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M Deane, 1st Dan

The Martial Arts cannot be practised as a form of entertainment or distraction. They are a serious undertaking which does not necessarily mean a sad one - far from it. You cannot approach them tentatively with your fingers, with a mere touch of the lips, or with superficial layers of thought or heart. It would be better never to become involved, but if you do, it is essential to carry on to the end, until one's being is regenerated to the point of being man again - a real man. As soon as your naked feet have entered a dojo you have entered forever. If you give up, if you waver, you risk finding yourself weaker than before. An important risk and a handicap which is difficult to compensate for.Jean-Lucien Jazarin
