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By LOU HATTER
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For Arthur Drago, karate has been an important part of his life for more than 20 years. But far from the self-defense aspect of the art, and even further from its depiction in “Kung-Fu” movies which glorify violence, is Mr. Drago’s philosophy about martial arts.
For him, it 1ms taught discipline and confidence, while the physical exercise provides an important outlet for the stresses and frustration of daily life.
Now, Mr. Drago is imparting his knowledge, skill and philosophy to a new generation of karate enthusiasts in a class for children held on Wednesday afternoons at the Child Care and Learning Center.
Karate, for the youngsters in Mr. Drago s class, “is a non-competitive method of building self-confidence,” the black-belt martial arts veteran explained in an interview recently. “The training has some elements of competition, but it doesn’t have to. The primary purpose is to develop the consciousness of the practitioner.”
The way martial arts is practiced today, he said, is very competitionoriented. The traditional practices, however, are not. Mr. Drago favors the traditional approach.
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