Karate is completely useless. Well, ok, not completely. But unless you have the awareness to accompany it, all your training will amount to peanuts. Too many times I hear the stories of horrific attacks on 'helpless victims' who say that 'it happened so fast' or 'I was caught completely unaware'. When you are aware, you can prepare better for the situation. When you are prepared, you can deal more effectively with the task at hand. What kind of awareness system do you use? How do you recognise a dangerous situation? How do you keep yourself prepared? _________________ Jason Stanley http://www.karatetips.com -------------------------------------------- Free Karate Tips, "how to" Articles and more... -------------------------------------------- [ This Message was edited by: Patrick on 2002-07-31 20:17 ]