tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post2165274181159174676..comments2023-09-15T02:40:58.916-07:00Comments on Move Along. Nothing To See Here.: Traditional Martial Arts And Self-Defense/My Kid Didn't Get Into A Fight At SchoolFlintharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-90075467881478046782013-12-12T19:20:33.215-08:002013-12-12T19:20:33.215-08:00Oh, I agree. The one fight I got into as a kid was...Oh, I agree. The one fight I got into as a kid was, in retrospect, embarrassing for us both. And I was terrified. Honestly, I think the biggest difference comes from the fact that in dojo training, the boy has acquired a familiarity with rough-and-tumble. He's simply not afraid of the kid who shapes up and takes a swing, and that means he can stay relatively calm, and do something that isn't nonsensical -- the way I (and probably you too, by the sound of it!) did when I was a kid.<br />Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-88219623637733611892013-12-11T14:19:54.362-08:002013-12-11T14:19:54.362-08:00Wish I'd handled my physical confrontations wh...Wish I'd handled my physical confrontations when I was in school with half the confidence and aplomb as the young'n.Michael barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986102144813296339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-32498386382068832842013-12-11T00:22:28.927-08:002013-12-11T00:22:28.927-08:00I was damned pleased. It's a relief, really - ...I was damned pleased. It's a relief, really - the kid does have a temper, and if that punch had landed I think there would have been considerable strife. But all the right things came into play, and matters ended well.Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-2126851952125407012013-12-10T18:43:04.891-08:002013-12-10T18:43:04.891-08:00Very impressive. The Force is strong in your youn...Very impressive. The Force is strong in your youngling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13295997500719366814noreply@blogger.com