These posts – and most of my classes – as I stated in my Introduction, are pedagogical experiments: My attempt to understand, explain, explicate and communicate the why and how of each technique to derive universal principles. My last several classes have explored shomen-uchi kokyu nage direct. I have presented it as a three-beat response:Continue reading “UKEME – HIGHLINE STRIKES”
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Positive News: Violent Crime, Mental Health
Steven Pinker posted the >link< on Twitter – here is the text: ____________________________ Traditional news outlets might have you believing otherwise, but the developed world is getting safer The world is getting safer according to the World Bank’s latest homicide figures and crime survey data from England and Wales crunched by the UK’s Office for National StatisticsContinue reading “Positive News: Violent Crime, Mental Health”
Walter Russell Mead
My high school experience was probably better than most, but I was dissatisfied nevertheless. I am not sure how my parents learned about it, but when I was a sophomore they took me to Simon’s Rock to be interviewed for acceptance. I recall that during the interview I was asked about my relationship with myContinue reading “Walter Russell Mead”
Protective Arts 