Hapkido Self Defense Seminar Review

This is a review of the Hapkido/Self-Defense seminar in Boise, ID on April 14, 2007:

Greetings All,

After a long and advil-filled drive, I'm back home from the Burrese Boise Seminar.

Master Burrese once again showed why he is the MAN! Should any of you have the opportunity to attend his seminars, I highly recommend it.

I brought a student with me who, after reading stuff on the website(www.burrese.com) and my copy of Hard Knocks, got all fired up and came to pick me up for the drive 2 hours early (aka 4am).

Something I sometimes take for granted was pointed out to me by my student. He loved the level of pain from seminar's techniques, but even more, was impressed how Master Burrese demonstrated the pain on the attendees with such control that nobody was injured. My student comes from a knuckle-dragger corrections environment where such injury is common. He couldn't wait to apply some of the pain on his wife and kids when he returned home! (don't worry, they are all my students and love how the pain tickles)

This year was cool in that I actually got to use the cane techniques we learned in a realistic way as my foot was trashed and sore. Very nice.

Anyway, thank you again Master Burrese for an excellent day of training...I look forward to returning next year! Also thanks to Mr. Danny Rowell and Master Sutter for arranging the whole deal.

So, until next year, I will have to pass the time with some of the new Lock-On DVDs from Alain.

Mark Gajdostik
TNT Martial Arts
503-640-8400
www.TNTma.com

Virginia Tech Shootings

Yesterday's mass shooting at Virginia Tech fills the news today, and most likely will for some time to come.

As someone who teaches awareness, avoidance, safety and self-defense, it hits especially hard to see young innocent lives taken so needlessly. My thoughts and prayers go out to their friends, families, and everyone else touched by this senseless tragedy. And I guess that is just about everyone, because this touches us all.

I'm not going to speculate on what could have been done or what should have been done. I was not there, and I do not know all the facts to suggest recommendations for that particular situation.

This terrible event illustrates that we just do not know when or where violence will happen. It is sad, and I wish we could do something to eliminate senseless killings and other violent acts.

I will suggest that we all do what we can to ensure our own safety and the safety of our loved ones. The police and government cannot be there to keep us safe. They do their best with what they have, but the bottom line is we must keep ourselves from harm. I will continue to teach people how to be more aware so they can hopefully avoid violent situations. I will also continue to teach people to attack back when avoidance fails.

I truly wish I did not have to teach people this. I truly wish that no one I teach has to ever use what I teach them in a violent encounter. But I also truly hope that my teachings make a difference.

I have a few references listed at my site to help people stay safe, and I will continuously add more resources as well. One very good reference related to workplace violence that is similar to school violence is:

Surviving Workplace Violence: What to Do Before a Violent Incident; What to Do When the Violence Explodes by Loren W. Christensen

Do you work with someone who is unusually angry, antisocial, quick to take offense? If so, you need to know that this person may be a ticking time bomb, capable of horrific acts of violence in response to some stressful situation or perceived insult. Until now, all books on workplace violence have covered the psychology of the perpetrator - interesting background information for academics, but of little help when the sound of gunfire erupts in your office and you need to know what to do right now.

Surviving Workplace Violence fills this void by providing you with solid information that will keep you off the ever-growing list of victims of violent incidents on the job. Within these pages you will learn

How to recognize the warning signs in a coworker's behavior that typically precede a violent act

How to monitor suspect workers and interact with them on a daily basis

How to analyze your immediate workspace and your overall work environment beforehand for escape routes, hiding places and barricade positions

What to expect in an actual incident: gunfire, screams, disbelief and panic

How to react quickly, decisively and safely when violence explodes

Making the decision to fight back when you can't escape or hide, and how to best neutralize an attacker whether he is armed with a gun, knife or other weapon

You can see this book under the Security resources on the self-defense products page of my website: www.burrese.com

Sometimes I really worry about what kind of world my young daughter is growing up to live in. It is scary to think she could be involved in something so tragic as this. My heart goes out to all of the parents who have lost their children to such needless violence. I wish I could do more.

My thoughts are with those affected by this tragedy at Virginia Tech. May everyone affected get through this difficult time and live on to make a significant positive contribution to the world.

Stay Safe,
Alain

Streetfighting Essentials now on DVD

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