victorf@houca.UUCP (10/26/84)
< *breakfast* *lunch* *dinner* (even a lineater needs three squares a day)> I am interested in hearing if there is a sizeable number of people in netland that are, were, or plan to be involved in the martial arts. I am new to the game and I have been astonished as to the number of different styles there are. I would like input from other people to learn about other styles that people are involved in. I personally am studying Kar-Do-Jitsu Ryu, which I'm sure even other martial artists haven't heard about. This style was founded just a generation ago by Shihan Manniel, a New York City policeman. My instructor's instructor, whom I see often, is Buddy Amato, the youngest and highest ranking master in the world. Our style revolves around self defense and forms are learned in the upper belts. I would especially be interested in hearing if anyone else out there has ever even heard of Kar-Do- Jitsu- Ryu or Buddy Amato. ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Scott Thompson Who is at: ihnp4!hoqam!rst Who boasts: 1)Fluency in English. 2) Prehensile hands. ------------------------------------------------------------ "For every hundred Sinners there's one Saint. What can we do about him?"
israel@umcp-cs.UUCP (Bruce Israel) (10/29/84)
In article <506@houca.UUCP> victorf@houca.UUCP writes: >I am interested in hearing if there is a sizeable number of people in netland >that are, were, or plan to be involved in the martial arts. Well, there are a few of us out here. >My instructor's instructor, whom I see often, is Buddy Amato, the youngest >and highest ranking master in the world. Our style revolves around self >defense and forms are learned in the upper belts. I would especially be >interested in hearing if anyone else out there has ever even heard of Kar-Do- >Jitsu- Ryu or Buddy Amato. I'm familiar with him. First, there was an article in "Official Karate", October 1984 issue, focusing on Buddy Amato. It was called "The Heart of a Street Fighter". It was an interesting article, but I didn't care for it a whole lot. It made him sound like he was basically out to fight anyone. The article gets more reasonable as it goes on, but it starts out with lines like " . . . the word seems to have spread that Amato has re-arranged more faces than a Hollywood plastic surgeon, and if you want to fight at any time for any reason, he'll accommodate you" (quoted from the article). I am a traditionalist at heart, and I think that the responsibility of the martial artist is to avoid fights, not to get in them. Now I'm not saying that Amato is like this (since I don't know), but the article tends to give that impression. The second reason that I know of Amato is that I've met him. The head of the organization that I am a member of is Harry Rosenstein, and he and Amato know each other. Our organization has tournaments each year where the proceeds go to benefit United Cerebral Palsy (one in Wash. D. C., and one in Marlboro N.J.), and Amato usually attends our NJ tournament, and brings a large contingent. I don't really know anything about Kar-Do-Jitsu-Ryu except what you've said, and what is in the article. My organization is very traditional and we take just about the opposite approach. We emphasize the forms and mental aspects of the art, and de-emphasize the self-defense aspects. -- Bruce Israel University of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. {rlgvax,seismo}!umcp-cs!israel (Usenet) israel@Maryland (Arpanet)