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WHAT KIDS NEED TO KNOW Ø ARE YOU AT RISK? No child can be totally safe from gang influences. Gangs exist in all ethnic groups, in all parts of the country and in all income groups. Ø WHY JOIN? Kids join gangs for many reasons and each case maybe different. Some reasons include; excitement and fun, a sense of love or belonging, companionship, peer pressure, attention or status, intimidation, protection, financial gain, and a failure to realize what being in a gang means. Ø WHO JOINS? Gang members generally range in age from 13-21 and sometimes younger. Those who join gangs often have a low self-esteem, feel unloved at home, do poorly in school, and have a hard time making decisions and communicating with others. Ø WHAT ARE THE DANGERS? Gangs often have drugs and guns, exposing kids to the dangers of both. Members can be seriously hurt or killed during gang fights or criminal acts. Families of gang members also face danger for their own safety from rival gang members. Gang membership can also hamper education, and extensive police records can limit future employment opportunities. |
HELPFUL HINTS TO
AVOID GANGS ü Avoid known gang members ü Avoid areas where gangs hang out ü Dress like an individual ü Stay in school and get an education ü Find good friends who like you for who you are and not for what you do for them ü Get involved with … * School activities/programs/clubs *
tion Centers * Youth Programs or Groups * Church groups * Sport teams THINGS TO REMEMBER * You have the right to make your own choices, so stand up for yourself and what you think is right. * Be careful about who you trust. Don’t let your friends talk you into making bad decisions. * Getting a good education helps you get on any road you want. * Gangs are no better for girls than guys. * If you are threatened to join a gang say no, leave the location and tell your parents, a school official, or the police. * Being a gang member is a dead end in life. HELPFUL NUMBERS: Teen Youth Hotline 1.800.210.2278 214.671 GANG (4264) |
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This is the place I have
chosen to post my comments, opinions, and/or essays on a wide variety of
subjects… all related to the martial arts, of course. What gets written here
are my personal views and not necessarily the views of the martial arts
community at large. Oh yeah, everything here is copyrighted material so if
you want to use part or all of it please ask permission first… or at least
cite your source. Thanks,
- Instructor David Fullen Will it always
work? Probably every martial arts teacher has been in this situation at least once in their career; you prepare to demonstrate a favorite technique, ask for a volunteer to ‘receive’ the technique (to be the ‘bad’ guy), and the technique doesn’t work. Or maybe it works, but not with the spectacular results you expected. The more experienced and competent the teacher, the more likely he/she will be able to recover and pull the demonstration off without it looking like an obvious gaff. The better teachers will use the situation as a learning and teaching tool for self and students. But the teachers that amaze me are the one’s that try to claim that the technique works but the ‘bad guy’ didn’t attack the right way. Huh? Does that mean that the local mugger will step back and start over if his intended victim cries “Foul, you didn’t grab me the right way”? Most people who have been involved in martial training for any length of time have found out that not all techniques work all of the time. In fact, I can’t think of any technique that works 100% of the time. Many factors, including differences in size, strength, speed, tolerance for pain, mindset and experience will influence the effectiveness of any defensive and/or offensive movement. I remember when my youngest daughter was training with my Instructor, she was a Purple Belt and I was a Brown Belt, and she found herself a new boyfriend who thought karate was a waste of time. At some point when they were together he asked her to demonstrate a technique… and she couldn’t make it work on him. When she mentioned the episode to me, I tried to explain that there were a couple of important factors at work that many people do not intuitively grasp as beginning martial artists. First, every technique a student is introduced to is demonstrated at considerably less than full speed and full intensity so that the student will be able to see and mimic all of the movements in the technique. Second, every technique can be countered or escaped from when applied at less than full speed and full intensity. As I routinely tell my beginning students, if I applied any of the techniques on them with the speed and intent that I would use in a real self-defense situation, the chances that they would want to experience it again – or even return to class – are probably very small. When training in martial techniques intended for use in combat or defensive situations, it is absolutely imperative that the speed and intent be constrained so that the receiver of the technique does not get injured. Under those conditions, one has to understand that there will exist many opportunities to escape or counter the technique. However, during training those opportunities should not be exploited. That way both the defender and the attacker can learn, practice, and begin to understand the technique from both perspectives. As the student gains experience and self-control, the speed and intensity can be gradually increased to a level approximating a real-world application. This way, the student begins to learn what works best for their size and body type in different situations and can thus develop movement and behavior patterns that will optimize their chances of success in a broader range of possibilities. But, to answer the title question – no one is invincible, and no technique will work 100% of the time. ©2009 dbf Home | Chinese Kempo | Kajukembo | Kids
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