Thereâ s No Place like Home

Donâ t constitute the mistake of leaving your self defence and martial arts participation in your suitcase when you go on vacation!
Peter Barry


A couple of weeks ago there was a version on the facts and in the paper that sticks in my mind. It is the story about a group of cruise ship passengers that were held up at gun site while on a land tour. Provided you are not known with the story, The Carnival Lines ship Anecdote docked in Limon, Costa Rica. A group of 6 passengers booked a private tour. While on the tour, 3 armed assailants attempted to rob them. One of the passengers, a 70 year-old man grabbed one of the attackers
and snapped his neck. OK, so the male was a former Marine. The other passengers began to resist and the attack ended with no one that things being hurt.

When I first heard approximately this I discerning it was great that none of the passengers were hurt and the adult was a daredevil for captivating action. I still deem that but, when you attending further into the story, the passengers acquire to grip some responsibility for putting themselves in this situation. The passengers were warned that Limon was a poor deposit and that a passenger on another ship was shot in the belly a month earlier. Another passenger booked a private tour
but he heeded the crewsâ warnings and also hired a intent guard. Another passenger, a retired NYPD officer, said â From the mo I stepped off the ship, I knew it was besides dangerous,â
â Everyone was eying us all overâ . I looked up Limon in the internet and I didnâ t see anything bill doing or seeing that was payment risking my life over. Why would you want the added stress of wandering around a heavy habitat when you are supposed to be relaxing on vacation? I think staying on the ship and lounging by the pool would have been the wiser choice.

In another incident, a friend of mine was in Madrid visiting his daughter who was spending the semester studying in Spain. Now, Madrid is not at all prize Limon. It is a extremely clean, very friendly megalopolis where you feel guarded at any hour of the day. My friend was walking complete the rail station,
rolling his bag behind him, looking for the situate he was company his daughter. All of a sudden he was knocked backwards over his baggage and a mortal stole his billfold from his pants pocket.
I donâ t think this was in any way his fault but, he should chalk up been more aware of his environment and at least seen the man coming. What can be learned from these two
incidents? Be aware of your surroundings. If you are at the mall in your hometown or
on vacation in some third world country, you must be cognizant of what is going on enclosing you.
Honest now you are on vacation does not selfish the criminals are. It means you will be out of town before the proof (if any) starts. Criminals always choose the weakest target. Wandering through a train station looking cast away makes that you.

You are responsible for your own safety. Seeing Circus Lines chooses to dock in Limon, doesnâ t penurious it is a unharmed place to visit. It probably means it is a cheap abode to dock. Be prepared. Pack your pepper spray in your luggage (NOT your carry on) and Across Generations- Itâ s never too early or unpunctual to start your training. Bring your personal alarm for use in the hotel. Count on me, when general public are staying in a hotel and hear a unusual alarm they come gone of their rooms pretty
quickly. Iâ m not saying you gain to animation wrapped up go growth paranoid, just careful. Be safe.

About the Author
Peter Barry is a longtime martial artist and has one of solitary 4 recognized Dusky Belts in the globe in Carl Cestariâ s Tekkenryu jujutsu and grade in Kodokan Judo. He was Sensei Damian Rossâ s first undergraduate in the ZenShin Dojo. He has over a decade of background and trains and teaches at the ZenShin Dojo in Pompton Lakes, NJ He is also a staff instructor and author for The Self Defense Convention (www.thetruthaboutselfdefense.com)

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