re: #173 MandyManners

On the topic of strong women, and women in “the fight” I have a bit to share. For reasons relating to work, I undertook (so far) about twenty years of martial arts and firearms training. Long ago I began instructing. This was no “fun for the young” karate class or fun target shooting. This was all about self defense. Anyway some of my most capable students and instructors were women. Women take to tactical handgun very, very well. They have a certain aptitude to keep their brain in the game.

One of my teen age girl students was assaulted & seized by the neck by a neighborhood older larger boy-Not sexually but physically. A bully who had hurt people. He will use a cane the rest of his life for the quickly blown knee. I am grateful it worked out for that 14 year old girl.

I have never faced true lethal combat. I will always worry/ponder about the students when something goes really bad in their face. Honestly, the guys worry me more.