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Re: Handling threats in high school
Dirty Harry: I have to respectfully disagree with part of your statement. Today (at least where I live) schoolyard fights do result in charges being pressed for both the instigator and the defender. My niece who is 12 got into an altercation with a classmate in the lunchroom. The classmate walked by and hit my niece in the back of the head. My niece naturally asked “WTF?” The classmate basically replied back with some not so witty reply and hit her again with her backpack. My niece turned around and struck back so the fight was on. Fortunately, the entire incident was videotaped and clearly showed the event as my niece related it (mind you, the instigator said that my niece had started it but witness statements and the videotape contradict that story)
Both girls were charged with assault and now my brother had to get an attorney to defend his daughter in her upcoming court appearance.
With that being said, I have to echo everyone else’s sentiments. Go talk to your parents and to a trusted school official. Get it documented. Even if this kid backs off of you, he will start harassing someone else. By documenting it now, if you do have to take it to the next level (or someone else does), it will show officials that you did everything you could without having to fight. And if you document it and he backs off, the next kid he harasses will have that much more in his/her favor if s/he has to take it to the next level. And if you do have to get into a physical altercation with him, I am sure you’ll do great!
Re: Deployed friend
DH says personal hygiene products like toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc are great. If your friend is going to be out and about-baby wipes are essential. If he’s out and about, small toys that they can give to kids (dollar store stuff) or soccer balls are great. If the unit is sponsoring a school, which many of them do, school supplies (lined paper, pencils, rulers, etc) are great. As for electronics, many of them carry along game boys/DS units, so check with them to see if there are new games you want. My DH carries his old game boy with him so I’ve been hitting the Game Stop lately looking for used games. DH says that electronics are such a personal item, to check with him first before sending them. With that being said, ziploc bags are always in demand because it keeps the sand out of the electronics. In addition, hiker head lamps, LED lights/flashlights are always a good thing. I guess this is something that is usually sells out rather quickly at the PX/BX.
If your friend has an iPod touch, you might want to get him a gift certificate for Amazon dot com. Amazon has just released an app which allows iPod touch/iPhone users to download Kindle’s ebook format. The app is free and the books are incredibly small units of computer memory (10-15 megs) and as long as they have internet access, they can download it to their machine. DH is getting ready to go back over there in a few months, so we just picked up a iPod touch for him because of it. And most of the books are $10 or less (even new releases which are $17-25 hardback right now in the stores).
DH just said that you need to be careful in regards to electronics because not everywhere has access to 110 power-some places are still working with 220 power. So it needs to be convertible so they don’t blow fuses and destroy stuff. He says they can get the plug adapters fairly easy through the PX/BX system but not the actual converters.
Hope this is as clear as mud. And tell your friend, if he sees a tall, 6ft6 arab linguist with a tiger tattoo on his left bicep that he needs to say to my DH. He’ll be over there in July. Lucky him.
Re: Deployed friend
My DH has been over to the sandbox (as well as Afghanistan) several times. Here are some of the things that I have sent over.
Good coffee (He says the DFACs can’t brew coffee)
Hard Candy (nothing in the chocolate or gummy categories). DH personally loved getting Jolly Ranchers
Baby Wipes (for clean up while out on missions)
Ziploc bags (for keeping sand out of stuff)
Deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc. These items run out quickly
The last time he went, I sent him iTunes cards as they had a few public computers where they could download stuff (but I would ask if he has that access)
Books, magazines, movies, music. I generally sent a wide mix of stuff, but make sure there is nothing pornographic.
Stationary products (they don’t need stamps as they have free mail services).
If you are trying to get a huge box/boxes together, you might want to see if you can get a school involved. I got my niece’s elementary class involved the last time DH deployed and they were great about getting stuff together. They all wrote letters as well (practice writing actual letters so it was educational) and DH distributed those as well. Most of the soldiers were great about replying to the class.
I know there are some things that I am forgetting. If I think of something I’ll try and jump on post about it!
Re: No Krav for a bit ::cries::
Good Luck with the surgery and hopefully you’ll be up and kicking sooner than expected. I’m getting ready to take a necessary break from Krav (and probably posting) because I’m leaving for Africa around the first of June.
