■ebruary 21, 1966
High Life
Page Three,
Ah So. Good Reader:
Karate Strides Again
Karate might be defined as
lie poor man’s way of killing
eople. This because it involves
o weapons other than the hands
-which usually come with the
erson.
The origin of Karate can be
raced back to a group of Orient-
1 monks who needed a swift
orm of retaliatory defense with
ome kick to it. (Sorry about
hat.) They came up with Karate.
Karate utilizes a knowledge of
lerve centers and weak points
dth which every victim comes
quipped. The hand is not the
mly part of the body used to
lellver killing blows. The feet
re also employed in this meta-
:arpal mayhem, as are the el
K)ws in some cases.
The basic idea of Karate is to
Usable or even kill a menacing
tpponent who is larger than you.
t utilizes speed and knowledge
n order to defeat the opponent.
The basic striking areas on the
lead are the bridge of the nose,
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the temple, the hollow below the
ear, the nerve center in the neck,
and the fifth vertabra.
The solar plexus, the nerve
center in the forearm and the
nerve center in the leg are also
prime striking areas.
Killing blows are administered
to the “Adam’s apple” and the
fifth vertabra. A direct kick to
the kneecap can cause dislocation
with as little as 65 pounds of
pressure, an amount which even
a woman can deliver. A blow to
the forearm nerve center can
temporarily paralyze the arm. A
heavy blow to the temple, the
bridge of the nose, or the neck
nerve center can cause uncon
sciousness.
The techniques of delivering
the blows require much practice.
Experts at the art wear the cov
eted black belt which denotes
the highest degree of proficiency
a person can obtain. There are
various other stages of develop
ment such as the brown, red,
yellow belts and many grades
within these divisions. This dead
ly art, brought to perfection,
turns a person into a self-con
tained package of instant may
hem.
One of the cardinal rules of
karate is that it is never used
except in self defense.
The armed forces teaches some
karate to its inductees. However,
when you consider that we are
engaged in war with a people
who have been exposed to this
method of self defense for 2,000
years, our efforts seem puny.
Two thousand years is a big
head start.
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Shrunken Head Returns
Older Books Hold Reader Interest
In Battle With Current Favorites
By John Taylor
Ordinarily a book review consists of factual information concerning a book which has re
cently been released. But, in the interest of greater enjoyment of literature, I offer two books
which have been published, both several years ago.
Dear and Glorious Physician, by Taylor Caldwell, reviewed by the Reader’s Digest is “(an)
imaginative reconstruction ... (of the life) of the early Chrstians. Immensely readable ...”
This book deals with the time of Christ as seen through the eyes of one man. If one skips
the introduction there is even a moderately surprising ending.
The main character, Lucanus,
was an unusually gifted, intelli
gent fellow who hated to see his
fellow human beings suffer. His
was the choice between a life of
luxury, for his Greek father was
by no means poor, and a life of
poverty, helping his fellow hu
mans through medicine.
He seemed fated to be kept
from the profession for which
he had a divine calling, this be
cause of his wealth and stature.
His struggle to overcome a handi
cap which most people would re
gard as a distinct advantage
forms the basis for a very in
teresting novel.
Mrs. Caldwell, in married life,
Mrs. Marcus Rebock pursued her
career in vain for a number of
years. Dear and Glorious Physi
cian, her second million seller,
was published a number of years
after both of her children had
married. She has several other
novels to her credit including
This Side of Innocence, a mil
lion-seller plus in 1946.
The other book to be consid
ered is also a novel, but science-
fiction this time. This is a 1984-
type novel by Robert A. Heinlein
entitled Day After Tomorrow.
Heinlein is among the most
famous of all science fiction writ,
ers in a class with Ray Brad
bury, Isaac Asimor, and Damon
Knight.
Heinlein wrote Day After To
morrow to give the science fic
tion public what might happen
if the United States of America
lost World War HI.
The book concerns six men,
the last remnants of authority
left in the United States and
their rather bizarre, though thor
oughly science-fictionish plot, to
recapture the United States from
the Asiatic victors who occupy
America.
The reason the plot is so bi
zarre is that the six military men
seek to regain control through
religion, the very element which
might have prevented the war
and the very element which
caused the two countries to fight
in the first place.
The race of Americans has
not been completely destroyed
but the survivors are under con
trol of the asiatic conquerors who,
as it turns out, are too lenient, if
that is remotely conceiveable, in
letting the common people cling
to their religion.
From secret underground head
quarters, these six men direct the
spread of a new religion which
takes in only people of the Amer
ican race. This is done by a new
device concerted by one of the
six which permits only people of
American “atomic make-up” to
enter the cathedrals. Here they
are told of the plot and recruits
are indoctrinated.
The book is one continuous
action-packed drama and it would
appear that Heinlein has scored
again.
By John Taylor
The Shrunken Head, in its
never ending battle for popular
ity, decided to conduct a poU to
discover what readers want from
this column. In this search, one
interesting point was raised.
We asked Barry Goldwater to
enlighten our staff on what our
basic policy should be in the
Shrunken Head. He said, “Well,
off the record I would say that,
as to the question at hand, the
basic motivational concept gen
erated should follow the pattern
prescribed for and administered
to this pattern of events com
pounded by the likelihood of mas
tication brought on through the
definite fundamental by-laws of
the credo which is explained by
simple addition of a social caty-
lyst to the economic theory of in
terjection which has since been
replaced by the concept of exor-
cism which is a fundamentally
sound one.”
I get the odd feeling that he
plans to run again in ’68.
In order to remain non-parti
san, we also questioned President
Lyndon Johnson. The conversa
tion went something like this:
Reporter—“Mr. President, we of
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duced into the Shrunken
Head.”
L. B. J.—“Well, son, off-hand
ah’d say that while escalation
is necessary, the war must be
fought and won by sheer
gut-power. Y’know, I got an
olg mule back at th’ ranch,
y’know. Anyhow, see, this ole’
mule . . .” (at this point
Luci Baines enters.)
Luci—“Daddy-o, kin ah have the
limousine t’nite so’s me an’
Pat kin run off’n get mar
ried?”
L. B. J.—“But sugah-lump, if y’
all runs off’n gits hitched so
quick, they won’t be nobody
at th’ wedding.”
Luci—“Aw, shucks. Daddy. I al
ready got foah-hunnert peo
ple comin! I borrowed the
C.I.A. and th’ Secret Service.
Neither group was doin’ no
thin’ nohow.”
(What happened next so dis
abused our reporter that he
left. Yep, you guesed it.
L. B. J. picked Luci up by
her ears and put her in her
room.)
Needless to say, we are right
back where we started. Any sug
gestions for improvements in this
column are welcome.
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Continued from Page One
to Mr. Routh for the top of the
main building.
Sub-Juniors
Sub-Juniors concentrated on
drives from September to Janu
ary. They collected for Heart
Fund, T.B., Cerebral Palsy, and
Muscular Dystrophy.
Once again they supported the
Golden Door Project, and also
rendered service to Greensboro’s
Women’s Club. At Christmas
they dressed dolls for the Empty
Stocking Fund.
One interesting proect was the
provision of cosmetics, toys, and
hospital gowns for the Ship Hope.
Sub-Juniors also entered a Home
coming display.
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