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From: chuck farone

To: Stefania Argento

Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 6:50 PM

Subject: Re: [sport-jujitsu] Hi everybody

hi, i find that your desire to learn jj is great.  Plus your italian like me!  thats a huge plus.

where r u from?  I live in the cleveland, ohio area. Get back to me soon so we can chat some more.  I think it would be cool to have an italian pen pal!

Stefania Argento <stefaniaargento@...> wrote:

H everybody,

my name is Stefania. I hope you will accept my friendship and help to attain one of the things I most value in my life. I would like to learn jujitsu. The fact is that I am 36!

Since 1995 I have tried to studythis discipline, but i've had some obstacles that have prevented me even to become a yellow belt!!!

Lastly, this year I developed a pri-arthritis to the right shoulder which rendered me impossible to continue lessons. Do you think I will recover completely?

Until now I have learned the salutations, the falls ( sorry, but I live in Italy and i don't know exactly the English words, nor the japanese ones), some of the first 20 moves of the  of the 5 sectors.

Of course I was told by the teacher that i wouldn't take part to competitions ( but I wonder how could I actually learn, so).

Instead I would study to become a teacher.

Well, I am Maestro fo piano and I know that competitions teach you to become a master, don't they?

Can you give me advice, please?

Can you also tell me why I wanted to learn jujitsu and in the gym they made me study jujitsu' Ehich is the difference, apart from the fact that I have learned that judo is the modern form of jujitsu?

Have you ever read Zen and the art of archery by Eugen Herrigel? It's so illuminating!

Peace,

 

                                  Stefania A.

 

Stefania A.: F, 36, Italian, single, graduating in law, piano teacher; speaking English, French, Italian; runner; cross-stitch fan.

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