Posted on 04/23/2009 9:38:13 PM PDT by Pinkbell
Tae Kwon Do is a wonderful martial art. Kids learn to do amazing things in those classes. My other Krav Maga instructor is a TKD black belt and his kicks are tremendous!
The difference is that Krav Maga is a reality-based self-defense system. We stress our students out in a variety of ways so that they get into the fight. We urge common sense before self-defense every time, but also understand that kids cannot always walk away.
One thing that is very important is that the kids need to know that their parents will accept them getting in trouble at school if they had to defend themselves. Believe it or not, kids are so conditioned to be sheep at school that the wolves can attack without fear. Stress to your kids that you expect them to avoid trouble, but that no one has the right to hurt them and that you will fully support them if they must defend themselves. I hope that helps. Please PM me if you have any further questions!
Some little jerk grabbed my daughter by the throat this week and started choking her (she is 13) while in the classroom. She is a TKD brown belt, and I’ve been teaching her some KM, but she was too scared to use it because she may be kicked out of school (her words).
In the meantime the school promised an investigation within 24 hours, and still nothing. Apparently the boy said she “leaned forward into his hand”, despite several witnesses confirming her version where he choke-slammed her into a wall and dug his nails in so hard I could still see the marks that afternoon.
If I don’t hear anything form the school this coming week I will lay assault charges. Oh, and the school is not allowed, to tell me even if they take disciplinary action against this boy, it interferes with his privacy rights.
If homeschooling was an option she would be gone.
I wouldn’t know.
Damn.
Krav Maga stresses choke defenses. The little darling that choked your daughter would have been wondering why his little acorns hurt so bad...
I’m sure that you’ve let her know that it’s fine for her to get bounced from school for defending herself. It’s a very important concept. Good kids always want to be good kids so it’s hard for them to break that mindset.
Sadly I have to agree with you. I am trying to keep my 9 yr old Sassy a 9 yr old. I can't believe the mothers who make their children into mini me's & let them get their hair streaked & wear make up. And the clothes, I am shocked at some of the outfits little girls wear. I was amazed that some of her friends in school have dates already for the movies with boys. That isn't happening in my house. She is a tomboy which suits me just fine. The girls her age are awfully mean & catty.
I walked into The Children’s Place at our local mall...I can usually buy cute things at half price there for my two “grandchildren” - two preschool girls........what I saw there yesterday was halter tops for little girls.....her mom and I dropped our jaws and left without buying anything....and even that was conservative compared to some things I have seen for sale....the sexualizaton of preschoolers is sick.
No Emo music in my day (30 years ago). It’s amazing the troubles bullies and home troubles can cause a kid. There but for the grace of God....
I remember when I had my 1st daughter almost 30 years ago. We bought her a beautiful bathing suit. It was white with what looked like teardrops of all colors on it. She was about 3 yrs old. We put her in the kiddie pool at my parent’s house. She was so cute & splashing away. All of a sudden her father said I am going to Kmart to get her a new bathing suit. I was clueless until I saw what he saw. You could see right through the bathing suit when it was wet. Thankfully we weren’t at a public beach. I won’t dress my daughter like she is mini hooker. I don’t see the need for her to have Coach pocketbooks etc . She is learning to be herself & stand her ground. Since she has so many adult siblings she seems older then 9 in some ways but I am not pushing her to be a mini adult like so many of my friends do with their children. I want her to enjoy her childhood as long as she can.
Because for some reason we let kids live in a Lord of the Flies world.
Why do kids have to call anybody names? Why do parents raise them thinking this is ok? I mean they are trained by their parents way before they enter the school system. No normal adults would openly chide their coworkers or neighbors or strangers for being what they deem to be unattractive, too tall or short, too skinny or fat, big ears, buck teeth, poor, homeless, slow to learn, etc. Yet children make it their mission on a daily basis to impale others. This particular boy's mother said she doesn't think children know how cruel they are but I disagree. They know it and they strive to be even crueler all the time.
I agree with you totally. Sassy is so much younger then my older adult children. I see the difference from their days in school to how it is now. I am so glad I took her out of school. Mainly it was her health issues & the gay agenda but now after hearing the stories that my friend's children tell me I know it was the right thing to do.
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