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		<title>Found:  One Lost Skill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2006 19:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thirty seconds into a new warm-up, I discovered the key to redeveloping my lost skill.  Neglected and undernourished, it is finally home!]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Beauty and accuracy run together,&#8230;&#8221;  (Frank Sheed)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Hix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accuracy in martial art technique is beauty. You gotta stay on top of the basics, make them as accurate as possible.]]></description>
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		<title>What am I thinking?  Hep-me, Hep-me!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2006 03:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Hix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This seems so obvious to me.  Not necessarily easy, but simple (and obvious.)]]></description>
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		<title>Is higher rank inversely proportional to open mind?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wrap it in the idea of studying basic technique.  It then looks like a 'teaching' problem.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Sweat Blood!&#8221; ezine &#8211; January (Repeat.  Basics!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There really is no substitute for repeatedly studying basics to be the best you can.  After all, we're learning to control our minds and bodies.]]></description>
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		<title>December Issue of  &#8220;Sweat Blood! E-zine&#8221;  Is Up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 04:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Hix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter what we're studying it's all about the basics.  Sports, academics, music, etc.  They all have it.]]></description>
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		<title>The excellent question was: &#8220;Why are we training stances?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Hix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And I had to think a bit to answer it for her level.  This class' ages range mostly from about 12 to 16 years old.  A few other adults, lower ranks, were also looking at me to hear what I had to say.  After all, their legs were burning - I hoped - and they wanted a good answer.]]></description>
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