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Old 11-25-2000, 02:08 PM   #7
crystalwizard
Dojo: Aikido of Dallas
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akiy wrote:

Saotome sensei has said in the past that he believes that the uchideshi system like the one he was involved in with the founder just can not exist in the United States.
I think it could actualy. There are plently of people that are willing to go away from home for 4 years, live in dorms, eat lousy food and not do much else than study (and plenty that just party but that's beside the point) in order to have a piece of paper that may or may not give them a job advantage.

I think the bigger problem might be in not attracting people that have watched too many MA movies and have some romantisied idea of what such a thing would be like.

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