"...The second reason was for information about handling the "interview" part of confrontations. For me that means information about (a) defusing the confrontation while it's still verbal, so that it doesn't escalate to physical conflict; (b) doing so without sacrificing honor or principles; and (c ...

JD:
Bravo!

Ok, so Kirk might have made it with one blue skinned babe too many and gotten a disease that bemused Bones but the theme(s) of the show: The quest for adventure, personal problems solved by the help of friends,etc. Made it a classic.

Did I mention fighting against injustice?

Piccard ...

This is still interesting, though it is getting tangled. I wrote an e-mail to friend Student on this, let's see if we can backup a bit:

1. Original post by Student: "It's defuse I want to discuss here and get Dr. Elgin.s expertise" and most recently: "I started this thread because I saw an overlap ...

Oh Student , what would you know of practise?
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Good to know you're alive and well, even though you haven't e-mailed. You never write , you---oops, ok, just the after effects of reading "How To Be a Jewish Mother", which is almost as good as "How to ...

Suzette: I wanted to thank you for your website and the information you provided. One point in particular caught my attention:


Your view that abusive language tolerated in kids leads to abusive physical behavior.

I recall you encouraged kids to watch "Washington Week in Review" as an example of ...

Blauer-Sensei:

"My assumption-perhaps incorrect-was that this was a martial arts forum and that this forum was about 'Verbal Self Defense' as it relates to total self defense..."

Mine too, so please accept apologies if I came off as a smart ass er...I mean Ironical and Paradoxical on my post, but ...

NeuroLinguisticProgramming Self-defense?

Why just the other night I had my arms pinned behind me as 25 armed gang members demanded my wallet, while their leader slapped my face

I simply said "I FEEL your pain, I SEE your guns, I HEAR your request (note the de-escalation by the word 'request' as ...