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Old 11-02-2005, 10:10 PM   #33
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Re: Ueshiba Sensei studied Chinese arts?

Mud wrestling?


Seriously its the same argument and a very good analogy.

Baseball can be traced through Rounders

but how about Basketball (we'll forget for a moment that it was actually invented by a Canadian).
Well it uses a court and baskets, both of which existed in Europe, the rules are quite traditional vis a vis fair play, I guess you could say it had European influence. However, not to many people would say its European although there are a few teams that might make it so eventually.

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