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(;ol)1°;RI('n SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARUlI 25, 1987 .'AGE IA
BY PATRICK RAE'T15
The east gymnasium at Goderich
District Collegiate Institute became a
karate dojo for a few hours Saturday as
the fledgling Godcru•h Shotokan Karate
Brotherhodd hosted other area clubs in a
tournament.
Hosting the tournament, the first of it's
kind in Goderich, vas an ambitious under-
taking for a club' which started otily last
October and now has a 1 tiwiiihership of 25,
• ranging In age from 11.) to 20 -years -olds.
"It might seem a bitpresunaptuous.for a
new club like (tars 11 hotel a tour u iiient,"
said Steve Londsdale, a black belt Shodan
karate instructor who organized the local
club after moving to Goderii'h froth Lind,
say',- Ontario, .. _ . .. ... - . .
SEE ()-I'HE:R STYLES
"My club Is all beginners, so this is quite'
exciting for them. f thought it wadi! be an
excellent opportunity for nay' students to
see other styles (of' karate ) on their own
turf, where they'll ft'cl more comfor-
table," said' londs(lale, who works as a
correctional officer at the Bluewater Cen-
tre for Young Offends rs, The tournament,
said Londsdale, allows for healthy .com-
petition and acts as.a social event for the
clubs. involved. Competition in tour-
naments is not a requirement for advanc-
: ing through the belt levels a white, yellow,
orange; green, blue, brown and black
respectively ) of the sport, he said.
"This kind •of competition sharpens the
individual's skills. The winning and losing
.of it enters into it not at all," said
Londsdale.
DICTIONARY,OF TECHNIQUE:S..
The tournament was • divided into, tw'o
separate' events: Kota', a set pattern of.
techniques performed against multiple im-
aginary opponents and Kumite. the actual
sparring ''or .fighting 1 in -this case done
without contact.).
Kata, said I,onds'dale, involves a group
of open-handed forms and patterns, hand-
ed. down over time. Perfection of 'the.
techniques is "very important to. karate."
"It's like a dictionary of karate techni'=
ques. It iegtiires maximum .concentra,
tion," and is - 'certainly. the• most taxing
. part," of the • sport, Londsdale explained.
STRICT REGULATIONS • •
.The Kumite portion of the tournament
was governed 'by strict rules againts con-
tact:- Absolutely no facial contact is allow-
ed, or a coriapetitor is disqualified. -
'"I'he idea) is that .a punch or kick has to,
be delivered` with rnaxiun)um .contro.h,
said Londsdale: • •
Blows "must be delivered cleanly and
. with full power. Also, in the eyes of the
judges, the blow must be such ,that had
contact been' made, it would have com-
pletely incapacitated an opponent," to
score a point. The first participant to score
two points in the two -minute bout, AS
declared the winner. Delivering powerful •
blows close to, but without touching an op- -
ponent sounds tricky, but there's an art to
it, as Londsdale e!+plains.
-Pin punching full out„but I focus about
an inch off your bdidv,” he said,
its t w urna
nches fly in non -contact event
The east gymnasium at Goderich District Collegiate institute
was a gathering point.for'more than 60 area martial arts buffs
" on Saturday, as the Goderich Shotokan Karate Brotherhood,. a
,newly -formed organi4,atic n; hostecha•karate tournament. Clubs
from Holmesville, Exeter, Seaforth, Mitchell and Kincardine
And thank goodness for that one iuc'11::
. Once the sparring began, the action was so •
quick, it was difficult for an untrained eye
to discern that contact was 'art being made
by' some of the more adyancred corn-
petitors, who wore padded -gloves and foot
covers -- just in case.
INCREASED SPIRITUALITY •
Developing self-defence techniques is
also competed in the one -day event: Here. two competitors in the
' children's division fare each other in the Kumite, (non -contact
sparring) portion of the event, as a black -belt referee watches
. the action closely. (photo by Patrick Raftis) •
.'not the only aspect of karate that • is
developed by students;, nor is it necessarily
the main one. ,
•
"The spiritual aspect of karate is one we
hold -quite high. By practicing diligently,
you get in shape, you increase your skills
and you also develop'an increased sense of
spirituality," said Lonsdale.
