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Garda-Self defense

  • 12-09-2011 4:50pm
    #1
    Steviewonder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭


    Hi all..

    Would experience of self defense for instance Aikido or tae kwon do be seen as an advantage for joining?

    Opinions please :)


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  • #2
    groundhurling
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭groundhurling


    Think they do tai-ho jitsu (spelt phonetically!) in AGS so maybe go for that?


  • #3
    Steviewonder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭Steviewonder


    Thanks for your reply mate

    just looking up a bit online about it now :)


  • #4
    Hill St Blue
    Registered Users Posts: 258 ✭✭Hill St Blue


    That's it allright. Not that many places specialise in teaching this particular martial art though as far as I know (outside of T'more that is!)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiho_Jutsu


  • #5
    Sempai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 124 ✭✭Sempai


    any martial art is an advantage as the self defence training provided is quite basic


  • #6
    Leo Demidov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 991 ✭✭✭Leo Demidov


    tae-ho, who's turn is it to buy the biccies.


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  • #7
    PaudyW
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 120 ✭✭PaudyW


    not sure it would do you any favours, last thing they need is a couple of chuck norris s running round getting them selfs in trouble, would be hard for a garda to justify self defence as you dont come about one on their own to often


  • #8
    deadwood
    Registered Users Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭deadwood


    I've found that going into a foetal position and screaming "not the face, not the face!!!" has served me quite well so far.


  • #9
    kerry4sam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,127 ✭✭✭✭kerry4sam


    deadwood wrote: »
    I've found that going into a foetal position and screaming "not the face, not the face!!!" has served me quite well so far.

    How far off retirement are you now at this stage deadwood? 1 or is it 2 years now? :eek: this is invaluable advice here by the 'man in the know'! :p

    :D :cool:


  • #10
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    Good to see you back on the forum Deadwood - hope the secret mission that kept you away went well ? :D


  • #11
    starviewadams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,116 ✭✭✭starviewadams


    My mate did boxing down in Templemore when he was a student,he's got a crooked nose to show for it!


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  • #12
    I.F.P.S
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭I.F.P.S


    Hi all.
    I am a BTEC self defence, control and restraint and handcuffing instructor. Im also a personal trainer. My back round is over 10yrs of traditional Jujutsu. Along with several years of B.J.J.
    I highly recomend learning self defence, although at the moment there are very few schools, if any, out there who take all the legal matters/questions into consideration.
    Also, most of these schools find it hard to translate their techniques into a basic form which is easy to learn and use...


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