It was 12:20pm as Bobby, an 8 year old boy at Cherry Hill Elementary, peered through the glass at the clock on the wall. Could he avoid humiliation and pain 10 more minutes by hiding from Victor and his gang until the bell that signaled the end of lunch break?
Then all at once it was too late, “Hey Bobby! We’ve been looking for you everywhere…. Where’s that money you promised me? Don’t tell me you spent it on lunch. You don’t need lunch. You’re too fat anyway. Fatty!”
As Bobby turned to the sound of his #1 nemesis, and his all too familiar mocking tone, he realized it was too late. Victor’s hands were heading straight for his throat, aggressively moving forward with the obvious intent of shoving him against the lockers directly behind him.
Just as quickly Bobby’s body went into motion. It was totally reactionary as he had practiced this reflective footwork all last week in his Hapkido class. Stepping back with no resistance Bobby’s body turned 180 degrees and Victor slammed face first into the lockers with a loud bang. Fully DISRUPTED, Victor turned and Bobby almost regretted his instincts as he saw his attacker turn toward him red faced, and cursing. At that moment he saw Ms. Jones stepping in and grabbing Victor hurrying him toward the Principals office in a tirade of, “This is the last time, you’ve had warnings before and you will be expelled from this school forever young man! No bullying means NO…!”
Bobby instinctively DISRUPTED Victor, and Ms. Jones DISRUPTED the retaliation. Within a few moments the principal would DISRUPT Victor’s bullying career, and DISRUPT his gang breaking them up forever, by expelling Victor from public education.
Fast forward12 years, Victor had graduated high in his class from the military school his parents were encouraged to register him in. Victor’s military career of discipline and future successful completion of B.U.D.S. (Basic Underwater Demolition/ SEAL training) was completed a few years later. Victor ended up saving hostages in the Middle East and raising a great family.
Bobby pursued the high tech industry and became a very wealthy, very well adjusted father and husband. You may not know about his success, or even understand what his technology does. However, his surveillance tech made Bobby’s rescue of the hostages possible. Unlikely yes, and still this series of DISRUPTIONS changed everything.
In your life what is it that you will DISRUPT? Consider that unless sufficient DISRUPTION happens, nothing moves. DISRUPTION is the impetus of all motion in self-defense, in life or Life Defense, and in fact all motion of the universe.
If you want something to change in your world… DISRUPT it!
Allen Hughes
Warrior Way Life Defense
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