On Mon, 2 May 2005 23:25:28 +0900, "Ryan Ginstrom"
<ryan@ginstrom.com> wrote:

><mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net> wrote in message
>news:d44bis$pjv$1@news.Stanford.EDU...
>> Anyway, afterwards, several people told me that grabbing fingers is very
>> common among Japanese judoka.
>
>That has not been my experience at all, unless you mean grabbing all four
>fingers and doing the "scoop-pry." I don't think anyone has ever
>intentionally fouled me, either in randori or shiai.

Probably because you'd kick their ass. That's just an
educated guess from someone that wouldn't intentionally foul
a guy of your size either.

Good to see that you're still around, Ryan.

--
Bryan