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One should always be careful about posting on internet discussion boards. You never know who will read your comments and what the outcome might be...you might actually run into them in real life. You might be "called out" and held accountable for what you write.
All too often, we internet denizens post on these discussion boards with little thought as to the wider implications, convinced of our anonimity and banking on the fact that we'll never meet the other guy and have to "put up or shut up." We all do it from time to time...let's be honest, now. All the brazen posts here on AikiWeb , or any other internet martial arts discussion board for that matter, are rooted in this sort of foolishness.
Lest we forget that we all are real people here. Every one of us is a real person with real feelings with some of us presumably having real martial arts experience. Not all of us talk out of our ass. Some of us actually have a clue. Some of us have been around the block a few times. I know every Aikido instructor I've ever had, past or present, has. No ridiculous internet claims.
I should know, I was just "called out." Nope, no cinematic drama or tall tales to tell. Someone just simply held me accountable for what I've written.
10-31-2007 10:43 PM 