Analyze the Threat: a Martial Artist's Journey into the Land of Compassion

This book is written as a companion and a guide for those who are thinking about taking up a martial art. It is also a contemporary source of guidance for the discerning parent who seeks an appropriate martial arts program for their child. The authors offer thoughtful and practical information on how to find legitimate instructors, how to identify incorrect practices and how to recognize unhealthy environments. Issues encountered by youth in today's world, such as coping with bullying,...
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This book is written as a companion and a guide for those who are thinking about taking up a martial art. It is also a contemporary source of guidance for the discerning parent who seeks an appropriate martial arts program for their child. The authors offer thoughtful and practical information on how to find legitimate instructors, how to identify incorrect practices and how to recognize unhealthy environments. Issues encountered by youth in today's world, such as coping with bullying, fears related to the news of school shootings, special education needs and differentiated learning styles, ADHD, sensory issues, and how to be mindful of and stay safe from sexual predators are all discussed. The pressures in today's world are viewed and understood through the lens of historical trends, as the authors shine a light on parenting practices many baby boomers will find disturbingly familiar. Through an unusual synthesis of autobiographical first person story telling, social work experience, historical analysis and with a dash of the whimsical, this book is unlike any other on the Martial Arts. Analyze The Threat explores hidden layers of social concerns from the personal perspective of one of the authors and fearlessly calls us to be honest and pure of heart as parents and educators. This book is also for the serious martial art student that seeks authentic knowledge from previous generations. The mystifying landscape of the Martial Arts world is both alluring and challenging. But the variety of systems and philosophies will soon become more understandable and the exploration you will undertake will hopefully lead you to a destination that resonates with special meaning for you. Specific techniques are introduced from the self-defense system of Combat Hapkido as an introduction to one style of Martial Art devoted exclusively to protection of self and others. The authors encourage exploration and curiosity as you consider this intriguing array of practices from around the globe, collectively labeled as Martial Arts. Martial means war-like but without compassion the warrior is incomplete. Therefore it is with compassion that you are applauded for your curiosity and encouraged to follow the thread of your inner passion. It will lead you home.