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Old 05-08-2002, 04:00 PM   #12
Jorge Garcia
Dojo: Shudokan School of Aikido
Location: Houston
Join Date: Jun 2001
Posts: 608
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I don't think you were cursing but for anyone who does real cursing, I will say this. Cursing is like smoking. Curse all you want if you are the only one that has to listen to it but don't force those around you to listen to it. Its like when the people with the cars that are playing music so loud, that your house vibrates as they pass by. I say, if the music shakes your car, that's fine but if it shakes my car, that's not ok. It's rude.
I personally have left a dojo because of the language. I had both my son and my daughter in the dojo and I didn't want them to have to listen to that and I didn't want to hear it either. My current sensei and I have talked about it and what used to happen in our dojo has changed when my kids are around. It's just that some peopel don't know where to draw the line. They aren't TV's that you can turn off. Anyway, those are my thoughts.

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