Not long ago a friend of mine (through our TKD class) told me that his friend had been jumped on the way to school. Apparently this is a common accorance. Christmas being on the way I thaught of buying him a yawara(I think thats how it's spelled) with witch to defend himself. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, I'm not sure if my parents will be happy with it. Should I? Or shall I just get him a DVD?
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Flatlander
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I wouldn't recommend providing an untrained child with a weapon to take to school.
Whitebelt said:
Definately do not get him a weapon!! I don't think your parents or your friends parents will be too happy with that. You might suggest to your friend that he speaks to his parents about this problem that he's having.
Mike
Ditto here. A weapon, even in a trained hand, can be taken away and used against the holder/owner.
Get him into self defense classes - and no, don't try to teach him yourself.
Get him into self defense classes - and no, don't try to teach him yourself.
I have to agree with the advice given already.
A weapon in a school is not a good idea, he will eventually get caught, and depending on the school they will almost definately suspend him, possibly expel and likely call the cops.
Ditto... no weapon... give him a good DVD... appropriate for his age.
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Training is more powerful than a weapon. A trained person who understands weapons, can use a mediocre weapon well. An untrained person can't usually use anything effectively as a weapon.
No weapon/yes training. Buy the boy a one-month membership somewhere, or, that not being an option, a good DVD.
No weapon/yes training. Buy the boy a one-month membership somewhere, or, that not being an option, a good DVD.
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Hang on, it just ocurred to me that you may not know what I mean by "yawara". I have not heard it mentioned in these forums before. Its a stick, usually plastic, about the as thick as a roll of coins. You hold it in you'r hand when you punch.
Ah, OK! I know it can also mean empty-hand jujutsu technqiues, though I usually think of it as the short stick.
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Hello, Read "The Gift of Fear" to learn about instincts, how not to be a victim, and "Verbal Judo". Teach him / all children about Bullies and how to avoid them. ..................Aloha
Firstly: I agree that giving a weapon to a child to bring to shool is a bad idea. It only escilates the problem.
(sorry for the abrasiveness of the response; I'm just so tired of that particular rhetoric. If someone would like to try to disarm me against my will (without a weapon of their own), I invite them to test the theory that weapons are not useful).
No problem, just take it back from them and then hit them with it. After-all, it's a net-known fact that holding a weapon is entirely useless combatively and it will always be taken by your oppoenent who is always magically better capable of using it. That's why the millitary enters a battlefield unarmed.
(sorry for the abrasiveness of the response; I'm just so tired of that particular rhetoric. If someone would like to try to disarm me against my will (without a weapon of their own), I invite them to test the theory that weapons are not useful).
I'm able to take a gun away from a person who's carried it. Rhetoric? I don't think so. And to deny the possiblity that there is someone out there more able than you plan on is poor training.Jerry said:
We're not talking military training or a wartime situation, we're talking self-defense.
Henderson
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still learning said:
Bravo! Gavin DeBecker hits it right on the head in "The Gift of Fear". A must read.
