How do you respond to this assertion?

**The Juggernoob** · Posted On: 6/13/2011 8:31pm

Originally Posted by Captain Spaulding

Money?

Oh no you didnt?

**Ke?poFist** · Posted On: 6/13/2011 8:35pm

Your friend is correct. She also teaches bullshit. That'll be $5

**TEA** · Posted On: 6/13/2011 8:42pm

Originally Posted by bigmike_ebw

A lot of self defence courses run on this principal. The real issue here is, as a woman, why is your friend ok with manipulating other womens insecurity, especially with something as potentially harmful as this?

This should be the response. She is setting her students up for a very rude awakening.

**Matt Phillips** · Posted On: 6/13/2011 9:08pm

1. Have your friend watch this vid
2. ask her if Kathy seems confident
3. remind her that a career criminal tried to rape her anyway
4. Once you've made the point, point out that he failed miserably, and was hospitalized with two ruptured testicles.
5. Ask her if she's ready to start teaching her girls to fight for real

**Permalost** · Posted On: 6/13/2011 10:00pm

Matt. didn't you have a story about being beaten up by a girl? Some kind of punk rock girl IIRC.

***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 6/13/2011 10:15pm

Originally Posted by Matt Phillips

1. Have your friend watch this vid
2. ask her if Kathy seems confident
3. remind her that a career criminal tried to rape her anyway
4. Once you've made the point, point out that he failed miserably, and was hospitalized with two ruptured testicles.
5. Ask her if she's ready to start teaching her girls to fight for real

I think you got your stories mixed up Matt. A person with road rage pulled her over and she did that to him.

**HereBeADragon** · Posted On: 6/13/2011 11:48pm

Originally Posted by Phlogiston

Hello all. I have a friend who runs a Krotty dojo. That doesn't offend me, much, but the "Self Defense for Women!" seminars really do. In a lengthy conversation (fueled by alcohol, of course) she reduced her training course to this:

I know that kata and compliant exercises aren't teaching fighting, but they teach confidence. The women learn that they can progress at something physical; master kata and application and so on. Then, they act more confident in public. Attackers sense weakness/lack of confidence, so if they just look more confident - no confrontation!

Is there any kind of evidence for this? That simple confidence boosters reduce attacks? If so, is this a possible use for compliant "fighting"?

What you do is roll up a newspaper and smack her on the nose while firmly saying "NO". Repeat until she learns.