| Being a victim of bullying in today's society is on | | | | make it ALWAYS hurt when being touched or |
| the increase. Many psychologists, counselors, | | | | grabbed by being a "hot stove" to your |
| health care professionals, school authorities, law | | | | attacker. Let pain, experienced by the attacker, |
| enforcement, and attorneys all seem to have | | | | be the greatest deterrence from continuing |
| differing opinions on the solutions to this problem. | | | | attacks. |
| Unfortunately, the solutions brought to the table | | | | How do we produce that kind of pain in the |
| just seem to fall short of being effective enough | | | | attacker by just "being a hot stove"? Consider |
| to solve that problem. The solution to bullying | | | | learning basic pressure point defense from the |
| and other personal attacks must be simple and | | | | Orient. You see, the secret to effectively |
| effective that anyone can apply, and should act | | | | defending yourself from an attacker does not |
| as a deterrence to future physical attacks by the | | | | mean that you have to punch your attacker |
| same individual. Instead of thinking of traditional | | | | out. By arming yourself with the knowledge of |
| solutions to such a widespread problem, why not | | | | pressure points, you can give yourself an unfair |
| think outside the box and just "Be a Hot Stove"! | | | | advantage against ANY attacker. You will |
| What do I mean? First, let me paint a picture | | | | discover that you can stop attackers dead in their |
| for you. Consider Johnny and his Mom in the | | | | tracks – sometimes with excruciating pain. |
| kitchen. Mom is cooking on the stove preparing | | | | What are some of the advantages of this special |
| the family meal. She notices that her son Johnny | | | | knowledge of pressure point defense? To begin, |
| is a little too close to the hot stove. She turns | | | | it does NOT take muscle or strength. It can be |
| to Johnny and says, "Johnny, the stove is hot. | | | | applied by the young, the old, the small, and the |
| Please, be careful of the hot stove. Be careful | | | | out-of-shape. Although it does not require years |
| of the hot stove." She turns around to the | | | | of training to be effective, pressure point defense |
| counter to work on a salad for the meal. Almost | | | | techniques can be learned by anyone and does |
| immediately, she hears a loud scream. What just | | | | not require any special equipment. You can even |
| happened? You guessed it. Johnny touched the | | | | practice these techniques anytime, anyplace, and |
| hot stove. Now, the question to be asked is | | | | in complete privacy by practicing on your own |
| who taught the biggest lesson to Johnny in this | | | | body. |
| situation? Was it Mom saying, "Be careful of the | | | | In summary, a bully or other attacker does not |
| hot stove" until she was blue in the face, or was | | | | have the last say when attacking others. Let |
| it the "hot stove"? I think it was the "hot stove". | | | | your statement of "Be a Hot Stove" be the |
| With this lesson learned, let us look at being a | | | | statement of finality in regards to personal |
| victim of bullying or a simple personal attack. If | | | | self-defense. Remember, there are powerful |
| we become the "hot stove" to the attacker | | | | and effective alternatives to be gained from the |
| when we are touched or grabbed, how long will it | | | | secrets of the Orient. Truly "fighting without |
| take the attacker to learn from their mistake? | | | | fighting". |
| It should be almost immediate. In other words, | | | | |