| People want me to train them privately or show | | | | speed drills, to studying, and to practice in class. |
| them some special move that will make them | | | | Secondly I will follow up with my ability to react |
| have a “supposed” unfair | | | | to properly to a situation from that constant |
| advantage on an adversary. People ask what the | | | | practice. Kind of hinting that you don’t |
| secret to fighting is or the secret to Martial Arts | | | | want to go down that route but at the same |
| is or are their one style that is superior then all | | | | time asking him if he understands what I am |
| the others. My personal favorite is show me | | | | talking about. The majority of interrogators want |
| something that you know, of course the only | | | | to understand and are not looking for a fight they |
| thing you can show them is simple techniques or | | | | just want respect and they probably think you |
| a form but you know that’s not what | | | | won’t give it to them because they think |
| they want to see. They want to evaluate you | | | | that you think you are better then they are. |
| and see if they should fear you or not it’s | | | | Everyone in life who has been in a fight |
| like a right of passage for men to see if you | | | | understands that your reaction and the time it |
| could be their match or are you just a punk, | | | | takes to do are important. So they will agree with |
| that’s all talk. The problem is what you | | | | you or by this point just want to walk away and |
| show them is only relevant to what you know | | | | end the badgering.Finally, I will let him explain some |
| and if you know too much then you could seem | | | | things in his life that relate to the subject steering |
| arrogant and lead yourself into more trouble. I | | | | away from anything aggressive or physical. At |
| usually smile and tell that person to join my class | | | | this time I will put on my intellectual face and |
| if they want to see what I know. Then if their | | | | switch the conversation to everyone else. This |
| persistent I explain what I have learned through | | | | puts you and him on the inside as a team and |
| martial arts mental and physically in words not | | | | everyone else on the outside looking in. This also |
| actions.First, I like to give them a brief (very | | | | allows you to judge your interrogator by there |
| brief) background of my self and the styles I | | | | responses. I will do this by saying statements |
| know. Mainly how long I have been taking it and | | | | like:It’s not, the one move that will push |
| the fact that I love to teach and ONLY teach | | | | you over the edge in a fight; it’s the will |
| now that I’m older. That gives them an | | | | to use it.The man with nothing to lose is the one |
| idea of my knowledge level from the years I | | | | you should fear the most.Speed is the number |
| have studied, plus lowers any testosterone that | | | | one determining factor in a fight, not strength or |
| might be building up by saying that I teach not | | | | knowledge.These questions are great |
| compete. Then I will let him talk and 90% of the | | | | conversation pieces for real Martial artist and the |
| time they will tell you that they are also a Martial | | | | answers they give to these comments will dictate |
| Artist but have only studied for a short time or | | | | their knowledge of Martial Arts. Then you will |
| just OUT and OUT lie to you and say there a | | | | know if there a martial artist, a punk or a drunk. |
| master of poop-fu or something no one has ever | | | | At this point I either leave or have made a new |
| herd of.Next, I will explain to them the two of the | | | | friend.My name is Robert Blizzard I am the owner |
| main aspects of martial arts. One is that Practice | | | | of R.B.I.B. Inc and I am one of the chief |
| makes perfect. I will do this by letting him know | | | | instructors at Dragon Storm Karate Club. We are |
| how often I practice and how much of my life is | | | | Based out of Maryland and work with our |
| consumed in martial Arts. From conditioning, to | | | | county's Park and Rec. |