The dangers of sheltering...

More and more children it seems are being sheltered by their folks now. They can't do this, they can't do that, they can't play here, they can't go there...and although it makes for a softer, less worldly child, in my opinion, it is anecessity to some degree, as the world has become so full of predatory attackers, one cannot help but become inherently distrustful of strangers-and with good reason.
HOWEVER
To deny children the ability to make some choices (small ones) is to teach them to be codependent, trusting and not to think for themselves.
Just to clarify, all I'm talking about here is the way some parents only want their child to see "NICE" things-no swearing, no violence, no news stories, no sports where competition is allowed so that "everybody is a winner", and so on.
I'm sorry but keeping things "nice and happy" at the expense of reality is detrimental to the child.

Do them a favor, sit down when they're old enough for kindergarten or first grade and talk about strangers. Create a code word. And teach them the basics of self defense from the White Collar Warrior Self Protection Skills Home Study Course.

Please do something to make this world a bit more safe. Don't deny your children the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the reality of life, albeit a little bit. They will thank you in the long run.
How do I know this?
My folks tried to shelter me from bad things but started teaching me about things like death and bad people when I was in first grade. Shows like Diffrent Strokes and Family Ties also dealt with such issues, not like the mindless crap on TV now. I'm grateful for growing up when i did and honestly feel a bit sorry for the soft, video-gamer, home schooled, socially stunted youth of today...but that's just one guy's opinion.
Be safe,

Bobby

Sobering...

I just came across this online-this type of stuff scares the shit out of me and makes me want to scream out my window for everyone to learn the stuff we're showing in our White Collar Warrior Self Protection Skills Home Study Course.


Read on...

Bodies With Hearts Cut Out Found in Mexican Cave (AOL News)

(June 7) -- Even in the midst of a drug war that has left thousands dead, this was a particularly gruesome discovery: six bodies in a cave, three of them with their hearts apparently cut out.

That is what police in Mexico found Sunday, in a natural cave just outside the resort town of Cancun.


Francisco Alor, the attorney general in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, said the victims -- two women and four men -- had been tortured. In a statement to The Associated Press, Alor's office said their "chests were opened to remove the hearts."

In the U.S., Cancun is probably best known as a vacation spot, but recently it has become yet another backdrop for Mexico's increasingly violent battle against the drug cartels.


Makes you re-think the vacation this summer...


The city is home to high-profile murders, drug-related violence and human smuggling. And it is becoming known as a hotbed of corruption as well. In May, Cancun gubernatorial candidate Gregorio Sanchez was arrested for allegedly having ties to drug cartels. He claims he is innocent.


The bodies found in the cave have not been identified, and police did not confirm that they were victims of the drug war. But the Mexican newspaper El Pais reports that "Zs" were carved into the bodies, a widely known symbol of the Zetas, one of Mexico's most powerful cartels.


"Six deaths is not news in Mexico," El Pais lamented.

That's not what I want to hear before I blow a shit-ton of cash on a trip...sorry but I can make a mojito anywhere, pal.


Cesar Munoz, an editor at Novedades, a newspaper in Cancun, said the resort town is no longer immune from the violence.


"The reality is that Cancun, like the rest of Mexico, is at war," he told the Los Angeles Times last year. "It's at war with the drug cartels."


Mexico's war on drugs is a national one. Two people were killed Sunday in Coyuca de Catalan when armed men opened fire at a "quinceanera," or "sweet 15," celebration.



How nice...
Once again, your safety is your responsibility, especailly when travelling abroad.

be safe,
Bobby

An old saying with much wisdom...

First off, sorry for the delay in posting-I've been a bit busy and have been focusing on cleaning up my training a bit-clarifying certain points, attending to details and such, so I hope that explains my absence...

Now, on to today's thought, the phrase, "he can't see the forest for the trees"

That phrase is used when someone focuses too much on specifics and misses the big picture.

In self defense, especially, do not focus on the details, i.e., what to do if you're grabbed HERE or THERE, if someone does THIS, then I'll do THAT, and so on...

Keep your eyes on the big picture, and that is you are being attacked!

Respond with simple, effective and practical motions designed to target their vital areas...EYES, THROAT, BALLS and SHINS.

That's what the White Collar Warrior Self Protection Skills Home Study Course is all about.

Check it out!

Talk to you soon,

Bobby