I think we all understand which situations I’m speaking; the one where you’re simply minding your own business on a street corner when somebody approaches you with demeaning words and unwarranted anger – this is where learning how to defend yourself physically can come in quite handy, because it’s almost certain that this person advanced with the intention to fight.

In short, MMA or mixed martial arts is defined as a full contact combat sport, and it permits a large variety of fighting methods, including those of tradition and non-tradition. This means that grappling, as well as striking, is allowed. Most fights actually end in a grapple, followed by a submission move (i.e. arm bar). Congruently, this is why learning mixed martial arts for self defense is so beneficial. It’s true that most physical altercations, whether they are during after hours at a town bar or in the parking lot outside of a gym, almost always end up on the ground in a furious jostle for position.

But if you truly want to subdue your attacker, you must learn the various styles and techniques of handling your opponent while you’re both on the ground. A take-down is typically followed by the most common hybrid of “ground and pound,” where you have your foe on his back while sitting on top of him throwing devastating punches. But MMA ground fighting isn’t always defined by clinching mixed with knees, elbows and punches to the face. In fact, it’s what’s known as “submission grappling” that gives note to a well rounded MMA fighter.

When I say submission grappling, I mean putting your adversary in a choke-hold and/or any of the following:
• Joint locks
• Arm-locks
• Leg-locks
• Clinch holds
• Compression locks
• Pain compliance
• Pinning

There are a few intricate others, including the “Grapevine”, but these are the top categories that define submission holds. These are a part of many different disciplines including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Catch Wrestling, Judo, Sambo, Shootwrestling, Pankration and more.

Let’s not forget one of the most important elements and differentiators to boxing; kickboxing/Muay Thai. Certain MMA fighters specialize in areas like kickboxing provided they’re strongest in that area. The same goes for clinching and ground and pound – fighters will determine their strong areas during practice and routine, effectively mastering their most powerful kick and/or submission move. This is evident while viewing any MMA fight. You’ll notice that some MMA fighters almost always strike at the hips, venturing into a takedown and eventually ending the fight in submission while others enjoy staying on their feet and throwing lots of punches.

Nevertheless, all of these traditional styles and disciplines mixed with a combination of modern or non-tradition styles envelope what we commonly refer to as Mixed Martial Arts today. The sport is growing in popularity. Congruently, more people are taking an interest into learning some of these self defense techniques. Not only does engaging in such activity come with the ability to defend, but it naturally enhances fitness.

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Besides the basic safety talk about avoiding drugs and alcohol as well as driving with idiots, you need to be sure he is thinking about his personal safety while he is out and about.

Here are just a few of the best self defense products for male college students that he can use to increase his level of safety while away at college:

• Diversion Safe – He can use one in his car and one in his dorm room to help hide his valuables from theft. Diversion safes come in all types of everyday products that people will not give a second look. They are very inexpensive and quite effective in hiding your items in plain sight.
• Door Brace – This can be used to secure his dorm room door without the need to permanently install anything you just extend it and brace it up against the door. Best of all the Door Brace is portable so he can take it with him as he travels to help provide safety in hotel rooms, apartments or any place he wants to make sure he can sleep without fear of attack.
• Pepper Spray – This is a great self defense device for both men and women. Even if he never needs to defend himself he made need to defend someone else and Pepper Spray can give him the edge he needs to do so safely.
• Expandable Baton – If you get the flashlight option he can keep it in his car to help with an emergency like a breakdown, an attempted car jacking or even a submerged vehicle. An Expandable Baton has many uses and for the price it is more than worth the money.
• Kubotan – This little device is very inexpensive as it is usually around five dollars. It can serve many purposes and does not really require any kind of training. A Kubotan is more of a use however you need it type of item since it can defend you from attack by using it as a stabbing device or flail. It too can be used in a car emergency kit as well since it can be used to break out a window if needed.

With the items on this list you can help to ensure your son has at least a fighting chance to defend himself or someone else should the need arise whether it be in his home or his vehicle.

Stay safe!

The Judge

Now whether they actually even consider our health is beyond me but I do know that they seem to ignore it if they do. The only way to really limit the amount of poisons we take into our body is by growing our own food without any chemicals at all.

You see, pesticides that are on our food wind up inside of us. Recently, researchers have found: “Kids with higher-than-average levels of one pesticide marker were nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD as children who showed no traces of the poison.”

