 | Master Tammy Stamps
is owner and Master Instructor of Stamps Academy of Taekwondo at 4065 N. Woodlawn. Stamps Academy opened in February of 1994. Master Stamps is a 5th Dan Black Belt registered through the United States Taekwondo Union and certified through the Kukiwon in Seoul, Korea. Stamps Academy teaches Olympic Style Taekwondo, Self-defense, Weapons and has a prestigious Demonstration Team which performs at numerous events around the Wichita area. Master Stamps has impressive credentials. She has been a member of the US Team, US Olympic Festival Teams, and is a National and International medalist. She is very experienced in Olympic style fighting, self-defense, weapons and forms. Master Stamps can be contacted at her office (316) 612-2378 or you can email her at stampstl@birch.net . You can also check out stampsacademy.com for further information |
Self Defense
2003-03-01 13:26:00
Children and self defense
: I would like to have my child learn self-defense, but I am worried about it making him too aggressive. Is this a legitimate concern?
ANSWER: The only reason it would be a legitimate concern is if the instructor does not enforce the reality that self-defense is in fact, defense of oneself, not something to be used to start trouble with others. If it is taught correctly and the rules specifically addressed and enforced it should never be a problem. At most good schools, each new student is told that they must never use Taekwondo to start trouble and if they do, they get one warning and then they are out. That is NOT what Martial Arts is about. If approached however, we encourage them to try to walk away from a situation, talk their way out of it and that the last thing we ever want a situation to become is physical. However, if someone is trying to do you harm and you have tried everything else, use the force necessary to get home safely. Remember, it is much better to have the knowledge and never have to use it, than not have it and wish you did.
