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Strong emotional support can
found among groups where
udents share problems with
sers. Many groups meet at the
!S including women’s self-es-
jem groups, international dis-
tission groups and Academic
nonymous are among the 14
urkshops offered.
The SCS offers two phone lines,
he line, called the Helpline, is
pen after regular SCS office hours
lid 24 hours on weekends. In its
lird year of operation, the Helpline
staffed by students who go
rough extensive training, they are
pervised by the counseling staff,
backed up by a psychologist
ho n be directly patched into a
lone call.
Smith said calls range from
lotional distress to who is a
ddry cleaner.
Counseline, another line at SCS,
ivides 'taped information on
y topics.
Acomplete list of topics can be
itained at the SCS office.
Also at the SCS are other re-
mrces such as the Learning Skills
niter. The center provides ser
vices developed to enhance acad
emic performance, such as litera
ture, computer programs, videos
and cassettes.
Another portion of the SCS office
is the testing center. This center of
fers the General Equivalency De
gree to residents of Bryan-College
Station, and other tests to guide stu
dents along their career paths.
The SCS is not the only service at
Henderson Hall. Grade distribution
and A&M Mentors occupy the halls
as well.
The Grade Distribution Center
allows students to research profes
sors and the average grades they
gave for the previous semester.
A&M Mentors is comprised of
400 faculty and staff volunteers
who are available for students who
want to talk about any sort of
problems or concerns they might
be having.
Dr. Betty Milburn, A&M Men
tors coordinator, said mentors are
available in nearly every depart
ment and serve an estimated 2,000
students.
Students can identify a mentor
by the sign posted outside their of
fices. Students should make ap
pointments with mentors so they
may be able to devote the neces
sary time.
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By Rhonda Reinhart
Staff writer
I t builds strength and relieves stress, pediatri
cians have recommended it to children with At
tention Deficit Disorder, and action-packed
movie heroes have used it time and again. It is not
a new psychoactive drug. It is the martial aits, and
there is more to these forms of self-defense than
punches, kicks and grunting noises.
The martial arts encompasses any of the tradi
tional forms of self-defense, including karate, kung
fu, judo, jujitsu and tae kwon do, and they can also
be practiced as sports.
Steven Powell, who received a doctorate in kine
siology from Texas A&M, teaches American tae
kwon do at the ITS. Black Belt Academy. He said the
martial arts is a means of personal development.
“Martial arts is discipline, focus and a lot of
mind and body interaction,” he said. “It’s a self-im
provement thing based on you.”
Powell said studying the martial arts increases
flexibilty, balance, coordination, and cardiovascu
lar and muscular endurance.
Mark Curry, an instructor at Thomas Ashley’s
Buffalo Shorin-Ryu Karate Academy, said most
adults come to karate classes because they want to
exercise and spar, and then they find out there is
more to the art than the physical aspects.
“Karate is a way of life,” he said. “Training is for
ever. You don’t just get your black belt and then quit
training. Karate is not something you do half [the]
time. It’s all [the] time.”
Bob Perez, coach of A&M’s judo team and sec-
retaiy for the National Collegiate Judo Association,
said sportsmanship, knowledge about different
cultures and respect for other people are all lessons
that can be learned from practicing judo.
“One concept in all of judo is mutual welfare and
benefit,” he said. “You’re constantly learning differ
ent things. But once you learn something new, you
pass it on to others. Don’t keep it to yourself.”
Perez said an open mind and learning the his
tory are essential to the study of judo.
“You can’t be closed-minded,” he said. “And if
you don’t learn the background of judo, you lose the
traditions involved. You lose the meaning of judo. It
also breaks the cycle of mutual welfare and benefit.”
Students of the martial arts can opt to enter
competitions that are held worldwide.
On Sept. 27, A&M will play host to the Go Shi-
bata Judo Tournament at the Recreation Sports
Center. The tournament is named for Shibata, a
Japanese student and judo club member who was
killed by a train on his way to the Rec Center. This
is the third year of the tournament and the second
year it will be held in Shibata’s name.
In the martial arts, a person’s experience and
knowledge are represented by belt degrees usual
ly represented with different colors.
However, Powell said belt degrees are not the
most important part of learning martial arts.
“Belts are just a visual representation of knowl
edge gained and skill,” he said. “I don’t think my
belt degrees are as important as what I’ve learned
or what I can teach other people.”
Perez agrees that belt degrees are not the most
important aspect of the martial arts.
“The belt separates someone who is experi
enced from someone who is not experienced,” he
said. “To achieve a black belt is great, but once you
get there, you can’t let it go to your head.”
While each specific area of the martial arts has
its own differences in style and technique, they
share some features.
For example, all of the martial arts forms are
based on strong traditions. They also share the
physical, emotional and practical advantages
like health of mind and body and self-defense
techniques.
Curry said studying the martial arts will benefit
everybody in some way.
“When I leave the karate school, I am a new
man,” he said. “It gives me a different outlook on
things. It cleanses mind, body and soul.”
(Above) Advanced students practice
with instructor Steven Powell.
(Below) Arjun Vinze, stretches and
meditates before his class.
Photography by Derek Demere
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