self defence (42)

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thanks. id prefer him to be able to talk his way out of things first but the guys around here dont do that type of thing.
iv always told him never to hit anyone or hurt anyone but now he,s not really able to stick up for himself. its hard to raise kids to do the right thing these days when their up against these kinds of thugs

Depends on the type. Krav Maga and Muay Thai mostly teach you to take a hit and then batter them senseless. The likes of Katate and Tae Kwon Do teach you to parry the hits and take advantage. Bit better for a child to learn.

its great for discipline cause they know if they use it in the schollyard theyll be banned from the boxing class
my kids would be anyway

yea thanks il look into a few websites. i cant help but worry sometimes he just sits at the window lookin out at kids playing cos of certain thugs.when the bad lads are gone he,s grand.

but what im saying is in every style you learn self defence now
everyone teaches self defence cause thats why a lot of peeps do martial arts so they can defend themselves
i think its a standard thing
i knoiw when i did taekwondo most of the self defence we did was common sense like running first and if ya cant run .........
well then ya defend yerself

thanks . he,s an only child so that doesnt help but he does mix great with his friends. just one or 2 lads that he,s afraid of and i dont want him nervous of anyone

from what yer saying i would defo get him into something
you should be able to sit in on the class
most teachers these days are sound but some arent so id defo sit in on a few classes and if the master doesnt want you there..............

whatever floats yer boat brother

come back to the light
IM YOUR FATHER LUKE

Unfortunately, that'll be the case no matter what. I've done my fair share of self defense but if there was more than 2 lads, I'm still up for a beating.
All you can do is teach him to take care of himself. The thing is to make sure he knows to only use it to defend himself from a lot of harm or, as my dad taught me, if it's to help someine else.
Golden rule though: It does not make you invincible. You can always end up against more lads who will fight dirty or just will only fight when they're outnumbered.
The last fight I got in when I was in town, I just got him to the ground and told him to calm down. Next thing I know, he was running off to et his mates shouting that I'll be sorry. Empty threat maybe but I still legged it. Better to move sometimes than see if a bad situation happens.

Ah yeah. I get your drift. Still wouldn't go straight into the violent ones first. Better to learn the basics of defense and running and control. Then learn how to batter them when you have some self control. I don't think there's anything worse than a kid who learns how to hurt people without learning how to respect them first.