Long good talk with Erik Kondo last week about improving navigation on CRGI and many other things. Stay tuned on that, there are a couple of ongoing projects I need to write about soon. In the process we were talking about identifying good practices and practitioners, and I was balking. “My idea of good may not be someone else’s. … [Read more…]
You can’t be sure. There is no such thing as a “survival level of proficiency.” The world has a 100% death rate and no matter how skilled, equipped, or physically gifted you are, there is stuff out there that can splat you like a bug on a windshield. That’s just the way it is. The … [Read more…]
Trying to answer an e-mail and it needs a little thinking out loud. It wasn’t a big thing, there was a single sentence about validity, but the concept of validity in self-defense instruction is a big one. Rocky. I’ve seen a lot of things work and a lot of things fail. And thought — a … [Read more…]
I’ve always had problems with Lisak’s work. I’ve especially had problems with people who use his works as Holy Writ about rape and rapists and why we need draconian laws. I’ve had too many extremists claim “All rapists are serial rapists” and demand excessive punishment because anyone who is accused of rape — using Lisak’s ever … [Read more…]
Without the presence of a person with violating intent, there can be no sexual assault. Therefore, in such a situation regardless of how much a person drinks, she or he will not get intentionally sexually assaulted. That factual logic is the bases for the argument that dinking does not cause sexually assault. According to … [Read more…]
Springboarding off my snarl about ‘victimology’ (and in response to someone’s comment about dissuading muggers) An idea I’ve been working on is what I’m calling the ‘isolation bubble.’ As in people going through modern life as if they are in a mental/emotional/ physical force field that keeps everything at bay and they don’t have to … [Read more…]
Anyone who has ever demonstrated a self-defense technique or concept via video has been subject to critical comments coming from people who can be best described as Keyboard Warriors. These people feel they have the unique combination of knowledge and physical skill that provides them the ability to cast judgment on the effectiveness of … [Read more…]
You have your anger, so does everyone else.You have your pain, so does everyone else.You have your frustration, so does everyone else.You have your history, so does everyone else.You have your rationalizations for the bad things you do, so does everyone else.You have your self-righteousness, so does everyone else.You have your crosses to bear, again, … [Read more…]
You may have heard my spiel about bleacher thinking. (Seeing whole of other side’s bleachers, but can’t see the bad behavior on your side unless you willfully turn around and look back). One of the problems I have is if you aren’t willing to stand up to the barking moonbats on your side (much less acknowledge … [Read more…]
We are all made up of two very different personalities. These two personalities determine how our lives will unfold. These two U’s are constantly battling for dominance. The U that is most dominant, the majority of the time, will ultimately determine the outcome of your life much more than any other circumstance. The … [Read more…]