On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 10:52 PM, Take a wild, friggin guess
<a_change_of_plans_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hope this answers a few questions, or maybe even raises a couple
> more. I'm back off to the garage to finish remounting the radiator
> and highway bars for the Shadow, and try to get some wiring done
> before going to the range tomorrow with my brother. His kid wants to
> come along, but I seriously doubt the kid is strong enough to handle
> the firearms. Punk seriously needs to toughen up. I figure he's
> going to get his ass kicked weekly in high school, and the other kids
> will probably collect and trade his teeth unless he learns how to be
> more...I dunno...masculine, perhaps?
If he's anything like me, his body may not develop until after high
school. Once I hit college, my body broadened out and my muscles
(which up to that point had been weak and constantly growing out to
meet my long frame) started gaining a lot more strength.
Instead of toughening him up physically, give him the advantage of
martial arts. Judo especially does not rely on one's own strength, but
on turning the strength of one's opponent against him. Throw a hard
punch and get pulled off balance. Kick and be sent reeling. Try to
tackle or catch hold and end up on the ground. Combine that with
karate (the kicks and punches you add to that mix), and bullies will
start to stay away from the quiet kid who didn't run.
--
Zach Collins (Siege)
"If code can be speech, then software can be art."
Received on Sat Sep 20 2008 - 21:24:48 CDT