Re: [at-l] Self-defense seminars for hikers

["W F Thorneloe, MD" <thornel@ibm.net>]

I wouldn't, but I do not feel endangered in the woods.

I suspect you may attract others who have been assaulted or fear assault. 
Unfortunately, I have learned that awareness and avoidance are skills than 
many people lack. This places them in danger, and learning means of dealing 
with danger has value. I suspect that police educational programs and the 
like would be of benefit, but that there is a commercial value in adding a 
defensive/violent skill to that education. I would at least hope this skill 
would reduce the temptation to bring a g** on the trail.

But who has a pole that doesn't recognize that it has more than one function?

OrangeBug
Atlanta, GA

At 12:54 PM 9/16/1999 -0400, stevenj@cliffhanger.com wrote:
>The course would first teach the importance of awareness and avoidance of 
>encounters, then move on to very basic effective techniques, followed by 
>some hands-on attack simulations. If you saw a flyer at your local 
>backpacking-supply store, offering a seminar in self-defense with your 
>walking staff, would you be interested?

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