Skull – Protective Arts

BREATHING

Restricted airways and ventilators are all too much in the public discourse because of Covid, and “I can’t breathe” is a sad social commentary on restraint techniques. Not being able to breathe is a frightening experience. As a child I had a bout of croup. I still remember that feeling of suffocation, the abject fearContinue reading “BREATHING”

TAKING A HIT

I have the distinct disadvantage that my face is precisely level with my son’s elbow while guarding him playing basketball. In a two-on-one game, he passed me, boxed out his younger brother and while doing so, swung an elbow squarely into my chin. Fortunately for me it was aligned to drive my jaw nearly straightContinue reading “TAKING A HIT”