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Old 02-25-2008, 11:03 AM   #63
Keith Larman
Dojo: AIA, Los Angeles, CA
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Re: the hakama,why cant we all get along?

Oh, and I should add that if you truly got a "hateful" response, well, why would you want to train there? There's no reason one cannot be polite.

But honestly if someone asked me about it given our conventions I'd smile and suggest that unless they are at Nikyu or higher (where we do that stuff) it is probably best they didn't wear it. The simple reason being is that is when folk in our style start wearing them. And so others on the mat will have some preconceptions of your ability and I'd hate to see a visiting person get tossed into something they weren't equipped to handle.

Vanity is a silly thing to get injured over.

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