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Old 03-22-2013, 03:11 PM   #42
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Re: Aikido Predator Mindset

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David Kelliher wrote: View Post
I find it interesting that a solid number of people seem to find the term predator and judge it as a negative.
I believe your reading is incorrect. I, at least, find nothing negative in the term "predator"; it's the common usage of the term that I find objectionable. People romanticize the predators of the animal world (frequently mis-identifying them - sharks, for example, are arguably much more scavengers than predators), and then apply the term "predator" to humans given to aggression whose methods and motives are entirely different. That's the problem.
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