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Unstoppable Club Soccer Team Takes in a Row NIKE College Flag Football THE TULANE HULLABALOO OCTOBER 25, 1996 SPORTS 9 Unstoppable club soccer team takes ｦ ｾ ｵ ｲ in a row with ｾ ｬ ｩ ｫ ･ Humber and Chumar Poyraz five of our starters because of midterms, Last Sunday, Tulane defeated the When playing teams like Loyola, your Louis Kerans adding two each. Josh Levine, Bf) an but the bench players stepped in and were Loyola Wolfpack 3-0 following a 10-0 biggest worry is putting the game away Staff Writer Williams, and Da\ id Kerber each added able to play on the same wavelength. win the day before against Louisiana early. The longer they are in the game, single goals to round out the \\'ave's There are no real negatives about the College. In the first half of the game the more the momentum builds up, and On Oct. 6, Tulane' club soccer team offensive barrage. team. They have responded well to the against the Wolfpack, Tulane kept control the more chances they have of scoring," defeated ｓ ｯ ｵ ｴ ｨ ･ ｡ ｾ ｫ ｭ State University The Wave followed the Southeai;tcrn training. As for MYPs of the game, some of the ball offensively, despite Loyola's Tulane Junior Nick Spiliotis stated. 10-0. Tulane dominated both halves State win with another win on Oct. 12 players worth mentioning are [Tulane tough defensive game. Although many Spiliotis has just recovered from a recent offen i\ ･ ｬ ｾ and defensn ely. Southea tern against Northwestern 3-2. Tulane was in senior] Dimitri Saad, [Tulane shots on goal were made, none struck injury and will now add to the offensive lacked the talent and the discipline to control in the first half and looked like it sophomore] .Mike Humber, and also home. strength of the starting lineup. compete on the ame level and could not had the game in the bag. but in the second (third-year Tulane la\\ student] Rod In the second half, Tulane turned up Unfortunately for the Wave, Tulane match up ''ith the Wa'e offense. half there were some surprises. Anderson, who had his first game with the heat. Shortly after the break, Eric junior Sean Quick was injured in the "l.: uall) \\hen )OU ha\e a team heat Northwestern was suddenly back in the us." Woodbury, a third-year law student, game against Loyola. five or six nil }OU start to become game after two penalty kicks made the Tulane freshman Paul Leo Howard scored the first goal. That was soon Next up on Tulane's agenda will be an undi ciplined. ... I reminded the guys score 3-2, but Tulane held on and kept the said. "As long as we keep developing, by followed by a goal off a penalty kick by away game against LSU. With a win about how we had to stay focused for lead. The three goals scored by Tulane the time we peak we will be in good Bryan Williams, a third-year architecture against the Tigers, Tulane can look regional.. and throughout the second half were by Mike Humber. Chumar Poyra7. shape. Once we start coming together, we student. The last goal was scored with a forward to a trip to the regional qualifier. we "tayed di c1plined." Coach Kenny and Paul Leo Howard. will be unstoppable. If Tulane soccer header by Tulane junior Matt Daus. Farrell aid "The discipline was great."' Coach \\ere to achieve its full potential we could "I thought that working on crossing Eric \\ oodbury led e team in goals, Farrell 1;aid. '"We were without four or be in NCAA dh"ision I." and comer kicks paid off in practice. Equestrian Club Guest sensei visits Martial Arts Club 1\-lichelle M. Hardesty off and galloping Staff \\Triter On Saturday October 19, the Tulane Martial Jennifer Comeaux Arts Club held a self-defense seminar featuring former h!!ad instructor and Tulane graduate ( student Chad Dulin. The seminar was held at the After a brief hiatu from the Club Sports scene. the Reil) Student Recreation Center from 3 to 7 Eque trian Club i- once again acthe. Though the club is p.m. with the last hour devoted specifically to currently not competing, it:; members are back in the women· s self-defense applications. addle and enthu rn uc about the club\ future. Dulin. who now resides in the Baltimore, Hanif azerah. the Equectnan Club's coordinator, i:-. laIJland area where he is doing di sertation re pon. ible tor tarting up the club again. According to research. holds rank in many different martial Chan opme Som. the dub· contact for meetings and arts systems: he is a 3rd degree black belt in Iogi tic • "H.iruf' done a really. really