"Zig-Zag away from the knife thrower" 4.1 - 188.86

Today's title is based upon a conversation I observed yesterday at the end of my self-defence class.

During the class we had been practicing a "knife deflection and then run away drill"..

basically you fake out the attacker, slap the knife hand away from your body and then apply a vigorous kicking to their gentitalia followed by a hasty retreat..The drill had very practical approach to this potential threat without a lot of fancy stances and arm waving tom-foolery...

So after the class a fellow student asked the instructor if we should generally flee in a direct manner or run away in a zig-zag pattern in case the attacker decides to throw his knife at you..
The instructor was very polite in his response and explained that during such an event as a knife attack there would be so much adrenaline going through your system that you are only going to be able to perform some very simple instinctive movements and flee, no time to ponder..and hopefully the attacker would be busy dealing with some very bruised testicles and have no desire to persue you or hurl his knife at your back...

also knife throwing is hard and since the odds are you will never be attacked by circus folk or Ninjas..so "zig-zag" running isn't part of the drill unless of course you are a pirate..but then you'd catch the knife or throw yours first..

So todays walk was great!!! I was really sore after class the night before and was afraid it would end up being a march of pain down a trail of tears...but it turned out as I walked the pain went away and I felt great!! I even broke my time for this particular 4.1 mile route!!

An odd thing I noticed was the area near the graveyard smells lovely..

spooky...

iPOD: "Pump It UP" by Elvis Costello

Time: 67 Minutes