This may explain why the number of kids diagnosed with ADHD is on the rise and it wouldn’t surprise me if they found out next that this is also why we have the increase in Autism.

These poisons work by messing with the nervous system of bugs but it has similar effects on humans and they are absorbed by the plants through runoff and penetration. This means we are ingesting this stuff!

We have to stop this “it’s all about the money” mentality. If it screws up the free market then so be it. It is better than the alternative of killing us all off. It is hard to make money on dead people!

Read the news story here – http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37156010/ns/health-kids_and_parenting

Stay safe!

The Judge

Say for example you are walking to your car in the back of a parking lot at night and some man jumps out and grabs you from behind covering your mouth. Even if there are people in the parking lot that could come to your aid, how would you get their attention if your mouth is covered?

If you had a personal alarm on your key chain you could set it off and then you can bet that anyone with your immediate area would be alerted to your plight. Mouth covered or not a 100+ decibel personal alarm will get you the attention you need if not scare off the attacker altogether.

The last thing that most of the violent criminals out there want during an attack on a victim is attention being drawn to the activity.

This goes for children as well. It is hard to find a responsible self defense weapon that we can give to our children, even the younger ones. But this is where the personal alarm is just the right tool for the job.

Since it isn’t an offensive weapon it can be given to much younger children to use in case some creep tries to grab them. Once again the hope being someone will hear and help or the scumbag will just run away.

Another perfect example would be when a woman finds herself being followed by someone. She can run off screaming fire while initiating her personal alarm to help ensure maximum attention being drawn to her.

As I am sure you can see the goal in each example is to take what could be a stealth crime which is what the criminal wants and make it as loud as possible and hopefully change the outcome as a result.

This is also useful for senior citizens. It is not always easy to signal for assistance when you need it even in public. With a personal alarm a senior citizen can up their odds of getting assistance when they need it be it for medical or security reasons.

Personal alarms come in various forms and features such as having built in lights and safety straps. You should be sure to think about what you will want to carry and use as a personal alarm so you find the best one for you.

Stay safe!

The Judge

Since even today’s newer cars have blind spots, the option to add camera surveillance in the form of a hidden camera aids in better vehicle security and safety. It is a safety precaution we all need in today’s world. Now that you know how a rearview mirror hidden camera can benefit you in preventing an accident, we will cover how it works and the product features.

This particular hidden camera attaches to your rearview mirror and has front and rear color cameras along with built in DVR functions as well as audio.

The following is an overview of the features available on the rearview mirror hidden camera.
• Built-in Color Camera – Featuring digital technology that is compatible with an SD card (8 MB card included but accepts up to 16 MB card) all contained in this small 1/4 inch color camera.

• Rotation and Recording – This tiny color camera rotates 330 degrees and allows for recording via built-in DVR. The rotation includes interior and exterior views so you can see inside and outside of your car with no blind spots.

• External Wireless Camera – Included with this is a wireless camera that can be mounted in the rear dash or to an area on the outside of your vehicle.

• Easy to Read LCD Monitor – The monitor is a 3.6 inch LCD Thin Film Transistor style that plays or replays activity on your rearview mirror. You can switch from external to front camera options with the touch of a button.

• Battery – This also includes a convenient built-in rechargeable battery that you can charge through your cigarette lighter or a USB option for your computer. This is completely portable and easy to use.

This rearview mirror hidden camera is truly the most revolutionary way to provide yourself with more effective vehicle safety and peace of mind. You can get more information on this amazing piece of vehicle safety equipment and even see videos of it in action online.

Be Safe!

Judge

It is different if you plan on being there the whole time and he is there more for support than to be alone for long periods of time with your children. But other than that, you may want to re-think that idea.

Take for example 23 year old Donald Shepherd, who was just arrested for molesting a 10 year old boy he was babysitting. The police believe there may be more victims because he sought jobs all over the US that would put him alone with kids.

This is one sick little puppy you can see him here and read the entire story here

Whether it is a man or a woman, be sure you know WHO is alone with your children. A little diligence on your part can save your child from a lifetime of scars.

Don’t forget nanny cams, they can be a life saver.

Stay safe and keep your eyes open!

The Judge

I’m talking about Michael and Carolyn Riley, who are accused of od’in their little 4 year old little girl to death.

The worst of it all is that it appears to have been premeditated. They drugged all of their kids to get social security checks and also to keep them quiet.

