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Old 05-20-2006, 18:20   #900
Bill Harsey
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Originally Posted by Warrior-Mentor
Roger.

Nice signature line...two in row today. That's one of the things my Shorinji Kempo instructor taught...was that the goal of becoming a "black belt" was to exude such self confidence that people would back down from you without fighting. Slightly more elegant version of the "speak softly and carry a big stick" philosophy of diplomacy.
Warrior-Mentor, I like your explanation. Good stuff.
Two things, I've never driven the high road, my rig wasn't fast enough (intel tells me LL's was)

Where I came from a black belt was only permission to begin training and I was never smart enough to let anothers self confidence matter
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