At a second offering of the public speaking seminar ("Visit a Toastmasters Dojo"), I polled my audience on their knowledge of the martial arts. Highlights follow:

* More than half said they had heard of karate or judo.
* Roughly one-third had either visited a dojo or at least watched a martial arts demonstration / practice session.
* Approximately 10-percent could differentiate between two or more of the arts.
* No one -- zero percent -- had ever heard of aikido.