In addition to the Goderich Club, clubs
from Holrnesville and Exeter", operated by
Ron Tyndall:. Mitchell-Seaforth, operated
by' Bob Malloch and Kincardine, operated
by Dennis Fry, participated in.the one -day
event,• which ran from 9-a.rn: to 4. p.m. Ap-
proximately 60-75 students • competed in
the event. ..
Goderich Lioness C1ub sponsors visit of Scottish variety show
ABreath of Scotland
An interesting and entertaining group
of performers are making a return visit
to Huron County once again this spring.
Travelling all the way from a country •
famed for its breath -taking ,c'ountry'side
of green glens and mist -covered moun-
tains, comes this company of leading
Scottish entertainers, ready to perform
the.beSt of Scottish music, comedy, song
and dance.
A Breath of Scotland, a variety show
suitable for all ages, sponsored by the
Goderich Lioness•Club will be in
Goderich 'for two shows on April 2 and 3
at Goderich District Collegiate, Institute.
'A total of six talented individuals com-
prise the group of which three persons
performed in 'last year's production.
Producing and linking the show with
glean family comedy is'tScottish televi-
sion performer Ronnie Coburn. He has
just finished his 12th Pantomine in a row
at Edinburgh's Bruton Theatre, after a
highly. successful summer season touring
all over the United Kingc om,
Returning with the group this year is
Jimmie Nicholson of Kirkcaldy. He is
teatured as the Scottish dancer of the
group but can also play a variety of
musical instruments 1 including the "
bagpipesi as well as sing.
.Joining Ronnie and Jimmie after a
three-year absence is Shona Campbell of
Newton Mearns,°Glasgow, Her talents
lie in singing the Scottish melodies.
Three new faces join "), Breath of
Scotland" this year. • '
Benny Garcia, from the very heart of
Glasgow; studied his trade in the Scottish
theatres before making a hit ain television
in the 'West End of London, England,
South Africa, USA and Australia. Benny
-presents an act full of talent and vitality
in song, dance and ,sheer entertainment.
Scotland's premier pianist, Jimmie
('osker, resident musical director at the
famous Gaiety Theatre iit Ayr, joins the
company for his first tour of Canada.
And finally, the talented accordion
player named Lesley Wilson. She is
making her firsti''visit to Canada and is
also the first musical lastiie the company
has had in "A Breath of Scotland" -,un
tour although she has appeared with the
g Scotland.
roup throughout outS S
co an
"A Breath of Scotland" has toured
throughout the world with the family-
oriented.variety show although they more
recently have been in demand as a com-
munity fund-raiser for such organizations
as Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions, et cetera.
Any profit from the shows will be used by
the Goderich 1 ionness Club for communi-
ty projects add diabetes research.
"A Breath of Scotland"'s only stop in
Huron County is in Goderich. There will
be one performance each the night's of
April 2 and 3. The show will be held in
the west gymnasium of (ri)CI at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $6 for adults in adv'anee
and $7 at the (door: and $3 for children
1 12 and under 1 in advance and $4 at the
door. Advance tickets can be purchased
from any Goderich Lioness member,
Campbell's Cameras in Goderich, ,Jim
Hayter Chev-Olds Ltd. in Goderich, Bogie
Fuels Ltd. Esso i„ :.;i derich, the
Holmesville General Store. Huron
Business Machines in Clinton, Mary's
Sewing ('entre in Clinton. the Exeter
Town Hall, lioness Anne Dayman in
Seaforth, Scrimgeour's Grocery in Blyth,
Seers Restaurant in Auburn. Taylor's
General Store in Helgrave. Vanc•e's
Drugstore in Wingham, Fred McGee
Auto Parts in Wingham, Mel Bogie Esso
Office in Wingham, Bob Sheppard in
1 ucknow, Gran•t•('hisholm in Lucknow,
and lioness lanet Smith in Hayfield.
For further information, call 524-7502.
BY
WIf.1,1AM
TifoMAS
See the world
the organ
transplant way
"An eye for, an eye and a tooth for a
tooth" used to be a metaphoric•rneans of
punishment but"'even St. Matthew could
not have known that these words might
someday he seen on a neon. sign in' front
of an organ exchange bank.
