Too many gangs

[WildWest.]

Well, it's not all that suprising. If you need a bodyguard who will be your first pick? A martial artist or an olympic level waterpolo player?

That's a pretty piss poor comparison mate.

Like Aseepish said, I would choose ex-military over a criminal any day of the week or more specifically, a well trained ex-military/police with a solid MA background....perhaps you missed the point I was making. What I'm saying is I don't like the criminal element training in MT because it's ruined the style's credibility in my country.

I don't recall making any statement about bodyguards at all.

[Scott Bolinger]

well, I guess with my experience with working with troubled youth has been rather extensive. I worked at a youth center were the kids that were there were court ordered (usually from breaking the law or being a uncontrolable child). I worked at that place for 5 years. In that time , I was approved to expand and develop a boxing program. So I developed the boxing program with the help of a couple of the kids. And that was a learning experience for both parts. But the kids were thankfull in developing a program. they learned something out of the ordinary and unique. When kids learning something unique. I always recieved a greate deal of respect from the kids that were on my program and the kids showed respect to the other staff as well, and they usually past the program without much problems. The program was a leveling program, simular to a karate program. When I taught and developed the program I had to teach in a way that promoted the sport of boxing. I wasn't allowed to teach kickboxing or self defense. Keeping it as a sport, and teaching all expects of how to develop frome a amatuer to a pro athlete was more binificial to the kids. So they learn , not just kicking someones @ass, but they learned offense, defense, counter striking, toning, how to develop endurance, and strength training. So in different levels that they would test for, they would have to know certain boxing combinations as well as certian medicine ball routines or weight lifting programs. Do that, I ended up with a pretty high success rate

[Scott Bolinger]

at that place, I wasn't allowed to let the kids to spar. But after a kids passed a certain level in boxing as well as passed a certain level in the program that they were in, then I usually did a write up to approve the kid to train with my students intown. And there , they would be allowed to train in areas that they couldn't at the youth center, and they would be allowed to spar.