good job of Ryukyu Kempo. a second degree black belt in ad\erti ing We ha\e a lot of dedicated people tI)•ing to Tae Kwon Do, and is a certified imtructor by make it "ork." both Dillman Karate International and the Pre entl). the Eque trian Club has between 15 and 20 International Modern Amis Federation. member-.. ｾ ｯ experience \\.1th horses is needed in order to Dulin spent the week before the seminar join the club. The member · .kills vary significantly. instructing the club members in Ryukyu Som aid, "There're all level. The 'ery, very beginner. Kempo. an Okmawan style of karate that uses ... ad,anced and intermediate [participate] ... and the pressure point applications to make the art more ad,anced people jump... , Jt', a range. Different people ALE PHOTO effective. Dulin explained. "Around the turn of are intere ted in different ｴ ｨ ｩ ｮ ｧ ｾ Ｎ Others are advanced. Tulane's Martial Arts Club recently attended a self-defense seminar held at the Reily Center. The the century. karate sort of came out of the closet but the) 're not interested in jumping. they just like Club's instructors represent three different martial arts backgrounds, giving the members instruction and was watered down to teach school children flat\\ Ork. And the beginners are ju<;t lI)'ing to stay on the in a broad scope of techniques and approaches. {in Okinawa]. and that ｩ ｾ the art that really came horse." About the applications taught during the traditional style and is very kata (form) based. The member learn and pra tice at City Park Stables. out of Okinawa into Japan. .. A lot of things The significance of kata, club president Misha City Park ha hor e · and an arena in which to nde. Two were changed to make it harder for the kids to woqien's session of the seminar, Dulin said, "We in tructor give ｬ ･ Ｇ ｾ ｏ ｮ ｳ Ｌ which are held on Saturdays at 2 hurt themselves: the use of the full twist punch, learned some basic rape prevention techniques Dinerman said, is that "kata teaches everything." p.m. and ｾ p.m. and on Monday· m 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. the removal of many of the grappling techniques that. if you review them in your head, will work Rob Alexander is a sophomore and a pre-med ｰ ｳ ｹ ｣ ｨ ｯ ｬ ｯ ｧ ｾ The ad\ .meed member al o help the less expenenced and the concealment of many of the pressure for you l 00 percent." student majoring in He teaches the rider<;. Som aid, "There· no Tulane coach. The more point strikes."' Dulin went on to say, "People want a quick Goju Ryu style of karate. "Goju Ryu," Alexander ad\ anced nder (teach) the begmner. things they have to George Dillman has made quite a reputation fix-there is no quick fix. If you're not going to said, "is a traditional style of Okinawan karate." knO\\. fhe) told me about the behavior of horses. for himself with his pressure point theory and train, you're not going to be an effective fighter. It places a lot of emphasis on basic techniques 1hey·, e taught me a lot Even during the ｬ ｣ ｾ ｳ ｯ ｮ ｳ Ｌ Hanif holds a ninth degree black belt in Ryukyu ... Are we looking for effective self defense or such as stances, punches and kicks, which ometime goe \\Ith u , and if the instructor is working Kempo. According to Dillman 's biography in are we not? [For] the people who need to defend Alexander believe to be very important He said \\ ith omeone el e, Hanif "ill give you pointers:· "Adrnnced Pressure Point Fighting of Ryukyu themselves, people who want to be able to take the pursuit of perfection in these things make the The members are taught in groups of three. and Kempo" by George Dillman with Chris Thomas, care of themselves, this is the best way for them mind stronger and will enable one to do the katas according to Som. 1t does not take Jong for beginners to Dillman is one of the United States' "best- to do that, and that's my opinion after plenty of properly. Alexander, who has been studying this learn. known and well-established martial arts years in the arts"." style of karate since age five, said, "Since When asked about her le\el of experience and her personalities. Dillman has been travelmg the The Tulane Martial Arts Club is a way to coming here I feel that the addition of ohement in the Equeqrian Club, Som replied. "I'd 1m world teaching eminar on pressure points and begin to learn the basics that will lead into a Doshinkan, Dillman theory and Modern Amis ne\ ere\ en been near a hor:e.
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