<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Oct 22 2008, 12:56 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>no, that would have been my parents. i was born in 67 so grew up in the 70s and 80s where fighting in the play ground was just boys being boys and not bullying ect. kids these days are wrapped in cotton wool by there mummy's. pff thats why we have knife crime because the kids dont know how and dont have the bottle to fight with there fists . kids learn the lessons of life in the play ground, or they used to.
I was having this same conversation over a campfire with some friends last weekend.In the 60's and 70's,having a black eye was cool,as long as the other guy had 2 black eyes and a broken nose.The liberals have legislated the balls out of todays male to the point that is better to shoot or stab someone rather than take the risk of getting your ... beat.Boys should fight,like you said,not bully,but fight in certain situations.Like any other form of animal,there has to be a pecking order,its natural and its healthy.Now,the pecking order is social or financial status and that can be far more cruel and mind altering than getting your ... beat.I never once saw a knife or a gun pulled while i was in school and the loser of a good fight wasnt shunned,he just entered his spot in the pecking order.I do remember 2 guys in particular that just really didnt get along and would fight at the drop of a hat.The results were always the same,one guy ...... the other one up everytime but the guy that got whipped had peoples admiration for continuing to try.I wouldnt have a problem at all if teachers took combatants to the gym and let them work it out,it would release alot of the pent up frustrations that todays male has going on in his head.
Hey Roger,you will appreciate this.I have a nephew that is testing for his 5th degree Masters this weekend,his brother is a 4th degree and his son is a 1st degree.I will try to get a video of his test.He is one smooth badass,but calm and cool as a cucumber.