The total failure and ridiculous explanations speak for themselves.
 
"Officers arrested Matthew Dressler on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 at a Wal-Mart in Maryville.

According to investigators, the 26-year-old picked a fight with another customer inside the store. At some point, Dressler pulled a knife.

Another customer, Billy Dunkelberger, 21, tried to help. Officers said Dressler then pointed his knife at him, so Dunkelberger pulled a gun.

No one was hurt, and police arrested Dressler. He's charged with aggravated assault.

Dunkelberger is not facing any charges because he's a gun permit holder."

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=113329&provider=gnews

 
In Dallas, TX last year:

          Shortly after 7 p.m., a woman was returning her shopping cart after loading her car at the Whole Foods on Preston Road near Forest Lane when a man approached.
          After asking whether she needed help, he grabbed her and threw her to the asphalt between two parked cars.
             He straddled her and began banging her head against the ground and punching her in the face. He ripped her diamond necklace off.
            The woman cried for help, but no one responded. 


          Look, no one wants to seem paranoid.  No one wants to be seen as rude.  When you're in a place with no help around and someone approaches you to offer or request assistance, you have to be wary.  

 
  1. Footwork is simply the way you get around.  The footwork practiced in the martial arts is designed to let you move quickly without losing balance.  In a self-defense situation, you need to be able to avoid attack and maybe to counterattack too.

Footwork practice is not glamorous, but it is necessary if you are going to remain stable in a dynamic situation.

In the video, Dan Inosanto demonstrates some of the fundamental footwork Bruce Lee practiced and taught as he developed Jeet Kune Do.
 
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Bruce Lee described his approach to martial arts as "having no limitation as limitation".  In Taekwondo, one of the basic tenets is "Indomitable Spirit" - which I define as having the heart to do the right thing, even if it might kill you.

In this video, we see a man in a wheelchair who embodies these concepts.  His spirit was too strong to accept what he saw happening, and he stopped it - wheelchair be damned!


 
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What would YOUR child do if someone forced their way into your home and no one else was there?

Police say at about 4 p.m. on September 14, Craig J. Getzloff rang the doorbell at a home in Boise, ID.

Getzloff is a suspect in several burglaries in the Boise area.



The 11-year old boy who was at home didn't answer the door for a stranger.

According to the boy, Getzloff then entered the home from an unlocked back door.   The boy hid in another room, locked that door, and called his dad, who called police on his way home.
Click  "Read More" to see the video


 
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Bobby Lewis, age 23, loser.
Just as the sun is coming up on Saturday morning, two armed men kick in your door and threaten you.  What do you do?  Do you surrender and hope for the best?  Is it an impossible situation?  Are you helpless?  Do they HAVE to succeed?

Apparently not...


 
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     Everyone has limitations.  Some people focus on them, and others focus on their strengths.  Which are you?

      Bruce Lee was severely nearsighted.  He chose his first martial art because it allowed him to fight an arm's length away.

     Maybe you are completely blind.  If you have arms and legs, then you can learn to protect yourself.




 
Outta the Car!
Quick!  Where is the closest exit right now? 

If there was someone between you and that exit, and you needed out, what would your plan be?

In school we all have fire drills to learn how to escape danger in the event of one particular emergency.  In some states, there are tornado drills.  Have you ever had a fire drill at home?  Most people have not, but it only makes sense. 


 
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Emotions can run amok in a stressful situation.  Those can be useful if you have practiced using them.

Many people think only of anger as a useful emotion in a violent encounter.  The truth is that anger, fear, hope, and love are all useful and should be there.