Ian Murphy was most definitely in too deep and the fact he was allowed to fight at DREAM.2 in April 2009 against Ronaldo Jacare underscores the profound lack of regulation and oversight of Japanese mixed martial arts. There really is no regulatory oversight of the sport or the actions of individual promoters. The fight culture rooted in sumo and continued in pro wrestling and mixed martial arts is extremely backwards. Fight promoters first, second and third priorities are making money. With the exception of the top stars, fighters are largely viewed as interchangeable and expendable. Mandatory drug testing is completely nonexistent and theres little elective testing by the individual promotions. Even the simplest steps to protect the fighters well being are unenforced or non-existent.

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In all the martial arts world the deadliest weapon has got to be…the towel. This is a weapon that is so deadly that, honestly, it should be against the law. Anybody found with a towel in their possession should be incarcerated in the depths of the darkest prison!

When one considers the towel, one should consider the vast speed it moves at. The hand flicks, and the tip of the towel can exceed one hundred miles an hour! Thus, the tip of a speeding towel can split skin and create mighty welts!

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A student once went to the founder of Aikido, O Sensei. I dont understand the relationship of the square, the circle, and the triangle? O Sensei smiled and said, You must steal those secrets.

This advice, coming from a spiritual leader, must have seemed terribly contradictory. What on earth, one can ask, did O Sensei really mean? What was his intent when he advised his student to steal.

His meaning was that to attain true learning the student must observe the art. He must observe the actions of other people and therein find the hidden meanings of the circle, the triangle, and the square. Most important, he should consider his own practice and search for the trio of geometric figures.

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Having defeated all the criminals who had tried to ambush him in the bath house, Sokaku Takeda put on his clothes and left building. It was a sunny day, and not too far to the inn. He was in need of a sword, and when he arrived at the inn he demanded that the innkeeper supply him with one.

The innkeeper, a timid soul, was completely confused by the request. Somewhere, from some unseen hand, however, a sword appeared, and Sokaku hefted the blade. The arc of steel had a good feel to it.

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In Imperial Japan the Samurai were the lords of life and death. You could be killed for looking at a samurai the wrong way, if you were a peasant. A samurai who killed another Samurai merely had to make a statement at the local government headquarters and he was free to go.

Samurai were trained in a variety of arts right from the cradle. They dedicated their lives to the service of their Lord, and they were expected to make there lives worth something. Samurai are considered by many to be the greatest warriors this planet has ever seen.

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