Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic. What you do not ever know.
Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic. What you do not understand about the real world. Back in around the year 1995, It was Christmas time, I was planning a trip to Toronto the next day with my son Curt.
There was a guitar shop he wanted to visit. Turned out it was owned by Randy Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive fame.
Now this was before the internet was public and so the day before going I ventured to the main library in the city.
They had Toronto phone books. Therefore I could find the address on Yonge Street for this shop.
Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic
I had parked out back in a city lot. After I got my information I was headed to my van. At this point I saw a very large man, tall, perhaps 6'6" harassing a young Asian woman. She was terrified as he grabbed at her. Then he saw me, and his attention changed immediately. I will be honest, this man scared the hell out of me. I had been training in Hapkido at this point for 11 years, and I was a 3rd Dan Black Belt. And NONE of that meant anything at this moment.
When he saw me, he yelled "yeah you stay there!!" He then began to move towards me. Not fast, but not slow either. I had to walk towards him, then once I cleared the building cut across to my van. And I was on ICE. I knew my vast kicking skills were worthless. I could box, but this man was a monster. And something was wrong with him. Thank God I made it to my van and opened the door, got in and locked it before he reached then van and began to pound on the window.
Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic
I drove down the alley and stopped to call the police on my cell. Back then I had a big old cell phone I got from Radio Shack because I was running a Dojo for my teacher. So I reported him to police, left my number and went home. Later that day I got a call from the police to thank me for the fast report. The man, who was a paranoid schizophrenic had walked out of the psych ward at Hotel Deau Hospital. He was dangerous. It took 3 police officers to subdue him.
I knew that moment my training was inadequate. Therefore I told my teacher of the incident and we did more Waza. But that was no solution. I wish I had knew then what I know now. Most of all I was trained in an incomplete reactionary martial art. Hapkido is a great art and style. But like all others is not complete.
Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic in Conclusion
Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic: Five years later I began my Kosho journey. Could I have defeated this man with Kosho?
Good question, but if he got closer I could have escaped even at less than 3 feet.
Because even a man like this follows natural laws of motion. Once understood, everything changes. Start now, why wait? Thank you for reading Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic.
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