Posted July 19th, 2010 by Lee Pointer
When Bullies Attack - Self-Defense for KidsHow to Teach Your Child to Physically Defend Against The School Bully On That Day When Nothing Else WorksPreparing Your Child to Face The BullyWhat does your child do when everything we've heard about dealing with a bully doesn't work? There's no teachers or school security around and your child is face to face with the school bully. WHAT SHOULD HE/SHE DO....!I'm going to:* Prepare your child mentally to face the bully* And finally, when your child ...
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Filed under:Home and Family
Posted June 28th, 2010 by Lee Pointer
KARATE
Karate is one of the famous fighting techniques referred to as Japanese martial arts. Karate is having both techniques armed and unarmed and is very much effective one during real fights. One can consider karate a method for defeating for defeating an armed and armored opponent without weapons. The basic idea behind the
karate is to use the attacker energy back to attacker to defeat the attacker. The literal meanings for karate are the art of softness or ...
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Filed under:Sports and Fitness
Posted June 15th, 2010 by Lee Pointer
Military self defense tactics are renowned as effective methods of protecting yourself from any attacker. But are they the right self defense tactics for you? Before you select military self defense classes, you should be aware of a few potential problems with that style of instruction.The Assumption of FitnessObviously, military self defense tactics are made for military people -- people who have made it through boot camp and are near the peak of their physical fitness. First off, it's ...
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Filed under:Hobbies
Posted June 12th, 2010 by Lee Pointer
I stumbled on this amazing little online store
www.yoursale.com and found all manner of unique collectibles, antiques and art. Good value and very interesting items!
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Posted June 2nd, 2010 by Lee Pointer
Many people that do not an in-depth knowledge of multiple martial arts styles, will often decide what style to learn based solely on martial arts moves that they have seen. While this isn't an inherently bad idea, especially if you want to learn martial arts for fun or to stay in shape, it also means that a bigger decision must first be made. Every form of martial arts has an underlying style or concept that will be reflected in all of the moves that you will learn. That means that you first ...
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Filed under:Hobbies
Posted May 18th, 2010 by Lee Pointer
Debbie Hughbanks was extremely honored to have received a Second Place Award in Pastels at the 2010 Art Show at the Dog Show held early this year in Wichita, Kansas. This annual competition is a national event and receives hundreds of submissions from both two-dimensional and 3-D artists depicting dogs in every imaginable setting.
Her painting is of a Briard herding sheep. I was happy with my composition and light and was ...
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Posted March 8th, 2010 by Lee Pointer
The Floor Plan for every Medieval Castle was different but there were some rules of thumb that they pretty much all followed. Here are some guidelines to help you draw a castle floor plan that is realistic and attractive.
Whether you are drawing a castle floor plan for a school project, a website, or a board game it can be difficult to find good information on some of the more important points of why and how medieval castles were built.
There are two very important aspects of a castle that you ...
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Posted March 7th, 2010 by Lee Pointer
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Admit it. When the going gets tough at home, we've all plopped
the kids in front of the television and breathed a sigh of
relief. Finally, we can get started on dinner, maybe check email
or sort that massive pile of laundry.
But when your five-year old yells at you 'Mom, Kids Rule!' or
your ten-year old horrifies you with language that would make a
sailor blush, you realize there must be something amiss with
what these 'family programs' really teach our kids. And sadly,
its happening all ...
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Posted March 6th, 2010 by Lee Pointer
Escrima is a popular Filipino martial art dating back to the
1500s, during the colonization of the Philippine Islands by the
Spanish. Escrima is a very simplified but practical form of
combat technique originally designed as a self-defense tool.
Escrima is also known by many other names such as Eskrima,
Arnis, Arnis de Mano, Kali and FMA (Filipino Martial Art).
Because of its effectiveness, Escrima is also taught extensively
in many Special Forces including the Navy Seals and Army ...
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Filed under:Hobbies
Posted March 5th, 2010 by Lee Pointer
During the old days, knives are used mainly as an army weapon to assault or kill the enemy. Nowadays, knives are used mainly as a tool for cooking, making art work or household repairs. Some knives such as the Swiss army knife, is carried around by boy scouts or hikers as a handy tool when roughing it up in the wilderness. Nevertheless, these are the only settings in which carrying and wielding knives are allowed. When knives are carried outside on an everyday, especially when they are ...
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