"Fear is a reflex - confidence is a choice."
Sorry, don't know who gets the credit for this.
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Great-Grandma, 83, Fights off Purse Snatcher
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Woman fights off knife attack
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- Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:22 pm
- Forum: Women and the Martial Arts
- Topic: spunky sayings
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14258
- Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:45 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Canadian election....
- Replies: 37
- Views: 16029
- Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:27 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Supreme Court says Americans have right to guns
- Replies: 37
- Views: 13729
- Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:39 pm
- Forum: Realist Training
- Topic: Six-and-a-half minutes of horror
- Replies: 19
- Views: 31951
Six-and-a-half minutes of horror
My Take: "I know how they were feeling," he said. "It’s like you wish you could have done more." Six Minutes of horror as Turlock father beats, kills his son; by Julia Prodis Sulek and Ken McLaughlin Mercury News Article Launched: 06/16/2008 07:43:19 PM PDT Six-and-a-half minutes...
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:54 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Ten health tips for men
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8092
6. Go fishing for tuna. Omega-3 fats in tuna help strengthen heart muscle, lower blood pressure, and prevent clotting — as well as reduce levels of potentially deadly inflammation in the body. may be a little out of date now that the mercury levels of tuna and other fatty fish have been found to be...
- Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:55 pm
- Forum: Ancient Health Wisdom for Modern Times
- Topic: Age slowing you down?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 17677
- Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:45 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Power
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6000
- Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:55 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Power
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6000
Hi Rory, Each joint in the power chain of bone between the earth and the force applied to the threat is a source of power lost. Every bent joint at the instant of impact acts as a shock absorber, bleeding off small amounts of energy into their flex and away from the intended target. This power is lo...
- Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:59 pm
- Forum: Western Martial Arts & History
- Topic: Learning to use a small knife for self defense.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7781
my thoughts...
I have a few thoughts on this topic that can be found at http://defendyourself101.ca/articles/ab ... our-pocket
The article doesn't cover everything I think about the topic, just some stuff I think is usually missing from discussions about such things.
The article doesn't cover everything I think about the topic, just some stuff I think is usually missing from discussions about such things.
- Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:45 pm
- Forum: Events, Products & Services
- Topic: Announcing: Defend Yourself 101 live!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7715
Announcing: Defend Yourself 101 live!
Hi all, I am announcing that my new web site, http://defendyourself101.ca has gone live! It is a "how to" site to show elementary self defence techniques and related principles and strategies to non-martial artists, seniors and women etc. As such, it will look elementary to all you hard ch...
- Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:10 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Scientific racism is alive and well... Unfortunately
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12761
First we must determine if Cahal Milmo got the story right and the editors did not sensationalize the story to gain readership. From direct experience with the media, I remain sceptical that anything in a newspaper has any real value. Then we must determine if a priori racist ideas coloured his inte...
- Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:12 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Fiction books worth reading.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3574
You might like Barry Eisler's Jun Rain series.
Starting at the first one is not necessary but you get a better feel for his character and the way his writing improves.
Excellent stories...
Starting at the first one is not necessary but you get a better feel for his character and the way his writing improves.
Excellent stories...
- Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:53 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Last try to convince Bill that chi is real.
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12319
- Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:49 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: New guy in class
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1437
- Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:17 pm
- Forum: Focus on KATA
- Topic: Bassai
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10038
Just in the transition between the last shuto and the low kick, there is the sweeping up with the right hand while holding the shuto of the left hand still until they meet and do a bit of a wave up and down together... This is a perfect wrist lock, applied to a cross grab of your right hand. The rig...