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Features < 4 THE GAMECOCK Wednesday, November 11, 1987 Students ta By TRACY MIXSON Staff writer Whether it's to learn self-defense, stay in shape or participate in a contact sport, more than 1,000 USC students have taken advantage of Physical Education 117 and 125: beginning and in termcdiate karate. Course instructor Bob Wysner estimates about 1,160 students have enrolled in the American-style karate course since the P.E. Department began offering classes five years ago. He said a variety of reasons for taking the skills course gives the sport a wide appeal. "I* I 1? , nrtrtnlor rrvrtrt " ll n roi/1 ' ' I tl hnrp 11 d a I trtlij pu^uiai opui l, IIV, OC41V4. Ill UV4V, students learn all the techniques of American-style karate, such as stretching, kicking combination drills and sparing. "Once they develop skill and control, they go on to develop power and confidence by fighting tournament-style and working with kicking bags." Although most people might think the classes are male-dominated, he said, there is actually about an even ratio between men and women students. "One of my beginning classes this semester is about 60 percent girls," he said. "Most of the girls J(fe "Need Extra Cas $20.00 On First Do I Twice A Week Doi $<t? <i? (t? (ti ?P ?P ?P ?F | COLUMBIA PLASMA C [ 1916 Taylor Street I, Columbia, South Carolina |-| Phone 254-6683 M fl A nnAinfmonf c A^roilol wm n_ w i i 1 v aiiai |^H OPEN 7:30 AM "Bring this Coupon with | NOVEMBER J FEATUI y the T| i B X The Logon I THURSDAY, FRI J NIGHT! n( The L?g?n J Three Days of I PRESEN y Jud I D?s y Former Lead G 7 MONDAYN | Ed Crosby f S10FFWI1 | Call For 1 i ke advantaj take it foi exercise and self-defense. The guys take it for the same reasons, while more of them also want to get into the sport aspect of it as well." Tl. ? ITCr'r ntl.Utl/. i lit, uidii uviui aoiu uov. o uuiKiiv, u^^rai uii^m has seen the course's value as well, enrolling athletes from the football, volleyball and softball teams to increase their flexibility and endurance. Another misnomer students often have happens during course registration, he said. Classes fill up quickly, but overrides can be obtained easily. 14 W/r* Hai/o thn fanilitiAC f n aprnmArlatn oc mint; tv iiutv iiiv luvimivo vw uvvuiuv/uaiw ao iiiaiij people who want to take karate," he said. "If the class is filled, students can come down to the P.E. office, and we'll get them in." The courses can be taken pass/fail or for a grade. The one-hour credit will apply to a student's grade point average, but many schools don t approve P.E. skills classes toward a degree. Wysner, a 1985 P.E. graduate and now a graduate student in education, has been an instructor at Genova Karate School for five years. In fall 1986, he succeeded black-belt champion Mike Genova, who began the USC classes in 1982. Wysner teaches four classes this semester ? two beginning classes with about 35 students each and yj .; r -i^^H JB j^ppj S8 i I V fl 1 v ?*\ i. WflBBV "*^Wk ' m k^ ?,.M ^ k,.. ? ?' Hp s 11 ^JB -stripe belt Tanya Donaldson proper sidekick form. ( h" c sJ ?.nation L ._, . lauon | ; v v" ; Ufl D MI 'enter | n nr nr 29201. g Irlfu: III Call for Appointmei ,, 541 Santee Avenue you | HHIHiMHIH I SOUNDS GREAT! iING TONIGHT IIS. GATORS lues Rock 1 1 ana aiso idary Blues Br^id IDflY AND SflTURDflY I FEflTURINQ dary Blues Band Great Blues to Purina Y^i __ ? - - ?. ITING SUNDAY sen Spenser with i Dickerson uitar Player For PRINCE ICSHT FEf)TORIV|Q '% Big Band Jazz H STUDENT ID ro?ft7c? ficket Information he Bazaar at Five r .s l IQ of USC': two for the near-40 advanced students. A novice beams with a white belt and mav Droaress to yellow, blue, blue stripe, green, green stripe, red and brown belts at USC. To earn a black belt, one must study at the Genova school. Red belt John Hutchins, a senior in political science, began studying the sport as a sophomore. He said he hopes to earn his black belt within a year and a half. "My friend first got me into it," he said. "I've always been athletic, and 1 was looking for a new sport. I tried it out, and I liked it. So I ve stuck with it. It's not something everyone does." Hutchins said most people take the class to learn self-defense and then realize they enjoy other aspects of the sport as well. "You're going to learn a lot in this class ? how to defend yourself is just part of it," he said. "It's not going to make you a superman out on the street, but it will improve your ability to fight back if you get in trouble. 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