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Stand Your Ground and the slaughter of ‘innocents.’ – Marc MacYoung

May 8, 2014 by CRGI Leave a Comment

Read this first. > Christian Science Monitor > By Patrik Jonsson, Staff writer http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0501/Stand-your-ground-laws-Two-cases-may-suggest-limits-to-their-protections-video Until this, I’d liked the Christian Science Monitor as one of the few remaining news sources that tried for a working balance between speed and accuracy. Apparently, Mr. Jonsson did all of his ‘research’ on the internet, borrowed from other media … [Read more…]

Basics vs. Fundamentals – Marc MacYoung

May 6, 2014 by CRGI 1 Comment

Something I encourage both instructors and students to do is know the difference between a basic and a fundamental. It is a concept that — to quote Professor Randall from Danzan Ryu — is “simple, but profound.” Using my old Random House Unabridged the definitions of basic and fundamental were the same until Number 3. … [Read more…]

Power – Marc MacYoung

May 6, 2014 by CRGI 133 Comments

I have what I call ‘reveal questions.’ These are questions that I don’t care about the exact answers. It’s what the nature of the answer that reveals what I’m looking for. The answers can be simple statements. Simple, but that if you know what to look, speak volumes. An example is I’d heard about a … [Read more…]

Violence, scripts, power, permission, being right and a whole lot more – Marc MacYoung

May 6, 2014 by CRGI Leave a Comment

A bit of mental rambling from a project we’re working on. And yes the topic was developing tools for a women’s self-defense program **** Something else was triggered by this question. Permission. Subset of that, being right instead of righteous. And most of all why THAT is so important for teaching women. There is an … [Read more…]

Social Injustice: Business or Con? – Marc MacYoung

May 5, 2014 by CRGI 5 Comments

Let me cut to the chase, social ‘crisis’ IS a multibillion dollar industry. What I want to talk about here is the business of’ social problems and ‘making a career out of’ them. This is an important mental shift because, once you make something your career, you never actually want to solve the problem. … [Read more…]

Racism, what does that mean when you say it? – Marc MacYoung

May 5, 2014 by CRGI 5 Comments

This is response to an older black friend who snarled that racism is alive and well in the US. Here’s my response. ******************** I actually agree with you, racism, bigotry and hatred still permeate American society. Thing about it is, growing up in an ethnically mixed area where: A) people tended to self-segregate into ethnic … [Read more…]

Four Lies: You, Our Courts and Self-Defense – Marc MacYoung

May 5, 2014 by CRGI 6 Comments

I’m going to start by lying to you. In fact I’m such a big liar, I’ll tell you four falsehoods about our legal system, self-defense, and what to expect when you are caught in the meat grinder. Well to be more precise, I’m going to tell you four ‘lies to children.’ It’s funny that I … [Read more…]

Reaction To Women Abusing Men – Marc MacYoung

May 5, 2014 by CRGI 2 Comments

Before you read, watch… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlFAd4YdQks I’ve long maintained that there is a significant difference between abuse and domestic violence. Abuse is abuse. But domestic violence is much more of a fight — participatory, consensual and mutual. As anyone who has ever lived in a trailer park, barrio or ‘hood can tell you, ‘Domestic violence, a … [Read more…]

Ending a “Fight” in 3 Moves is Not What You Think – Marc MacYoung

May 5, 2014 by CRGI Leave a Comment

I was asked by someone “what do you think could allow someone to achieve the ability to end a confrontation in 3 moves”. Here’s my response: ************ In this case it’s not what I think, it’s what I know allows for it. Think of a pyramid. Now make it three sided instead of four … [Read more…]

Check Your sources Before They Get Somebody Killed – Marc MacYoung

May 5, 2014 by CRGI Leave a Comment

I was contacted by a young man whom my works had influenced. He’s developing his own work and asked about copyright infringement issues. My answer surprised even me…. **** No don’t worry. An idea is not copyrightable — but a specific model is (e.g. that violence is somehow predictable is not copyrightable, but Five Stages of Violent … [Read more…]