon is a SWORD....!??!?
 
That's kinda scary if you ask me.>

     Well, what are the 1st and 2nd?  Just because it's the 3rd of 4th 
doesn't mean a thing...  In relation, Wendy's might be 3rd or 4th in the fast 
food industry behind McDonalds or Burger King, but considering how much sales 
the 1st and 2nd placed competitors ranked, Wendy's still looks to be 
struggling behind their shadows.  See what I mean?
 

<The Art of War...good book, but it's kind of hard to read. That's probably 
why I forgot what's in it..ehehe. Also, I've probably already said this, but 
the Book of Five Rings is excellent, too.>
 

     Book of the Five Rings... if that is what I'm thinking of it's basically 
along the same lines, but with the addition of using the elements as a medium 
to get the point across.
 




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