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In Closing
As I said, I don't wish to be negative, and in truth, I would rather just do something else with my time like review a new neat piece of equipment or something and dedicate my time to that.

This was written not in the spirit of picking on people or what they love and in all honesty, it is not written for certain people to get pissed off about. I know some people won't like this and won't accept or believe it. It is written for people with open minds, who see a flaw in their training, they see that deficiency in what they are being taught; or, they are just starting out and they want to learn how to defend themselves. That's who this is composed for, for those who are searching...because I know the people who will be angered by it are already beyond reasoning with. They're happy with what they are involved in and that is fine by me. It is when they begin to teach other people a fantasy and wrap it with a cloak of reality that disturbs me.

[1] Operant conditioning used for say, a hand-to-hand combat program would be, if you complete a sequence correctly and within the allotted time, you get praised. If you do not, you are punished with push-ups, sit-ups, running in place, etc., and then you have to do the whole sequence over again; punishment and reward. Do you see the parallel with penalizing people for striking vitals in competition?
Article © 2001 Don Rearic