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yup, except for the last part, In modern times it has lost its MA value, only the moves are taught and in a dance form, you would get about as much self defence value out of it as you would playing soccer, well actually you learn to run as well in soccer, a highly underated skill in SD.

That’s like dropping a brick on your foot an yelling 'SHOUT' there are reasons to control your breathing when doing a particular action but they don't require you to be super loud.

No!!, its not an easy situation to be in, I think that the best line to take would be not to take any crap in the first place (once again I dont mean hit her) but once you allow the teasing/abuse to start you have created a precedent for it to continue. Not being there I can't say for sure but it sounds like possibly physically putting back in her seat with a few harsh words might have gone a long way??

I am looking into some jiu-jitsu to acompany my karate, they compliment each other.

"Remember if you pivot your opponents strike, they might follow through with another spinning strike. " Had one of my front kicks knocked away the other day, came through with a sweet spinning backfist Lots of people dont think about using their legs to block other kicks, I saw a 4th dan stop a roundhouse kick with a front kick and deliver his own roundhouse to the other guys head.... a very impressive sight!!!

10th kyu = white 9th kyu = white yellow tip (helps encourage beginners) 8th kyu = yellow 7th kyu = orange 6th kyu = Green 5th kyu = Blue 4th kyu = Red 3rd kyu = Brown 2nd Kyu = Brown black tip 1st kyu = Brown 2 black tips shodan ho = plain black shodan and above = black with rank and name embroidered in gold

It's classic psychology, most bullies were bullied at some point in their life. By allowing the girl to get away with what she did, L was allowing himself to become a victim. I'm not saying he should have hit her, just that ignoring it in most cases will only make a bully try harder (which is what happend).

hummm, while his self control is astounding, one should always remember not to be the victim or tolerate abuse.... it often leads to worse treatment. I think someone should look into that girl a bit more and make sure she herself is not being abused in some way, nearly all bullies are victims of some kind of mistreatment.