Portland Observer August 21. 1980 Pago 9
Watts competes in martial arts tourney
By Nathaniel Scott
Barry Watts, a student at Port
land Community College, recently
made the trip to Oakland, C alifor
nia, as a team member o f PCC’ s
Martial Arts Team.
The M artials A rts Expo and
World Tournament at the Oakland
Coliseum, labeled The Tournament
o f Tournaments, was opened to
world wide competitors in all weight
divisions. Barry, a lightweight, has
an impressive string o f victories. In
this tournam ent, he lost a close
match and PC C ’ s M a rtia l A rts
Team returned home with one first
place trophy.
Barry Watts, born in Chicago,
Illinois, moved to Portland at the
age o f four. He has three younger
sisters attending high school, two in
Portland and the other in Sacramen
to, C a lifo rn ia . His father is em
ployed in Customer Services at
United Airlines and Barry is em
ployed at the P ortland W ater
Bureau, while working towards a
degree in Architectural Drafting.
Barry became interested in the
martial arts while in his early teens,
because o f the potential self defense
possibilities, and later found that
the principles o f mind and body
control taught in the martial arts,
could be applied in whatever en
deavor one may choose.
Barry began his m artial arts
training at the age o f thirteen, is
currently a member o f the A AU
(A m ateur A th le tic U nion) and
various other martial arts groups,
and is presently ranked a brown
belt. At the present, he is pursuing a
form of the arts known at Tae Kwon
Do and is being trained by master
instructor A li M. Muhammad, o f
the Matt Dishman Community Cen
ter in Northeast Portland.
In this interview, Barry was asked
if he had anything specific to pass
on to the com m unity and his
response was: **I recommend the
martial arts to every segment o f the
com m unity. It teaches discipline
and control and is a wonderful way
to exercise the mind and body.” In
response to the question o f drugs,
his answer was: “ Leave them alone.
They don’t do anything fo r you.
They im pair the body and distort
the mind and the funny thing about
it is, these impairments may not
materialize until a later time in the
life cycle.”
His goals are deeply entrenched
w ith
dedication.
Education,
possibly turning professional as a
martial artist and community ser
vice worker to help ease ignorance
and doubt, some o f the obstacles
and stumbling blocks that hold our
brothers and sisters in limited fields
of endeavors, because they have no
positive role models to id e n tify
w ith , and consequently, do not
utilize all o f their potential and
skills.
The field o f the m artial arts
requires dedication, training and
respect for the possibility o f injury.
One has to adhere to safety factors
and proper equipment are virtually
necessary fo r amateurs and
professionals alike. Barry Watts is a
a bright, determined person, who
has great personal, community and
cultural pride, and although his par
ticipation is limited to tournament
co m petition, due to the lack o f
sponsor or sponsors, he carries the
pride of the Black community into
each meet and hopes that through
his carriage and personal endeavors,
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A» a student of the martial arts, Barry Watts combines Intelligence,
pride, spiritual principles, dedication and relentless spirit, as he pur
sue his endeavors of martial arts student and of obtaining a degree in
Architectural Drafting
others, young and old, will be able
and educators.
C ongratula tions, M r. Barry
to see the correlation between mind
Watts. We, the Black community
ana ooay control and accomplish
salute you, fo r your s p irit,
the dreams o f Malcom, Martin and
dedication and accomplishments.
countless other Black innovators
Come Today!
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PUSH, Black boxers oppose Coetzee fight
Washington, D.C. - Rev. Jesse
Jackson, President o f PUSH, has
urged W orld Boxing Associaiton
heavyweight cham pion
M ike
Weaver to “ withdraw immediately”
from the planned title fight against
South A frican Oerrie Coetzee in
Botswana, South A fric a , on Oc
tober 25.
In a telegram sent to Weaver this
week, through the fig h te r’ s
manager, Don M anuel, Rev.
Jackson said: "1 appeal to you not
to Tight South African heavyweight
Oerrie Coetzee in South Africa or
anywhere else on October 25th as
long as the white m inority gover
nment o f four million continues its
practices o f apartheid and the denial
of basic human rights and dignity to
its 21 million Black and mixed-race
citizens. Do not be deceived; South
A fric a is using sports as a
propaganda weapon in an attempt
to gain an international face lift,
world recognition and acceptance,
and as a cover for its crime against
humanity.
“ By fighting Oerrie Coetzee,’ ’
Jackson told Weaver, “ you are
aiding the continued oppression of
your Black brothers and sisters. As
recent racial disturbances in South
A fric a make clear, Blacks and
mixed-race people there are
dissatisfied with the state of affairs
and are struggling heroically against
a vicious and violent oppressor.
“ I, along w ith most Black
Americans and concerned people of
goodwill everywhere, urge you to
w ithdraw from this fig h t im
mediately and thus strike a blow for
freedom and dignity. I would like to
talk with you at your earlier con
venience," Jackson concluded.
Also c ritiz in g the fig h t was
Muhammad A li, who said, “ I
protest the scheduled heavyweight
championship Tight in South Africa
between W BA cham pion M ike
Weaver and Gerrie Coetzee. There
seems to be a plot to manipulate this
title in to the hands o f a South
African. Gerrie Coetzee is the same
man that John Tate beat to win the
title.”
Muhammad A li explained, “ In
speaking out together against the
exploitation and genocide of Blacks
in South Africa and demanding the
withdrawl o f any participation o f
Black Americans in any such cham
pionship boxing event, we are
striking a blow against injustice,
oppression and persecution that will
be heard around the world.
“ In my travels around the
w orld,” Muhammad A li said, “ 1
have learned that you cannot isolate
yourself from the problems o f the
people. I have always been a
people’s champion and will fight for
their rights in and out o f the ring.
Apartheid is deplorable. It is an un
ju s tifia b le and repugnant system.
It constitutes an a ffro n t to the
dignity o f men - o f those who are
its victim s - and is a flagrant
violation o f fundam ental human
decency. White South A frica ’s in
sensitivity to the plight o f Black
South A fricans demands that all
people o f goodwill speak out against
Mike Weaver going to South Africa
and being exploited.”
Muhammad A li is in training for
an Oct. 2 W orld Boxing Council
heavyweight title fight against WBC
champion Larry Holmes.
In commenting on the Weaver-
Coetzee fig h t. Holmes asked,
“ What is the difference between
Russia and South Africa? I f it is fitt
ing for our young amateur athletes
to boycott the Olympics in protest
against the oppression o f the
Russians, then any American athlete
of conscience must give his support
m o ra lly, and indeed, to his
struggling brothers and sisters o f
South Africa.
“ Blacks in South A frica believe
that even by agreeing to fight in
South Africa, Black Americans give
credibility to the white authority
which discriminates against them,”
Holmes said. “ As I have con
tinuously said, I am against a
country that w ill strip a Black
athlete o f his pride and dignity by
making him an “ honorary white”
just to exploit his athletic skills.”
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