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...these disciplines can boost mental alertness and physical strength, as well as relieve tension. For the novice, the variety of budo can be bewildering. Judo focuses on neutralizing opponents by throwing and pinning them to the floor. Karate emphasizes the concentration of all one's strength into a devastating blow. Jujitsu, a system devised by samurai, uses painful holds to force an opponent into submission. But if these seem too belligerent, there is another way - that of aikido. Aikido's founder was Morihei Ueshiba, a compact man who drew on ancient jujitsu styles and began perfecting...
...only thing I would say,” Donato said of the blow, “is as a former player, when guys get hit from behind—to me, that’s as dangerous as it gets in hockey. Whether it’s for or against our team, I think that’s something that needs to be eliminated from hockey...
...staggering blow." GEORGE MCGOVERN, former South Dakota Senator and Democratic presidential candidate, on the defeat of fellow South Dakotan and Senate minority leader Tom Daschle...
...mortgaged his house, recast his team, renovated virtually every position he had ever taken and shook the grave dust off his suit several times before arriving at history's door. And then it closed in his face on a day when for a moment it had seemed to blow wide open...
...prospects of this one-two punch joined with the potential knock-out blow of Vaillancourt, the expected freshman phenom, inevitably leads oneself to past great Harvard trios and the reality that the line is sure to meet Minnesota’s triple threat of Krissy Wendell, Natalie Darwitz and Kelly Stephens, who combined for a total of 206 points last season...