TXZZ wrote:

> > > I wouldnt be surprised if somewhere in japan there would
> > > be a place where they train you in martial arts for free in
> > > exchange for fighting on their behalf.

I asked:

> > What planet did you say you were from?

TXZZ replied:

> considering just about every fighting sport (that is dangerous) does
> this

How do you envisage this working? In your fantasy, will your trainers be
yakuza, or the police, or members of an obscure Shinto sect, perhaps? Will
they transform you overnight into a coldly efficient killing machine? Will
they pay you to beat up snitches and rivals, or catch criminals, or be a
champion for their cause? Or will they hold tournaments in which you will be
paid for every bone you break, while huge amounts of money are staked on the
outcome of your bloody endeavours?

So, really, what planet did you say you were from?

-- 
John
http://rarebooksinjapan.com