Kevin Legal Advice

Law enforcement officers have no time to waste with useless techniques in their martial arts training. What they need is something that works and the conditioning and stamina to execute these techniques in a high intensity confrontation.
I once enrolled a new student who possessed the characteristics of the ideal student: polite, respectful and willing to learn. She told me that she was a police officer who was looking to polish her defensive skills. She had abandoned her membership in a competitor’s school because the classes lacked any practical application. Nothing that was being taught was of any use on the streets. The system was chock full of flashy jumping and spinning kicks, which are perfect for the movies, but disastrous for self-defense.
It is the obligation of a marital arts instructor to prepare not only police officers, but also the general public, for such unhealthy or life-threatening confrontations. Unfortunately, some martial artists are making a lot of money marketing a lot of empty promises.
I had a new student who decided to spend $2,500 on a 4-hour seminar in California that promised a lot of fancy fighting techniques and a certificate of completion. When he returned, I was curious to see what $2,500 could buy in 4 hours. I asked him to show us. In order to do this, I had to find him an opponent.
I looked around and decided to pair him up with an 18-year-old woman who had been training real life self defense techniques for only one month. The only rule I set to this match was that she was to use simple logical techniques to keep her safe and he was to use what he learned at the seminar. It took all but 30 seconds for this young lady to bring him to his knees. So much for the seminar!
I’ve seen students with world-class martial arts credentials, by this I mean lots of titles, trophies, and medals. One gentleman said that he was the best and he only trained with the best. He boasted about paying his last instructor $18,000 for one year.
One day the class was doing a lot of two-person drills. The “best of the best” gentleman was paired up with a heavy student who could throw a decent roundhouse kick to the leg. It took this student two shots to the leg to hurt this world-class champion. He was too embarrassed to come back after this episode. It was obvious that the $18,000 he spent wouldn’t help him if he was a police officer.
To many of the police officers we have worked with training is not about belts, trophies, or flashy techniques; it is about survival. When choosing a martial art school, choose the practical path. Ask yourself, “Are they teaching me something that could one day save my life?” If you haven’t had enough experience to know the difference, find someone who has and bring them with you before you sign a contract and turn over your money. Especially if you’re in law enforcement and your life depends on your training everyday.

Milwaukee…home of the Packers and the Cheeseheads. It is also home of some very interesting programs within the Milwaukee Schools. Some of these programs include the TABS program (Truancy Abatement and Burglary Suppression), the Six Trait Writing Model, School Choice, and Chapter 220: the Voluntary Student Transfer Program.

The Six Trait Writing Model is a method used in Milwaukee Schools to teach writing. It was developed to give Milwaukee Schools’ writing teachers a uniform way to teach and evaluate writing. The six traits are as follows:

• Ideas: Refers to the content, or main theme. Can be considered the heart of the message.

• Organization: The internal structure of the writing (i.e. beginning, middle, end)

• Voice: The personal voice of the author comes through. This gives the reader the sense that a real person is speaking via the writing.

• Word Choice: The use of precise, colorful, and rich words to communicate.

• Sentence Fluency: The writing flows together, often with a rhythm or cadence.

• Conventions: Mechanical correctness, including spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Teachers in Milwaukee Schools have found that giving children specific guidelines and expectations as they form a foundation of skills creates much more fluid, coherent and creative writers.

Another program instituted by Milwaukee Schools is Chapter 220, also known as the Voluntary Student Transfer Program. This program aims to racially integrate Milwaukee Schools within the district. Minority students (African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, and Native Americans) may attend any of 23 suburban districts that participate in the program. The students may choose from schools depending upon the transportation region they live in. Available seats in the suburban district they wish to attend are also considered when approving the transfer request.

Another program that Milwaukee Schools offer is a variety of choices in types of schools:

1. Neighborhood Schools

2. Neighborhood Specialty Schools

3. Charter Schools

4. Citywide Specialty Schools

5. Contracted Agency Schools

6. Partnership Schools

7. Small High Schools

8. Other Schools

A fourth program instituted by the Milwaukee Schools is the TABS program. The Truancy and Burglary Suppression program is in place to intervene with students who are considered high-risk due to consistent absences. The TABS program began in Milwaukee Schools on November 29, 1993. The mission of TABS is to intervene with students who are truant, deterring them from involvement in criminal activities. This mission is accomplished through a collaborative team approach. Members of the team include the students themselves, their parents, their Milwaukee School, law enforcement, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee. This program is carried out by a dedicated group of 10 professionals. The Milwaukee Police Department provides four officers who work in teams of two, combing the streets during the day, looking for truant students. The officers escort the students to one of two centers where the Milwaukee Schools provide two school liaisons who complete an initial evaluation with the student and access current attendance information. Authorities notify the student’s parents, and instruct them to come to the center to pick up their child. TABS also employs a Milwaukee Schools’ social worker who provides follow-up activities with habitual truants and their families.

Looking to do a management courses? Here is a review of MBA schools for you.

Bangalore Management Academy (BMA):

The new breed of Indians sees opportunities everywhere. While we’re still a careful culture, we’ve come to believe in acceptable risks, for rewards. This is why even as financial legends topple in the West, young Indians are already preparing for the next wave of prosperity, led by the Asian giants – India China.

It is at places like The Bangalore Management Academy that young, aspiring professionals are groomed to take on the mantle of the next generation of global leaders, to build tomorrow, on the remarkable accomplishments of today’s Indian Business giants.

BMA is a new management Institution that they choose to apply more than the tried and tested traditional methods to education. The institution has well-earned reputation for providing globally recognised Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in a truly international academic environment. The curriculum, faculty, teaching methods, facilities, infrastructure – all measure up to the highest international bench mark and maintained through superb educational alliances with the best universities and institutions around the world, such as the Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM Trichy), the Edith Cowan University (Australia), the University of Aberdeen School of Law (UK), the Asia Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation (Malaysia), the Retailers Association of India (RAI), the Pondicherry University (PU) and the Singapore Human Resources institute (SHRi).

These tie-ups imply that BMA now offers various kinds of MBA programmes, as well as MA degrees including law and technical degrees. The Singapore Human Resources institute (SHRi) alliance offers Indian professionals qualifications from Singapore’s internationally renowned HR accreditation authority.

Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR):

Established in 1970 as a non-profit organization, The Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai, is a leading business school, aiming to train and develop globally competitive managers to serve the needs of the Indian industry. Its curriculum is a mix of theory and simulated real life exposure, so its graduates are equipped to meet all kinds of challenges. Sponsored by ICICI, the House of Kotharis and other major industrial groups, and with the Finance Secretary, Government of TamilNadu and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Madras are ex-official board members. IFMR is recognised as a Social Science Research Institute by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, and is approved as an institution of national importance by the Ministry of Finance. The faculty members have worked and consulted with both national and international organizations. The students too, are involved in these projects, ensuring a continuous interaction with industry. IFMR has a University of Madras approved Ph.D. degree in Finance and Economics. IFMR emphasizes a global perspective as to bring in the best international practices. It also believes in forging strong links with the industry in the development of teaching material, research, student projects, placement and consultancy services. The stress is on leadership with ethics. The approach to learning seeks to prepare students to be effective managers in the face of changes in management theory and practices as well as in the external environment. IFMR helps students realize their potential through active involvement in the learning process-they learn how to take decisions and meet stringent deadlines through assignments, cases, role-play, projects and simulated real life situations.

CSR-GHRDC B-School Survey 2008: New Emerging Potential and Promising B-Schools

Name of the B-Schools (alphabetically)

Competition Success Review 2008.