Ninety Degrees Of Separation

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Alphabetically,

the martial  arts and the marital  arts 

are a two-letter inversion

of each other.

Physically,

they are a ninety-degree rotation

of each other.

Upright

—in the martial arts—

there are two bodies in combat.

 

Horizontally

—in the marital arts—

there are two bodies in communion.

  

The former has one winner.

The latter has two winners

(we hope)

It is the whimsical geometry

of contact sports

(and the alphabet)

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Footnote

Originally written in 1999,

NINETY DEGREES OF SEPARATION

is the copyrighted property of LCSoL

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