Sadly for little Rebecca, the last dosing was the last for her for good.

You can read all of the details here http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/02/1stdegree_murde.html

People, and I use that term loosely, like these two make me wish very bad things upon them.

I try to take the high road but after these two are found guilty and put in general population, I hope they suffer every day as much as their fellow scumbag inmates can dish out.

To let that little girl suffer after she begged for help they deserve the worst that prison life can offer!

The Judge
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A news story about a shooting at a Mass. gun show this past weekend. The victim and the shooter were a 8 year old little boy who died that day.

This was one of those shows where people come from all over to shoot and buy all types of guns including automatic weapons. You know, ones that spray tons of bullets in a matter of seconds with one press of the trigger.

Charles Bizilj, director of emergency medicine at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford, Conn. attended the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo at the Westfield Sportsman’s Club with his 2 sons this weekend.

While they were there Mr. Bizilj thought it would be a good idea to let his 8 year old son shoot an Uzi 9mm sub machine gun. He said he did it cause “it was small and had no recoil”.

What he didn’t realize, was that the Uzi may not have a kick for an adult but it can for a child or especially, the unsuspecting. When fired this gun releases quick a bit of energy really fast. If you aren’t ready it can catch your off guard and bad things can happen.

In this case the kid had the gun and while the father turned to get his camera the child fired. The gun kicked up and still firing bullets, hit the child in the head killing him. I would imagine it all happened so fast that the boy never even knew what happened.

What really chaps my hide here is not only the father allowing the child to hold the gun while he grabbed a camera but also the fact that there was a supposedly licensed instructor right there with the kid.

I say supposedly cause they are still investigating and I haven’t seen what they found yet. Either way licensed or not, it doesn’t seem like they did their job correctly or this 8 year old child would still be alive.

People think these things are toys. Things to line up for like an amusement ride. But these things are nothing but tools of war and meant to dump a bunch of bullets at your enemy in split seconds. When I say a lot I mean 600-1700 bullets (rounds) per minute. Think about that. Thank God the clips only hold 32 rounds, usually, though there are modified clips around.

These things can do mass damage which is all they were designed for. No automatic weapons should be open to the civilian population, period, screw the I have the right to bear arms crap when it comes to this.

There is no reason for anyone who isn’t planning to kill MANY people to own an automatic weapon. Throwing 32 rounds at any animal in a matter of a few seconds is not hunting nor sport so there goes that excuse. For self defense, if you can’t hit your target with a single bullet you need to spend more time at the pistol range or invest in some non lethal self defense weapons.

This poor boy’s father should have his head examined for ever even considering letting his 8 year old fire an Uzi let alone actually doing it. I also can’t imagaine all of the people standing around watching this tiny child get in place to fire this weapon of war and this included the idiot instructor that was there.

This kid needed someone to be the adult and have common sense but that didn’t occur and he payed the ultimate price for it. Sad. Maybe we will wise up one day, but I doubt it.

You can read more here http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/28/america/Boy-Shoots-Himself.php if you would like.

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This is a problem that has been growing because it is much easier to get away with for many years, until your child gets close to 18 and tries to establish some type of credit. So it could go on from infant hood to young adult.

I am talking about this whole identity theft crap. Whether it is against kids or adults it is all a result of one thing, that dang social security number.

They make us use it for everything and sadly people are far to loose with our confidential information. Colleges and schools have been hacked and since they require social info that then all becomes compromised. For the longest time here in Texas, UT, had people using their social security as their login id’s. They got hacked and numbers were compromised.

This same thing happens in private and public schools and colleges all over the US. NOT to mention the government and military who are far to lax on their security when it comes to our identity.

There was a case recently where a recruiting office in a mall, had papers they left out in the open near windows that could be looked into from the mall, that had newley signed soldiers personal info including their soc’s and more than enough info to steal their identity. A local news reporter did a story on it.

All this trouble and pain, billions and billions of dollars, all for a friggin number they came up with as a way to facilitate social security a longtime ago.

It is time to say enough is enough. Why should we have to worry about this or pay for someone to try and protect us from this? Adding a pin or eliminating the use of it for anything but social security reasons would be nice. Just think about it, this is a fixable problem so why shouldn’t those who created it fix it?

