Comments on: When is self-defense the answer? http://www.girlsfightback.com/blog/2010/06/when-is-self-defense-the-answer/ The Official Blog of Girls Fight Back! Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike Hartmann http://www.girlsfightback.com/blog/2010/06/when-is-self-defense-the-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Mike Hartmann Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:15:29 +0000 http://www.fightbackproductions.com/fbpblog/?p=424#comment-492 There is a lot of work that needs to be done in schools to stop bullying. My daughter is a school psychologist. Bullying is a serious issue in schools. Not talked about as much as it should be. I think that studying martial arts will help with the one's confidence. If you are confident you don't need to resort to violence to feel better. The person asking the question brings up a good point. It is not just enough to learn technique. Knowing how to move to set up an opponent is as important as the technique. Knowing how/where to move to not get hit may be more important. Most martial arts training that I have seen neglect this type of footwork. There is a lot of work that needs to be done in schools to stop bullying. My daughter is a school psychologist. Bullying is a serious issue in schools. Not talked about as much as it should be.

I think that studying martial arts will help with the one’s confidence. If you are confident you don’t need to resort to violence to feel better.

The person asking the question brings up a good point. It is not just enough to learn technique. Knowing how to move to set up an opponent is as important as the technique. Knowing how/where to move to not get hit may be more important. Most martial arts training that I have seen neglect this type of footwork.

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