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...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 his art in pre?World War II Japan. It's claimed he once pinned a famous sumo wrestler to the ground using just one finger. While that may be something of a fable, it neatly illustrates aikido's core philosophy - overcoming opponents without doing them dire physical harm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yoga Is for Wimps | 11/18/2004 | See Source »

...Harvard men’s hockey team beat Yale and Princeton this weekend with less-than-perfect efforts. In tonight’s game against No. 1 Boston College, though, the Crimson (2-2-1, 2-2-1 ECACHL) can ill afford any mistakes...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Hockey Improves, Look Towards BC | 11/16/2004 | See Source »

PHILADELPHIA—As junior linebacker and holder Robert Balkema picked up the snap on a fake field goal, bumped into freshman kicker Matt Schindel and then lofted a perfect pass to Bobby Everett, which the senior linebacker took in for a touchdown, the contingent of Harvard fans on hand for the Ivy title bout began to celebrate...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: KING JAMES BIBLE: Football Should Sit Out Yale To Protest | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

...Congress, Vitter racked up a nearly perfect conservative record, voting with the G.O.P. 99% of the time. He lost his 100% rating from the American Conservative Union when he supported the Medicare prescription-drug benefit, which the group opposed but President Bush backed. He also crusaded against RU 486, the so-called abortion pill, and supported replacing the federal income tax with a flat tax or national sales tax. And even if Vitter was not the favorite politician of Pelican State Republicans, they saw a chance to win Democrat John Breaux's old Senate seat and rallied to his support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 2004 Election: New Faces | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

When Kerry got to the House on the Rock resort outside Madison, he found his advance staff had transformed an old machine shed into a near perfect replica of the first debate site, figuring in everything from the lectern specs to the camera angles, even the color of the carpet and the walls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 2004 Election: Inside The War Rooms | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

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