To: goldstategop
Any woman who takes this garbage passed off as advice seriously should check herself immediately into the nearest mental asylum. She's just as likely to get checked into the nearest morgue. The advice in this article is not just touch-feely, it's actually dangerous. If someone thinks a few hours of simulated martial arts is going to allow someone to fend off a violent street criminal, they probably also think those magic fat burning pills on TV actually work.
Learning self defense is a good thing. But one needs a realistic idea of what it can actually do. A few practice spars at the YWCA does not a street brawler make.
To: RogueIsland
Yup and if you're a woman or a scrawny man, try taking your chances with a well muscled guy. You probably WILL get checked into the morgue. That's where having a gun and knowing how and when to use it, can make a difference. By ending up saving your own life.
12 posted on
06/11/2003 5:12:00 AM PDT by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: RogueIsland
Good hand to hand skills are usefull for fighting your way to where youre weapon is. Short guns are food for fighting youre way to where youre long gun is.
22 posted on
06/11/2003 5:29:19 AM PDT by
heckler
(wiskey for my men, beer for my horses)
To: RogueIsland
Learning self defense is a good thing. But one needs a realistic idea of what it can actually do. A few practice spars at the YWCA does not a street brawler make. Some good hand-to-hand training is a must, though, for CCW people. I made sure my daughter and I got some. You need to be able to respond to a surprise attack and gain time and distance to be able to draw your gun out of concealment
Drawing for your gun while a knife is coming towards your throat from two feet away is NOT a good idea. You need to handle the immediate threat first
80 posted on
06/11/2003 7:45:19 AM PDT by
SauronOfMordor
(Java/C++/Unix/Web Developer looking for next gig)
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