When it's license renewal tirne in On-
tario, • a motorist's mind fills. with
thoughts of live .and kidney transplants
thanks to a little conscience -raising card
entitled 'Consent Under The Human
Tissue Gift Act." •
I've sent people some pretty strange
presents in my day but human tissue
never occurred to -roe. It's kind of the
. Vincent Van Gogh theory of gift-giving.It
sure beats fighting the crowds at the
Ibca1'shoppin); mall.
Until recently, 1 h. d.n't given organ
donation much though t. I. developed my
own theory on. anot mical ownership
from a '1'V commercial in which a •not -
too -bright fast food employee, stuck for
an answer on the composition of chicken
filets blurts out: ...Well parts is parts.'" 1
personalized that theory and used it to
neutralize the guilt of that little ,white
card: these parts is my. parts and they
stay with this chassis come hell or... r No
need. to finish. that sentence. I .know
where I'm headed, after "all I helped'elect
Mulroney 1. .
• But recently I changed my position on.
organ donations. I think stemmed from
a .newspaper article in Which the.author
traced the history of organ 'transplants
and reported:."In Kansas in 1917 Dr.
,John Brinkley transplanted goat,testicles--
to a patient who had consulted him for in •
-
fertility. Following Brnkley's goat gland
transplant~, the .patient later fathered a
boy, who was then -named "Billy'".:" •
Good'grief,' 1•thought, there but forthe
circumstance ' of time and place go I..I
Mean if ,this. report is tri be believed, 'T
could very well oige my very existence 'to -
• sornc.tin-can-chewing, lice -ridden, stink-
ing goat from the flatlands of Kansas.. It
makes a guy a.11 teary-eyed and so'much
' more appreciative cif petting; zoos: 1 must
say though, I' haven't been able to look
my mother straight in the ey.e, since I
read that article. •
I began ' to see - the whole organ
transplant•operation as more of a "Parts
to go:" campaign that a major _
autorotiv'e manufacturer might.use. •
I think if you look `at the organ donor
from•a more selfish position and less of a
martyr,. it makes more sense.
For example, I like to travel. There are -
1 -72 countries in this world and try as I
may, I'trr just not goingto see them all.
Not in this body I'rn not. • . .
But what about another, younger,
'f' more-' adventurous body'? Through the
medical magic of organ transplants,
could my eyes someday search the Seven
Seas, fix on the Great Wall of China,
blink at the flash that signalled the next !,
pass of Halley's Comet'? Could my eyes
outdistance the natural aging process
and someday be around to witness world
peace? Harmony of the species? An •
honest politician'?
Could my kidney save a man from
Sydney and would crazy Al Yankovich
immortilize me in song'.'
Could "Parts To Go" become a six part
miniseries with my heart going to a •
singer in San Francisco, my liver to a
rocker from Liverpool and my rear end
grafted to the city of Windsor? .
Could my feet be the feet in the 200th
running of the Boston Marathon rushing
toward the finish line in tante to trip the
winner on national tele.vision'.? Could my -
arm be the arra that throws out the
ceremonial first pitch when the Toronto
Blue Jays host the World Series in the
year 5987? Could my middle finger be the
same finger that greets the next Conser-
vative Prime Minister in that same
year?
Could my ears hear the explosion of all
nuclear weapons being detonated- in
outer space or hear the press conference
at which the total annihilation of cancer
is announced :'
Could my brain be transplated ... okay ,
.,. you're right. That would be a criminal
act.
' Da they allow substitutions, i wonder'.
I'm 'specifically. thinking of some sort
of compromfse. I'd he willing to make a
'gift of my body to say, someone like Lin-
da Evans provided that the guy who gets
my eyes gets to watch. That being accep-
table, i have only one more stipulation —
that the eyes recipient be sent a medic -
alert bracelet that reads "I ain A Contact
1,ens Wearer" and the contacts go along
for the ride.
I mean, what good's a lifetime of fan-
tasy if it's blurred by 30/30 vision?
Members performing in A Breath of
Scotland include Ronnie Coburn (far left$,
Shona Campbell (left) and Jimmie
Nicholson (above).
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