Hehe ah yeah just joking, was more a tongue-in-cheek commentary on noticing a few threads tending to go in that direction hehe, totally joking and trying to lighten the thread a bit. I also would love the forum to be a place of welcoming and enjoyment of discussion about martial arts for the experienced and newcomers, and not intimidating for them either, all good
No worries as you'd say ( probably!)
I'm debating with myself at the moment about posting up something that is being investigated at the moment and is currently going the rounds on social media. My problem is that I want to post up what has been found so far but I don't want discussion on the actual 'politics' of it, rather I want ways to warn and help girls who have been affected by these people. I was absolutely horrified to find out one of our Guides has had the same experience as described ( sorry it's vague at the moment) locally, now I want ways to combat this and to warn the other girls without scaring them. I want something I can tell them they can do that will work for 12/13/14 year olds non martial arts girls in a street situation. Telling them to do martial arts isn't the answer which is what some will suggest.
