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VLOG: Make Martial Arts A Priority!

10/24/2018

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WARNING - STRONG LANGUAGE, NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART
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I long for the days that people actually cared enough about themselves and their safety to make martial arts training a priority in their lives...
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"Stranger Danger" Is A Fallacy

10/22/2018

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Author: Bret Gordon
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One can hardly take part in a martial arts class, self defense seminar or anti-bullying clinic without becoming familiar with the phrase "Stranger Danger." As kids, we're taught never to accept gifts from strangers or get in their car. Of course these are valuable lessons, but are we avoiding the real threats? It's easy and neatly packaged to say those who are threat to you are strangers, but that's not what the statistics show.

Let's break it down:
  • Statistics show that 93% of juvenile sexual assault victims knew their attacker (source)
  • 85-90% of sexual assaults reported by college women are committed by someone known to the victim, half of which occur on a date​ (source)
  • Violent attacks committed by strangers only accounted for about 38% of all nonfatal violence, including assault, robbery, rape and sexual assault, in 2010 (source)
  • From 1993 to 2008, among homicides reported to the FBI for which the victim-offender relationship was known, between 21-27% of homicides were committed by strangers and between 73-79% were committed by offenders known to the victims (source)
  • Children taken by strangers or slight acquaintances represent only 0.01% of all missing children (source)

Do violent attacks happen by strangers? Yes, however as you can see, they only account for a relatively small number of violent crimes. Unfortunately, that brings up a rather uncomfortable discussion. How do you tell children that the ones they love and trust are most likely to hurt them? Yeah, it sucks, but these are the conversations we need to be having with our children. We need to teach them to be vigilant and speak up if they feel uncomfortable, and not dismiss those feelings when we're told. But are we in the martial arts community at fault too?


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