Lt. Colonel David Grossman describes in an article Sheep, Wolves and
Sheepdog, a society that needs paladins, protectors, peacekeepers and
warriors. Just as the sheepdog is tasked with protection of the flock
from the wolves that prey upon the sheep, so is it also the duty of
these public servants to protect the civilian populace. Nevertheless,
we must all strive to be a sheepdog because protection really should
be a personal issue. Yes, while the police are empowered with as our
safeguards, they are truly overworked and underpaid. You should rely
on no one for your individual security or the security of your
family. You must develop your own personal "Agoge" to learn the
skills necessary to protect yourself. As my friend Tony Blauer says
you must learn to "Be Your Own Bodyguard". Tony's website is
www.tonyblauer.com. If you are looking for realistic training, you
will find no better. Please visit Tony's website immediately and sign
up for his Personal Defense Readiness? training.
Throughout history, all great warriors trained diligently in their
individual disciplines. We were most recently reminded of the Great
Spartan warriors by the movie 300. In Steven Pressfield book The
Gates of Fire, the agoge is described as a warrior's formal education
and training process that all Spartan citizens were expected to
dedicate their life to completing. This process is not unlike the
modern day process that most Israeli citizens complete....

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