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-sports In Collene of Educatioi Former footba By Mike Lough Usually, a retired professional football player will go into private business or sportscasting or simply live off the fruits of his accomplishments. It's not often, however, that he becomes a concerned college professor. Bob Morris, one-time National Football League lineman and honorable mention All-America at Duke University, is just that rarity as he finds USC's College of Education to be a pleasant, if not challenge for him. I ^ flr & IN V-^x/S' / > J. "" I" j- ^HfflEaKgMP^aS^ P-j ' ?iv '>%%* W>. f\ * , $t * 4 -$?.. . t ^ ' BOB MORRIS DURING HONORABLE MENTION The former National Football League player n Karate form blent By Michael Miller about A.D. The study of karate involves much more Bohidharma than mere kicks and punches, according to a dhism into a 1 IM-AfaCCA* uuv/ piuiwoui, anu s^iiuum "Tae Kwon Do, a Korean martial arts developed ini form, is a complete art, involving mental "Our instr discipline, balance, timing, and physical con- beginners ai ditioning," USC physical education instruc- from each ck tor Gary Jones said. can start taki "The study of Tae Kwon Do gives a sense We are in dii of well-being and self-confidence to its prac- Hun Kim S titioners. We promote high moral character Charlotte, N and stress humility both inside and outside of School on T class. Students are taught to stand equally Master Instr before any opponent, but our code forbids black belt ar unfair assualty or unnecessary use of force." Champion," Students i KARATE, A Japanese word meaning rank through "empty hand," has obscure beginnings. In an option foi II ill player happy a: "I think it was a Godsend that I turned to teaching rather than football," he said. "I've had three knee operations. I had my nose broken 19 times in four years and I had my finger bitten off." A C A frtClllf a mirl I l? J ' ** - i uegan tu wonuer auout my tuture in football." Morris, who estimates that he saw action in just more than 30 pro games ? "I'm given three and a half years credit for v^iinj fi?r *"11 : : ALL AMERICA DAYS AT DUKE UNIVERSITY ow teaches in USC's College of Education Is physical and mi 525, a Buddhist monk named feet their grade in the cour combined karate and Zen Bud- Tae Kwon Do, which is 1 i workable method of physical punch art," focuses prim; fitness. Since then karate has Beginners are taught bas to a rigid and skillful sport. kicking, blocking, stance ai uction at USC is geared so both progress to one-on-one situ id advanced students benefit students. They learn th iss. This also means that anyone distance, timing and contro ing lessons at any class meeting. confidence when facing an nArMmnniAalmtt tirtfk f In i wi vv/iiiiuuiiJivoiiuii rrmi mc j w School of Tac Kwon Do in "I MUST stress the imp( .C. (no connection to the Kim tal conditioning plays in be wo Notch Road in Columbia). tive practitioner of Tae Kv uctor Kim is an eighth degree perfect all the techniques id former All Korean National without total concentratic Jones said. alertness, practical applica n Jones' class can advance in difficult. i the Kim School. But this is only "Karate is not only great r USC students and does not af- ing stakmina, flexibility and ? I ISP. nrnfoccnr UP WWW jp UIUUUUI playing in the NFL" ? came to USC in 1981, after five years of teaching at Auburn University, with the idea of helping Carolina's varsity athletes academically. /\ner meeting witn newly nired athletic director Bob Marcum and Harold White, academic advisor for athletes, Morris and education dean Jack Mulhern were given permission to CAt lin O O r\ *?/"*? 01 fn*/\rin1 uvi up u apkviai iuiui lai ^lu^iaiu l U l vaiSliy aiiiicic^. "I've been to a lot of schools and this program was extremely unique," Morris said. "I took the idea to Jack and we started enlarging the whole idea so that we worked with basic skills development." THE PROGRAM came under fire this past spring, however, as academic records of athletes enrolled in the tutorial program showed in The State newspaper article that eight of the 28 freshmen football players were bordering on illiteracy. "That U/ac Q irtlrp " Mnrric coi^ - ?V?% M jwrvwy ITIVIIIO OU1U , llWllU^ llldl II1C W(JD not for credit toward graduation, but only one to evaluate and help with problems athletes might have academically and otherwise. "What we did was we tried to set it up so there was some formalization, a course thev WPfP talfino cr? th#?v harl tr? chnm up. "Why somebody literally went in and stole student records and found out all the stuff, well...," Morris said of the mailing of the records to the newspaper. Ttir a iiTnT?nc/\^T *?i ^ inn inu., native, wno was dratted by the Houston Oilers in 1970 ;uid spent part of the next four years with the New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Cardinals, as well as Houston, remembers when things were more hectic, though, as he was struggling to make the NFL. When he was drafted, he was directed by the Oilers to gain 10 pounds by the beginning of training camp, but Morris couldn't it hf haH what rpcnltpH in V-I? "Or-Cml"'!"" ... w-w t VJUI1VM 111 V 1 IV pVIIWWl OUlllllUIl. "I've always had trouble putting on weight," he said with a chuckle, "so my mom took a jock strap and sewed weights in it. The darn thing weighed nearly seven pounds. I got on the scale and weighed 235 (which was what the club wanted). "You would do anything to make it." ! Ill I :: ;i-V;:; : Bh sMiWMH?^l: BOB MORRIS CAME TO USC IN 1981 After fivb years at Auburn University ental aspects ?e. provides a chance in our hectic society to ' Corean for "kick clear one's mind and develop mental irily on kicking. control." c techniques of id punching, and SELF DEFENSE is /the primary reason ations with other for taking karate lessons, Jones said noting e principles of the percentage of female students increases [ in order to gain with each class. opponent. Jones said he is frequently asked how long it takes to become proficient in self-defense, irtance that men- He agrees with the highly respected Japanese coming an cffec- stylist, Mas Oyama, who says it takes a year on Do. You can to 18 months to achieve a satisfactory proand styles, but wess in self-defense. n and a mental Classes will be held through Aug. 3 every ion can dc quite Monday and Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Room 107 of the Blatt Physical Education exercise, improv- More information can be obtained strength, but also Jones prior to class meeting. i