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| Excerpt
from the February 2005 Newsletter |
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| Promotions
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September
Testing
Farmingdale H.Q. unless otherwise noted |
| Boothbay
Harbor / Wiscasset Students |
|
Christopher Hoffman to green belt |
Wallace
Jackson to 1 yellow stripe
(separate October testing) |
| Winthrop
Students |
| Keita
Kobayashi to green belt/red stripe |
Takuji
Kobayashi to green belt |
| Koji
Koayashi to green belt/red stripe |
Haley
West to green belt |
| Devin
West to green belt/red stripe |
Kelly
DeWolfe to green belt |
| Thomas
Connelly to green belt/red stripe |
Keighla
Burns to yellow belt |
| Danielle
West to green belt |
Mary
Erb to 3 yellow stripes |
| Allison
Connelly to green belt |
Lyndsey
Perkins to 3 yellow stripes |
| Niki
Gibney to green belt |
Christopher
Erb to 3 yellow stripes |
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| Our
heartfelt condolences to Shihan Jeff Wood
on the death of his brother, and to Sensei
Joyce Wood on the death of her cousin. |
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Excerpts
from the December 2004 Cane Master Newsletter
(this
and other issues freely available at www.canemasters.com)
(Reprinted by permission) |
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| The
Use of Force |
| ...what
validates the use of force? I studied with
a 3rd Dan Hapkido, law enforcement officer,
who taught at our school for a while. His
name was Ed Burch. He as since died in a plane
crash. If you use his stuff, I would appreciate
referencing him so his memory lives on. His
first lesson is on awareness. |
| Five
states of awareness |
| 1. |
White
- not alert, you must pick the time,
place and people. A very secure environment
such as your home. |
| 2. |
Yellow
- relaxed alert aware of what is going
on around you. You should be in yellow
most of the time. |
| 3. |
Orange
- specific target, no specific threat
(for example, a suspicious character
walking on the other side of the street.) |
| 4.
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Red
- Specific target, specific threat.
You may have to act in the immediate
future. He just crossed the street and
is now walking towards you. |
| 5. |
Black
- Action. |
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| Six
Levels of Force |
| 1. |
Your
presence |
| 2. |
Verbal
command. |
| 3. |
Control
and Restraint. |
| 4.
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Chemical
agents. |
| 5. |
Temporary
incapacitation |
| 6. |
Deadly
force. |
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| What
must be present to use force? |
| Non-Lethal |
| 1. |
Ability
- suspect must have the ability to hurt
you. |
| 2. |
Opportunity - suspect must have the
opportunity to hurt you. |
| 3. |
Jeopardy
- you must believe you or a third person
is in danger of injury. |
| 4.
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Preclusion - did you do what was reasonable
to avoid or deescalate the situation.
In some cases preclusion may not be
possible. |
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| Lethal/Deadly
Force |
| 1. |
Ability
- same as non lethal. |
| 2. |
Opportunity
- same as non-lethal |
| 3. |
Imminent
Jeopardy - you are in fear that you
or a third party is in danger of serious
bodily injury or death. |
| 4.
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Preclusion
- same as non-lethal. |
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Ken
Solomon
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