European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 9 photos by Gus Schuettler Philippe Cruz conies out of a Back spin and splits a Pine Board in two left in photo at Ivan Simpson absorbs the weight of a Cement Block and sledgehammer where size cuts no ice combined with presided Over matter during a portion of a martial arts demonstration put on by instructors and students of the Shinji Masu International karate federation at the Darmstadt elementary school exhibiting defense and breaking techniques were students ranging from 5year old Nikki Perea to and gis from Butzbach and the students attend martial arts classes taught by master instructors 1 Isaac 3rd 59th air defense arty and Ivan Simpson of the Darmstadt Mili tary bodies hurled gracefully through the air As attackers met foes during mock Battles staged on and above the gym floor Larry Cruz and 4 Phillipe Cruz took turns taking a pistol away from each using Al though not the Darmstadt soldiers both come from another martial was demonstrated by Butzbach soldiers 4 David from Lucerne and 4 Donald Warren from Chesa Nikki and her put on a karate match and then tackled their instructor to the Delight of the during the breaking segment of the Little Jason proved that size makes no difference in martial arts As he broke his Board with a chop on his first attempt while the larger youngsters had to take two and three tries to accomplish this size and sex have nothing to do with Simpson to participate in martial arts requires a stable mind As Well As a stable it becomes a Way of he in this Perea practice makes better never Durfee Ivan Simpson gets his head together to Divide 6 Cement tiles in martial arts Isaac Perea Breaks a Broom handle Over the stomach and Back of instructor Simpson left in photo at Perea splits a Board in