August 2008 Archives
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced
Objective One: Keep herself safe at home and out-and-about.
Plan: Situational awareness, self-defense, firearms, and wilderness training.
Situational Awareness and Self Defense Training:
NRA classes:
Refuse to be a Victim.
Personal Protection in the Home: 8 hours.
Personal Protection Outside of the Home: 14 hours.
Teen Power - Full Impact: 5 hours.
IMPACT Chicago:
Self Defense Workshop. X
Core Class.
Defense Against an Armed Rapist.
Defense Against an Armed Rapist II.
Defense Against Multiple Assailants.
Advanced Defense Skills.
Firearms Training:
NRA classes:
First Steps: Rifle 3 hours. X
First Steps: Pistol 3 hours. X
First Steps: Shotgun 3 hours.
Home Firearm Safety: 4 hours.
Basic Rifle: 14 hours.
Basic Pistol: 10 hours.
Basic Shotgun: 10 hours.
International Defensive Pistol Association:
Participate in 6 matches.
Wilderness Training:
Outward Bound:
Introductory Course, 10 days. X
50+ day course, w/ min. 2 day solo.
Yosemite Mountaineering School:
Go Climb A Rock, 1 day.
Crack Climbing, 1 day.
Anchoring, 1 day.
Leading/Multi-Pitch Climbing, 1 day.
Self-Rescue/Aid Climbing, 1 day.
Big Wall Climbing Seminar, 2 day.
Objective Two: Keep herself safe while driving.
Plan: Become a skilled driver.
Go Kart racing X
Skip Barber Driving School:
New Driver, 1 day.
High Performance / Defensive Driving, 2 day.
Bob Bondurant Driving School:
Drive and Survive Women's Course, 2 day.
Executive Protection / Anti-Kidnapping Course, 4 day.
And because she loves the water ...
Objective Three: Keep herself safe on, in, and under the water.
Plan: Become a skilled surfer, sailor, swimmer, and diver.
Surfing Training:
Kahuna Bob's:
Introduction to Surfing, 3 days X
Surf Camp, summer X
Surf Camp, 2 weeks winter.
Sailing Training:
US Sailing KCS:
Basic Keelboat.
Basic Cruising.
Bareboat Cruising.
Swimming Training:
Red Cross:
(Aquatic) Lifeguard Training with AED r.06.
SCUBA Training:
PADI classes:
Open Water, 4 dives.
Advanced Open Water, 5 dives.
Underwater Navigation, 3 dives.
Rescue Diver.
Search and Recovery, 4 dives.
Night Diver, 3 dives.
Wreck Diver, 4 dives.
PSAI Extended Range classes:
Level I 30m (100').
Level II 40m (130').
Level III 46m (150').
Level IV 55m (180').
Level V 61m (200').
Level VI 73m (240').
NACD classes:
Cavern Diving, 4+ dives.
Intro to Cave Diving, 4+ dives.
Bumper Stickers that caught my eye:
"Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular?"
"Black holes are where God divided by zero."