If not for yourself get mad for your kids. As a crook I could get your babies social security numbers and assume their identities. Basically insuring that your child will start their adult years with a HUGE hassle. I could commit crimes tied to their social security numbers, open lines or credit and so on. All on your little ones’ dime, well at least their credit and their good names. How does that sit in your crawl?

If you are saying “but what about the age difference”? What about it? Do you really think they can check that before they arrest them under your kids name and soc? Do you think banks can check that the age matches the soc? Do you think car lots or online loan sites check that? The answer is hell no! They can’t!

As usual with this issue there is no easy way to protect your child from identity theft but there are some things you can do. You can police the credit agencies (transunion, experian and equifax) yourself. Remember no child or let’s say minor, should have a credit report.

Your credit report starts the day you have your first discovery (someone checks your credit) which should be the first time you apply for some type of loan. So there should be nothing when you run the check on them with all 3 of the agencies.

Don’t pay someone to do it for you, there are many companies who will fleece you for something you could do in just minutes. Remember there should be no report!

This has become enough of a problem that at least experian flags any credit reports that belong to minors, so if someone tries to pass it thru them it should get noticed but the rest have not followed suit yet. This should be law, plain and simple! Since NO child can open a bank account or get a loan or anything else that requires a legal signature there should be no reason to be able to even try and open up credit in their names. It’s that easy.

For minors that become emancipated, they can simply get the court to issue an order to the agencies to unlock their credit status. That covers all bases. No one could ever steal the identity that way. It should be a non issue for kids.

But until things change here are things you can do to try and protect your children (this advice works for you as well):

1. Guard their info like you would you own. Don’t just give it out to anyone that asks.
2. If you open a college fund or bank account for your child, be sure that the bank rep removes then from all affiliate lists and marketing. You don’t want them getting their names and soc’s and running credit reports on them. They do it as dumb as it sounds.
3. If your kid starts getting pre approved credit offers (told you they do it), bills or bank statements other than what you know about, contact:
•TransUnion: Go to its Web site, which gives you information on its Fraud Victim Assistance Department.

•Experian: Go to its Web site, or call toll-free 1-800-311 4769 and select the option for fraud victims.

•Equifax: Write to Equifax Minor Child Department, P.O. Box 105139, Atlanta, Georgia 30348
4. Teach your child not to give out personal information over the phone or Internet or in person (other than to police).
5. Don’t carry your or your child’s Social Security number in your wallet.

Once again for us, stop making us use it so much or find a way to secure it!

If you agree, write your legislators, if enough do it they will listen, they have to. If you don’t agree do it anyway!

Remember to be nice, just state your point the best you can as nice as you can. Don’t want you winding up on some watch list right next to my name hahhahaha I leanred it is best to sleep on it before you write them it turns out nicer that way

The Judge
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But what does really shock me is what seem to be normal, sensible people doing things just as harmful and stupid.

Tami Peel is one of these people. She is a mother and former High School softball coach who showed how stupid and lousy a parent she really is just recently.

Back in January she threw a little party “for her daughter”, who is 15. She tells all the parents there would be no boys or alcohol. Which was all lies. There were tons of kids both boys and girls ranging from as young as 8 up to 19.

There also was alcohol which Tami purchased and gave out. Twice! They ran out of alcohol and she collected money from the kids and went on a beer run.

It was said by kids that were there that she even participated in the drinking game called beer pong. This is what is killing off college kids from binge drinking.

This piece of work was also at the house at the time that an alleged gang rape of one intoxicated 15 year old girl happened. She found out the next day in school that 4-5 boys had sex with her while she was trashed.

Remember when I said the kids were as young as 8 at this party right? Cops found out from interviews of some of the young children at the party as young as eight years old are said to have witnessed sexual encounters.

This woman should be charged for each and every child that was at the party and it should all be concurrent. Stack the charges so she does some serious time!

Moronic parents out there need to know there will be a huge penalty for this stupidity. She should be made an example of!

If I was the parent of a girl who was lied to and told that no boys or alcohol would be there, I would be livid.

Things like this make me glad I am not a parent. I bet all of those parents figured this was a trustworthy person, being a former high school softball coach, someone who would protect their kids. But they were wrong!

What could make this worse? The cops screwed up and it is possible this woman will never get in trouble. Especially since one of the kids, who may or may not be one of the gang rapers. Is the son of a prominent member of the local legal community.

You can read the whole story here http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/33474909.html.

Be careful who’s hands you place the safety of your kids in.

The Judge
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