Wow this is shocking - 108 school judo class deaths but no charges, only silence
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ ... 826f1.html
Apparently it isn't only Japanese University karate that has some real problems.
108 school judo class deaths but no charges, only silence
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In the history of the Japanese University Karate Clubs they have had more than one instance of students being severely beaten unto death too.
I recall some of the stories, someone decided they had enough and wanted to stop training. When asking to do so their action offended the club seniors who invited them to one last training session... rest of story.
It's been a while but every few years another of those stories crops up too back when the magazines ruled. I always assumed they were true but trying to research in on the net I'm not drawing anything.
Perhaps they didn't occur. Perhaps the net has been wiped with links to those stories (something else possible). such as when black belt had a cover picture of a spike thrown into a students neck because the korean master missed. Try and find that today?
If my memories are incorrect I apologize.
I recall some of the stories, someone decided they had enough and wanted to stop training. When asking to do so their action offended the club seniors who invited them to one last training session... rest of story.
It's been a while but every few years another of those stories crops up too back when the magazines ruled. I always assumed they were true but trying to research in on the net I'm not drawing anything.
Perhaps they didn't occur. Perhaps the net has been wiped with links to those stories (something else possible). such as when black belt had a cover picture of a spike thrown into a students neck because the korean master missed. Try and find that today?
If my memories are incorrect I apologize.
Victor Smith
bushi no te isshinryu
bushi no te isshinryu
Wow... memories!
I think I remember that BB cover. But IIRC there was a lot of people upset that the Korean arts (TKD) were being unfairly targeted while the "Japanese" arts were being given a pass. Given the racial tensions between the two for so long, it doesn't surprise me.
I vaguely remember some claim of "doctored picture", but that might have been around something else... that was a REALLY long time ago...
I think I remember that BB cover. But IIRC there was a lot of people upset that the Korean arts (TKD) were being unfairly targeted while the "Japanese" arts were being given a pass. Given the racial tensions between the two for so long, it doesn't surprise me.
I vaguely remember some claim of "doctored picture", but that might have been around something else... that was a REALLY long time ago...
