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Expires 8/10/97. The Oregon Daily Emerald IS NOW AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE f http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/-ode CHAD PATTESON/Emerald Back in his Health Center office, Dr. Lindquist records some notes during a break between patients. Martial arts: Art offers adaptability ■ Continued from Page 1 on armour-fighting,” he added, showing a defensive move which seemed to assume one is wearing some sort of arm pro tection to prevent being cut. “With Jeet Kune Do we adapt it to ourselves,” he continued. The versatility and practicali ty of the style, coupled with Lindquist’s dedication and re spect for tradition, has made the course popular on campus among serious martial artists. Where Lindquist was 18 years ago is a world apart from where he is now. Before decid ing to attend University of Washington Medical School, he held a number of curious jobs, among them stoneware potter, Volkswagen mechanic and even grave digger. The last one pro voked his interest in medicine. “I decided I would rather be in a healing profession, a voca tion which is devoted to the preservation of life,” Lindquist said. He went to med school to fid fill that desire, but he also re membered what little exposure to the martial arts he had. One uncle was a boxer, and two cousins were wrestlers. Lindquist did not feel that either style was well-suited to him. Eight years ago, one of his friends, John Archer, recom mended he take a course enti tled San Soo, “Empty Hands” self-defense, which spurred his interest. He later versed himself in Kali, considered the mother of Filipino fighting styles and followed that with Tae Kwon Do and Jeet Kune Do. Within a few years, Lindquist was teaching classes with Archer at a community college. But like his feet Kune Do prede cessors, he has refused to devote himself entirely to one style, preferring to sample the tech niques of others. “What I love most about Jeet Kune Do is the blending of ener gies,” he says. Adaptability is what really draws people to the martial arts, he said. When Lindquist uses the word adaptability, he is re ferring to more than just the physical aspects. “I’ve had a spiritual focus in my life for a long time,” he said. “And martial arts has helped sharpen it.” Lindquist feels other people can gain from martial arts as well. “You learn three types of respect when you practice mar tial arts,” he said. “You learn re spect for yourself, respect for others and respect for those be fore you, those who developed the arts.” The emphasis that martial arts places upon tradition and respect, will generally make for an easier, more focused way of life, Lindquist said. He believes martial arts are “a method of ul timate self-improvement.” He uses himself as an exam ple: “Training in the martial arts has definitely complemented my vocation. The arts have taught me to become more in volved, more intense and inter vention-minded. Healing arts and martial arts seemingly on the surface are very divergent, but they both involve the preser vation of life, making differ ences in people’s lives.” He explained that in ancient China, the healer/warriors were among the most respected indi viduals in the community, be cause they could give and take life. “I’m not sure if I would con sider myself that way, but I like it,” he said. What Lindquist would also like is for more students to real ize the potential of martial arts. 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