Don't get involved in someone else's conflict, you will only suffer harm.
One night a friend of mine was in a bar having a few beers, when suddenly a man and woman started shouting at each other. Then the man started slapping the woman around.
At this point my friend went over to offer assistance to the woman. But as soon as my friend got within two steps of the man, and was starting to say, 'why don't you leave her alone', both the man and the woman attacked my friend. So he started backing away from them, barely able to grab his beer on the way out the door, worst yet he almost spilled his beer on his way out.
So the moral of the story is, don't meddle in other people's affairs.
That woman who was being slapped could have walked away from the loser she was with at any time. It's not like her life was in danger.
So keep that in mind the next time you consider getting involved in someone else's life. Not only do you risk spilling your beer, if there's one in your hand, but you could end up with some marks on your face that would take some serious explaining to keep your buddies from laughing at you.
Here's to your safety and not spilling your beer. (I won't spill mine because I no longer drink.)
All the best,
Al Abidin
P.S. Oh, by the way, if someone does come at you, and you think that not only might you spill your beer, but, you might get hurt,I've got a solution for both of these for you. Click on this link http://www.hikuta.com/index.html and then look on the right side of the page. You'll then have two choices; Extreme Combat and Big Kuta. Go see them now.
Al Abidin
Director,
Cutting Edge Combat
Self Defense for the real world!
Since 1998.
P.O. Box 404 Lakewood, CA. 90714 USA
(866) 276-3350
http://www.hikuta.com
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Monday, April 23, 2007
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Great Sydney Adventure
Australia is a beautiful country and I really enjoyed going to Sydney to put on a self-defense seminar.
Almost everyone was friendly, polite and respectful, including the hotel staff, the waiters and waitresses at restaurants and people in general every place I visited.
I had a chance to see some sites around Sydney, thanks to my friend George Hynec. Beautiful greenery with many hills throughout the city and wonderful views of the harbor.
He also brought us to a great Czech restaurant where I had a delicious chicken main dish. (It was what we call an entrée in America, however in Australia an entrée is what they call an appetizer.) [Yes, I eat chicken even though Matt Furey says you shouldn’t.]
The next day we arrived early at the seminar location to begin setting up, because we had arranged for someone to film our training.
Fifteen people attended; five women and ten men. Among them were college students, accountants, a scientist, a systems analyst, a stone mason and a fitness expert (George Hynec).
Their experience ranged from mixed-martial arts to a little street fighting to no experience at all. Many were in the no experience at all category.
Most of the first day we (Bill Pogue & I) showed the students how to use their reflexes to perform direct self-defense moves that are not only quick, but also powerful.
Near the end of the day we began kicking, which is great to learn since the legs can be such a powerful weapon when used properly.
That evening 12 of us went out to dinner, and as we walked through the unlighted parking structure I switched to hyper-alert mode, keeping watch for any trouble that may have jumped out from behind one of the concrete columns or from behind any of the cars.
However, no worries. We were all able to safely enjoy several different types of pizza and return to our vehicles without incident.
On the second day of the seminar we resumed with our reflex training and then back into kicking.
From there we covered surprise attacks (I’m still amazed at how quickly students are able to learn this subject), improvised weapons, knife defense, body language, how to survive a mugging, group attacks and how to survive a dog attack.
We could have spent half or even a full day on just one of these subjects, however this seminar was just two days so briefly covered each subject.
As we ended the day I felt very proud of the students, as I watched them develop quickness and tremendous power using their reflexes.
I felt truly blessed that I was able to go there and I thank God for it and I also thank Bill Pogue (a truly great Kuta instructor) for helping me teach.
I really am thankful for this adventure and I will look forward to the next trip to Sydney.
From a grateful visitor,
Al Abidin
Almost everyone was friendly, polite and respectful, including the hotel staff, the waiters and waitresses at restaurants and people in general every place I visited.
I had a chance to see some sites around Sydney, thanks to my friend George Hynec. Beautiful greenery with many hills throughout the city and wonderful views of the harbor.
He also brought us to a great Czech restaurant where I had a delicious chicken main dish. (It was what we call an entrée in America, however in Australia an entrée is what they call an appetizer.) [Yes, I eat chicken even though Matt Furey says you shouldn’t.]
The next day we arrived early at the seminar location to begin setting up, because we had arranged for someone to film our training.
Fifteen people attended; five women and ten men. Among them were college students, accountants, a scientist, a systems analyst, a stone mason and a fitness expert (George Hynec).
Their experience ranged from mixed-martial arts to a little street fighting to no experience at all. Many were in the no experience at all category.
Most of the first day we (Bill Pogue & I) showed the students how to use their reflexes to perform direct self-defense moves that are not only quick, but also powerful.
Near the end of the day we began kicking, which is great to learn since the legs can be such a powerful weapon when used properly.
That evening 12 of us went out to dinner, and as we walked through the unlighted parking structure I switched to hyper-alert mode, keeping watch for any trouble that may have jumped out from behind one of the concrete columns or from behind any of the cars.
However, no worries. We were all able to safely enjoy several different types of pizza and return to our vehicles without incident.
On the second day of the seminar we resumed with our reflex training and then back into kicking.
From there we covered surprise attacks (I’m still amazed at how quickly students are able to learn this subject), improvised weapons, knife defense, body language, how to survive a mugging, group attacks and how to survive a dog attack.
We could have spent half or even a full day on just one of these subjects, however this seminar was just two days so briefly covered each subject.
As we ended the day I felt very proud of the students, as I watched them develop quickness and tremendous power using their reflexes.
I felt truly blessed that I was able to go there and I thank God for it and I also thank Bill Pogue (a truly great Kuta instructor) for helping me teach.
I really am thankful for this adventure and I will look forward to the next trip to Sydney.
From a grateful visitor,
Al Abidin
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