my congresswoman was shot today

[Trek420]

Thread drift for a sec, but Trek, you threw a robber off a moving train???

I love you. Once again, you're my hero.

Roxy - now thinking about taking up Aikido or Krav Maga

Trek's Travel Tip: When traveling don't take the night train thinking "I'll sleep on the train and arrive fresh and refreshed, save the cost of a hotel."

Take the train during the day, enjoy the scenery, get a pass and stop if a town appeals ... because I don't know if this is still true but back in the day there was a bit of theft on the night trains.

But yeah, I was young, foolish, in better shape than I am today (though less advanced in the art), the train was moving but very slowly. I'm pretty sure he was not hurt but willing to bet he will think twice about robbing women on the train again

Kids, don't try this at home

But seriously the sole reason I brought this up is that everyone I've trained under has said that self defense, especially for women often comes down to grappling. You're going to go to the ground. And for most people a gun won't do any good there. If criminals knows or think you have a gun it may deter crime in the first place. I'm always for the crime that does not happen. But many situations are hand to hand at least that's been my experience.