you wouldn't want to hurt someone
Aug. 7th, 2008 12:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ironymaidenas a kidlet, i was prone to explosive bouts of temper that would evaporate as soon as i acted out. i was the kid in playschool that bit the bossy girl when she told us to clean up and i had just got the legos after waiting and waiting for them.
i think this was one of the reasons that my family trained me to make a fist with my thumb on the inside. i can only assume they were setting up thumb-damage punishment for me if i ever tried to slug someone.that wasn't an issue since i was more into kicking and hair-pulling.
don't hurt anyone. how many times have i heard it in my lifetime?
never ever point a loaded gun at a human being - only the ground or a target. you don't want to hurt someone.
and that's how those conversations go. NEVER do x, because you could hurt someone.
in kung fu class last night, the people who haven't started forms yet were working on kicking basics. sifu was talking about placement, that we start with aiming for the ribs, and from there with practice we will eventually develop the control to place the kick anywhere up and down the body as needed. in the course of this little overview, he mentions that kicking the neck is usually lethal, and continues on to the next topic. we move into working on setting distance and getting individual critique as we kick a freestanding bag. lots of meaty bits about the biomechanics of delivering the most force with the least effort. ie, if i use the proper technique, i will put less stress on my body. it was really helpful to see what people were doing wrong as well as what they were doing right. it was a good class. i'm still processing all the information.
falling asleep last night, i realized that i had been told that doing x would likely kill someone. and for probably the first time, it was not followed with "never do that." i have been given this bit of information, and i am allowed to make my own value judgment. interesting.
i think this was one of the reasons that my family trained me to make a fist with my thumb on the inside. i can only assume they were setting up thumb-damage punishment for me if i ever tried to slug someone.that wasn't an issue since i was more into kicking and hair-pulling.
don't hurt anyone. how many times have i heard it in my lifetime?
never ever point a loaded gun at a human being - only the ground or a target. you don't want to hurt someone.
and that's how those conversations go. NEVER do x, because you could hurt someone.
in kung fu class last night, the people who haven't started forms yet were working on kicking basics. sifu was talking about placement, that we start with aiming for the ribs, and from there with practice we will eventually develop the control to place the kick anywhere up and down the body as needed. in the course of this little overview, he mentions that kicking the neck is usually lethal, and continues on to the next topic. we move into working on setting distance and getting individual critique as we kick a freestanding bag. lots of meaty bits about the biomechanics of delivering the most force with the least effort. ie, if i use the proper technique, i will put less stress on my body. it was really helpful to see what people were doing wrong as well as what they were doing right. it was a good class. i'm still processing all the information.
falling asleep last night, i realized that i had been told that doing x would likely kill someone. and for probably the first time, it was not followed with "never do that." i have been given this bit of information, and i am allowed to make my own value judgment. interesting.
