You Can Say that Again

"We had a chance to win if everything went right. As luck had it, everything did go right."

-Dick Michaels,

Swimming and Diving Head Coach

On the team's victory at Ohio Wesleyan last Saturday.

Ice Hockey
Versus Denison
Tonight, 10 p.m.

(photo courtesy of Aikido Ethan)

Ethan, could you explain to me what Aikido is all about?
EB: Aikido is a Japanese martial art. It's descended from a samurai finishing art, meaning if we were to fight and I broke my sword, I would have to kill you with my bare hands.

Uh...so you kick a lot of ass?
EB: Well no, we transform aggression into more peaceful ways of dealing with it.

So how does Aikido differ from, say, Kung-Fu?
EB: It's a real dynamic martial art. There are a lot of circular movements that involve throws. If you don't throw somone, get thrown or fall, it's going to hurt. You want to end the conflict with as little violence as possible.

So you have a tournament this weekend. How do you fight in an Aikido competition?
EB: It's scored along the lines of a Judo match. You get points for throws, take downs and whenever your opponent gives up.

Are there strict rules? If I was competing could I just sucker-punch somebody?
EB: Ideally you could, but we learn how to deal with the punch being thrown at us, rather than throwing the punch.

Is it true that you are always in the defense mode?
EB: Yeah. You always have to be on your toes. Life is training, training is life.

So you're jumpy.
EB: It's not jumpy, it's being prepared.

What's the deal with Ivor?
EB: Ivor is third Q, which is a rank above me. He's just ridiculous.

How is he ridiculous?
EB: Um, you really have to know him to understand him. He's just a really intense individual in his martial arts.

Ethan, if I attacked you right now, would you fight back?
EB: I'd definitely kick your ass, but you'd still be alive and I guess we could still be friends too.

Love, peace and chicken grease man.

This Week's Events

Swimming and Diving

Saturday vs. Wittenberg 1 p.m.

Men's Basketball

Tonight and Saturday at Adrian (Mich.) College Tournament

Women's Basketball

Tonight and Saturday at Hanover (Ind.)

College Tournament Tuesday, at Case Western Reserve University, 5 p.m.

Aikido

Today and Satuday, Oberlin College Tournament

Ice Hockey

Tonight vs. Denison 10 p.m.

Rugby

Saturday, at North Fields

What are they talking about?

This week...

'PR or Personal Record'

Sport: Cross Country, Track, Swimming

What it means: In individual events which are timed, competitors tend to track their best performances and guage their races against these previous personal records. Personal records do not have an impact on meet standings or scoring.