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When I was a Citadel cadet in 1961 we

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had six hours of judo class and

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I was more of a bookworm than an

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athlete . But when I got to throw the

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football player across the room , I

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realized that this was a sport I wanted

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to embrace . Continued that through my

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years at the Military College of South

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Carolina , after which I became an army

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officer , I got to practice in Europe .

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By the time I got home , I've been away

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almost eight years and had visited 83

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countries . I taught judo and more than

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40 of them be the arm the wrong way .

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Judo has brought me great

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self-confidence . And I know a lot of

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things that I like to share with others .

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And I know that I have a lot more

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teaching inside and any you can send my

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way . I'd love to work with .

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It's a skill that you can use to defend

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yourself as well as recognizing threats .

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Because the number one thing we teach

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is not to go into areas where it's

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dangerous if I do have to use it . I

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know I have the skill base to protect

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myself and my family and a lot of young

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students who came in here quiet

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and didn't have a lot of self esteem .

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And after a few classes that you could

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start seeing the difference , the

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smiles on their faces , they started

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coming more and more to class . We

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teach each student as an individual ,

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not as a group .