Self Defense

[tkdnick]

Just an addition here…The best form of self defense???

DON’T BE THERE! Don’t put yourself in a situation that would cause you to need it!

 

[Exporter]

Some of you have not lived in the real world. There are single bullys and where I live there are little groups who gang up on on kid. In public school it starts usually in the 5th grade.

I was taught judo, and I was a Golden Gloves Boxer. I started my three boys in boxing and two take downs(Judo) before they started to school. This was for selfconfidence at the time. But it proved to be just what was needed for them to be able to walk home all in one piece.

The 7th and 8th grades were worse, two real fights a month. We had torn shirts and one bone broken in the hand. But that was all. There was no way to escape these fights. They were over in less than a minute. A chop to the adams apple or the heel of the hand to the nose usually put the opponent out of commision.

It is a terrible thing to do to send a kid out and not know how to at least protect himself. The girls have gotten into fights here for 15 years. The real deal.

 

[JamesD]

dalcent:

Can you give me an explanation of what Ki / Chi is then please?

Also, I thought all Yoga classes started with Surya Namaskar, the Sun Salutations. Yoga is pure paganism.

You are correct that is what those words mean.
However that does not mean that it is a required component. For example do you think the secular athiest fenatics worry about using Goodbye even though this is historically short for God be with you!

Jim

 

[Church_Militant]

KittyKat:

I think that having some form of self defense is very important. Especially since running away is not always an option. There were several girls in high school that were beat up by other girls, one dropped out and one was put in the hospital. Although the womens self defense classes are great, I wish I had learned more of how to fight off other girls. The guys I can deal with as long as there is no weapon involved, but girls fight dirty.

Kat

There is only one “fair fight”: The one that you win…

 

[Church_Militant]

tkdnick:

Just an addition here…The best form of self defense???

DON’T BE THERE! Don’t put yourself in a situation that would cause you to need it!

As Miyagi San told Daniel: “Best block,no be there”

 

[TheGarg]

La Chiara:

I would ask whether you think it is acceptable for grown men to physically fight? I don’t. And I don’t know any admirable men who solve disagreements that way…

US military troops, Police, etc…actually there are billions of admirable men that solve disagreements that way.
La Chiara:

So I guess I would say that it serves little purpose to encourage boys to “resolve” issues or to “defend” themselves physically. I am a proponent of teaching children how to role play difficult situations, and especially how to walk away from a situation (or disengage) BEFORE it escalates.

**This is a good way to get a kids butt kicked real good. What you are professing is a pipe dream. **

That is like saying cops dont need guns or the skills to use them.

**There are the lucky one that never have to fire a shot in a full career, but because of the training that all Police officers must recieve, they can potentially survive a situation where those skills are needed. **

Fact: Not all poeople will have mercy on your or show you kindness.
Fact: Sometimes now matter how far you walk away, or how many cheeks you turn, you still wind up defending yourself or someone you love.
Fact: Men are not perfect and there will ALWAYS be people to defend yourself from.

We as fathers must teach our children these necassary skills, when to use them, and to pray that they never have to.

**Role playing is a good thing to teach, so they can understand situations, but then there are those that just don’t care about what your kid knows, they just want his lunchmoney **

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Peace of the Lord be with you!

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Dan

 

[dalcent]

La Chiara:

I would ask whether you think it is acceptable for grown men to physically fight?

Of course, two grown men should never fight over their “honour.” However, the post is about ‘Self Defense.’

Ever been racially attacked by four men on a lonely dark night?

Another time, could I have “walked away” walking home from work, when I was hit from behind with a spanner by 3 men who’d separated from a group of 15. In a dark street where I heard later a woman had been found dead with head injuries.

Aside from the concussion from the first blow I never saw and someone’s teeth penetrating my my knuckles, I survived they bled lying on the ground. Spent the whole next day in my bedroom being sick with the concussion.

Boxing skills put 3 of them down in seconds. The fourth had time to grab me and Judo throw (and hammer fist on the nose) saved me that night. And a good turn of speed when it was finished.

Sorry if I offended you by “stooping to their level.” Violence isn’t nice, it isn’t pretty but its the language thugs speak. Some people want to cave your head in, not always for money, sometimes just for kicks.