Re: new to krav, a few questions
I just want to reiterate the sentiments expressed by everyone else. My second class had a person with mobility issues (but damn, he could throw an elbow strike) as well as someone in his mid to late 60s. As I’ve said before I consider myself “the fat kid in little league” in my classes but I’ve gained confidence, as well as definitely improved my overall health thanks to KM. Considering I sit in front of a computer, grading papers or writing my dissertation, this is a vast improvement in my overall fitness level.
I can only speak from personal experience, but after that first class, I felt like King Kong on cocaine. Just try it out, read up on it and go for it. Its not for everyone. I’m just glad that I did (actually, I have to thank my husband and his colleagues because they are the ones who said I needed this-Going to Africa in 6 weeks!)
Re: Krav in high school
I just want to post this that sometimes there are consequences to fighting back. In the end, it appears that it is all working out. And the other kids at this particular high school are awesome!!!
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090505.KESWICK05ART22332/TPStory/National
Re: Deadliest Warrior
Essentially, they are using multi-variate statistical analysis. In addition, they are frequently taking a page from “Mythbusters” in how the experiments are conducted in regards to actually real world application of weapons, etc. It only takes 90N of force to break a human bone. Everything else is just window dressing….
Re: Iím Svelte
I have to agree… this has been one of the most effective (and fun) (and informational) workouts I have come across!
Congrats on the weight loss!
Re: Wrist strength
quote Kirsten:Eek.. teaching labs! The ugly side of the quest for higher ed… I loved my lab instructor.. they can make or break the class for you!If you don’t mind sharing, what is your PhD going to be in?
No, I don’t mind at all. Forensic anthropology/Bio Archaeology.
Re: Shock Knives
quote JamesH:The model we have has a layer of insulator outside of the contacts that help with the sweat issue, but they still short out when very wet. Just shake them out for a second and they’re good to go.They actually work BETTER through a layer of clothing than they do on bear skin. Quite a bit I might add.
Wow!!! I didn’t realize you tested them on bears… I’m impressed by your dedication to test these out.
::ducking and covering::
rofl2Re: Wrist strength
quote JL:Skelegirl,
All the advice given is spot on. Refer to Kirstens post on taping the wrist first then applying wraps/gloves.
One more thing that you can try to strengthen your wrist.Look up PowerBall Gyroscope at
http://www.nsdball.com. It will strengthen the wrist and forearms and will also affect the shoulder region. Let me know if you order this. I have made some drills you can do with it.I have had one for a few years and it has made a huge difference for me. I hope it works for you! Good Luck JL
Thanks, I definitely look that up after I get done teaching labs tonight. Thanks!thumbsup
Re: Prep for beginner
When I started almost a month and a half ago, I was the least likely “stay with it candidate” because well, I’m overweight (but have dropped fifteen pounds-only have fifteen more to go), have no sense of coordination or balance, am actively working on my PhD (which takes way too much time). My then fiance-now dh (we got married on the 14th of April) encouraged me to take this up because he wanted me to have some self defense tactics under my belt. DH is in the military and several of his minions do KM as well.
So I went. And pretty much felt like the fat kid in little league. I have kept up with it though and now I can’t imagine doing anything else on my Saturday afternoons. I can’t wait until finals are done so I can go more often.
All I have to say is that KM has spurred me on to do more than just KM. I’m now at the University’s Gym almost every day (3 days on-1 day off) and in less than a month I was able to get from hardly breathing through the warm up to coming home battered, beaten and bruised and LOVING every minute of it
Re: Weight training as a complement to krav?
I have been doing core strengthening classes (lots of crunches, as well as the plank, chair lifts, etc) which has helped me immensely with balance issues. I would pay for a single session with a personal trainer who is familiar with Krav Maga or MMA in general. I’m sure they will be able to give some excellent insight
Re: Wrist strength
Thanks for this information as I was about to ask a similar question. I broke my wrist when I was a kid (twice) and yesterday we were working with hammer strikes. And when I finished with class, I noticed that the side of my wrist was bruised and swollen. DH and I sat down to examine my strike and noticed that I have a slight twist at contact so I am hitting at midhand to past the wrist (which I understand to be incorrect form). I have been wrapping my hands but I think I need to extend the wrapping down a little further than I have been doing
