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During that same year GM. Verkerke went to visit with Grandmaster DePasquale Sr.
While visiting, Mike Sr. stated that the cane / hanbo was his favorite weapon. Knowing
this GM. Verkerke sent GM. De Pasquale one of his Instructional videos on the Hanbo.

Only a warrior chooses pacifism; others are condemned to it.

"It is a brave act of valor to condemn death, but where life is more
terrible than death it is then the truest valor to dare to live." - Sir
Thomas Brown

"I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than
death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger."--Mencius

It is the very mind itself that leads the mind astray; Of   the mind, Do
not be mindless.