Women's Classes
I read an article today
concerning women's self
defence
(something I advocate
as saving lives and
gaining confidence)
but it postulated
self-defence
is only good for 1 in 4
attacks...
punched in the street,
held up,
threatened, a scuffle
in the pub...
where all the rest are
crimes
perpetrated by someone
the victim knows, or
loves.
All the training in the
world
won't help you break
your son's arm
or prevent that
husband's fist
pushing your cheek
through your molars
(been there, trust me)
or will it?
Lets not get into the
argument
by a shortsighted
commenter (male)
who claimed domestic
abuse
was all the fault of
the victim
(“she should have
left, shouldn't she?”)
or the one about
blocking punches
becomes instinctive
with practice.
My sensei reckons it
doesn't apply
to the style we train
in
where blocks are muscle
memory.
We had a long
discussion
by text (long for me,
anyway)
and while I acknowledge
he may be right
I doubt he's had his
face turned inside out
by someone he thought
he could trust.
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