What Would You Do?

What do we hear from the time we are old enough to walk, talk and think for ourselves?

"Don't be bad or you'll go to jail."

We don't need any other reinforcement than the plethora of films and TV shows that show us the horrors of life in the big house.

Not a place I want to be, that's for damn sure.

BUT...
What if you were out one day, minding your own business, obeying the law like we are all taught...and then two police officers show up, cuff you and take you in the back of their car and, before you know what the hell is going on, charge you with a heinous crime that you are TOTALLY innocent of?

Imagine having to spend 17 years in prison, knowing you were innocent but due to either corruption, loopholes or goold old fashioned government incompetence,had no hope-until you were exonerated?

Sounds like a bad dream or an edge-of-your-seat emotional thriller...only it's not.It is exaclty what happened to Alan Northrop of Woodland, WA.  You can read his story and view the accompanying news clip here:  http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/25/justice/wrongful-conviction-payments/index.html

Scary.  Just plain disturbing.However, it is not the only case of this by far.
My question to you issimply this?

If you had to defend your life against hardened criminals, people who don't share your value system or views on life and respect, today-could you?

the proper answer is:  I don't know, but I will train the proper way so as to ensure my natural reactions will serve me as best they can.

Everyone has their point where the animal nature can come out. Ask a timid mother what she would do if she saw her child being attacked and she would turn from a shy docile lady into a wailing banshee of fury, with the physical aggression to match.

Next time you train, keep this scenario in mind and see if it doesn't change the way you think, move, react and fight.  Remember, you train (or should train) to be ready for anything, not just bike path muggings, home invasions or bar fights-and sure as hell not karate competitions or point sparring matches.

If you have no training, start. Today. Now. Order the White Collar Warrior Self Protection Skills Home Study Course.  No further plug is necessary and, quite frankly, if the story above doesn'tmotivate you to

Shit happens.  Be the best person you can be, but also sharpen that part of yourself that can turn into a killer.  Like our saying goes, "Train to become an attacker's worst nightmare-or experience your own."  For my money, I don't know if a nightmare gets any more terrifying than the story I just directed you to a few lines earlier.

Be safe, Be prepared and God bless.

If you choose, say a prayer for this guy, and for all those poor souls who are victims of a broken system who have to fight their way through life every day when they have done NOTHING to deserve such an existence.

Bobby