First Cup with Jeremy - 20211124 The Martial Arts Morning Show from whistlekick
Channel: whistlekick
Date: 24/11/2021

It's Wednesday - let's do this.

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show from whistlekick):

StaciAnne KaeLeigh Grove
What do you think of home ultrasonic machines for long term injuries - wise investment or money down the drain?

Joshua Blum
I was recently following a Facebook conversation about assaults in health care settings (a worldwide problem; in the US, they’ve been rising over the last 10 years, no surprise) and people were sharing various experiences and thoughts. One of the teachings someone shared was “if you get hit, you’re too close.” I was taught the same thing, but it always struck me as a well meaning but unrealistic platitude since it ignores the fact that sometimes you need to be that close, and sometimes, despite everything you might do, bad things can still happen but are still trainable. It also seemed like one of those ways in which assault victims end of blaming themselves (and not reporting such incidents - often the case) when they do happen, since they didn’t do enough to prevent them occurring. And from a combat perspective, being too far away to get hit means you also can’t land any strikes of your own. But, that’s my opinion; what do you guys think about the statement “if you get hit, you’re too close?”
(As someone who works in health care, I can attest that if any of you who teach want to tackle the unique issue of workplace violence against health care workers, who are assaulted more than police and prison personnel in some US areas, you will find a virtually untapped market. Fair warning - it is a market buffered by a fair amount of denial and martyrdom when it comes to this topic but an untapped demographic nonetheless where physical aggression as defense is sometimes unavoidable but generally frowned by administrators and the legal system - for better or worse - making teaching to this population challenging but one where there is a desperate, desperate need).

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