Friday, August 05, 2005

Karate teacher dedicates decades to study of Okinawan method

Lansing State Journal:Karate teacher dedicates decades to study of Okinawan method: "'Since I learned karate, no one has ever bothered me,' said Graham, 47, a fifth-degree black belt. 'It must have changed the way I carried myself.'"

English High School Teacher Teaches Martial Arts!

Fayette County Review: News Column: "Fayette-Ware High School English teacher Rob Winfrey's daily lesson plan must look strange to the unsuspecting eye.

Sure, it involves diagramming sentences and lectures on celebrated works of literature. But most would be surprised to find a lesson on martial arts techniques, taekwondo throws or meditation methods. And yet, that is in fact the case.

Last semester, Winfrey began instructing the first martial arts class taught in the Tennessee public school system."

Martial arts should be taught in public schools.