ZIM
12-21-2002, 02:49 PM
There's been a lot of political threads going on and I think I'm not alone in considering them a little redundant and not too helpful. They are needed as a way to air POVs, so thats not my objection [keep on doing it if you must] but I would wish that we could discuss KF again.
So, in that spirit, I'll offer this as a kind of segueway.
Across the world, in Australia, Germany, the UK, the Mid-east, Africa, even S. America, terrorism has been on the rise. The suicide bomber a fairly new kind of attacker dating back to Beirut in the mid-80s at least. They've been depicted in movies as well.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020521-18112752.htm
As MAs and citizens, IF [God forbid] a group of these were to begin operating in your area, this would certainly give you pause for thought, no? So, say you see a _____ terrorist fiddling with his coat, and notice bombs strapped to him? C'mon play along....
The questions for me are:
1] Should we, as MAs and citizens, take it upon ourselves to intervene? How?
2] Would I, myself, do so? How?
3] Would my current level of training assist me, in this scenario?
To start with me:
1] this is easy, because its abstract & I can sound noble. "YES". I'm studying an art that supposedly encourages protecting the weak, I'm @ least somewhat trained, etc. etc. I can state this as a positive duty [I must do so] or a passive one [...if there's no one else to do it].
How, though? A flying tackle? Suddenly, I'm seeing a scenario where I wouldn't mind knowing some BJJ. A problem: I don't know a lot about how these devices are rigged. So I'm starting to learn more about the methods employed by them. I also know that I can inform others, etc.
2] this is tough. Knowing that I might be fighting my last fight is a horrid thought. Knowing that I might save many other lives is uplifting, though. On the whole, I think I would, but I really hope I'll never have to put up or shut up. How: my art is a primarily striking one. I suppose that, if the trigger were in his hand or something, I could at least keep him busy. I'm thinking that a little more on the grappling end is better tho. Break his legs to keep him in one spot? This gives me a direction to train in. How about you?
3] yes. But I must train harder, as always.
Naive as it is, I'd like to hear from others, any knowledge you might have, & any thoughts on scenarios from real life. :)
So, in that spirit, I'll offer this as a kind of segueway.
Across the world, in Australia, Germany, the UK, the Mid-east, Africa, even S. America, terrorism has been on the rise. The suicide bomber a fairly new kind of attacker dating back to Beirut in the mid-80s at least. They've been depicted in movies as well.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020521-18112752.htm
As MAs and citizens, IF [God forbid] a group of these were to begin operating in your area, this would certainly give you pause for thought, no? So, say you see a _____ terrorist fiddling with his coat, and notice bombs strapped to him? C'mon play along....
The questions for me are:
1] Should we, as MAs and citizens, take it upon ourselves to intervene? How?
2] Would I, myself, do so? How?
3] Would my current level of training assist me, in this scenario?
To start with me:
1] this is easy, because its abstract & I can sound noble. "YES". I'm studying an art that supposedly encourages protecting the weak, I'm @ least somewhat trained, etc. etc. I can state this as a positive duty [I must do so] or a passive one [...if there's no one else to do it].
How, though? A flying tackle? Suddenly, I'm seeing a scenario where I wouldn't mind knowing some BJJ. A problem: I don't know a lot about how these devices are rigged. So I'm starting to learn more about the methods employed by them. I also know that I can inform others, etc.
2] this is tough. Knowing that I might be fighting my last fight is a horrid thought. Knowing that I might save many other lives is uplifting, though. On the whole, I think I would, but I really hope I'll never have to put up or shut up. How: my art is a primarily striking one. I suppose that, if the trigger were in his hand or something, I could at least keep him busy. I'm thinking that a little more on the grappling end is better tho. Break his legs to keep him in one spot? This gives me a direction to train in. How about you?
3] yes. But I must train harder, as always.
Naive as it is, I'd like to hear from others, any knowledge you might have, & any thoughts on scenarios from real life. :)