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the New Lenox Patriot | April 26, 2018 | 15<br />
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from the assistant editor<br />
Learning to defend yourself is an invaluable skill<br />
Amanda Stoll<br />
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.com<br />
Thursday, women from<br />
all over the area will<br />
attend a class and<br />
learn to defend themselves<br />
during situations no person<br />
hopes to ever find themselves<br />
in.<br />
It’s unfortunate that we<br />
have to worry about being<br />
attacked, but the skills required<br />
to defend oneself are<br />
some of the most valuable<br />
there are.<br />
Last year, I not only wrote<br />
about the One Light Self-<br />
Defense course hosted by<br />
Margo McDermed’s office,<br />
but I took the class, as well.<br />
For many assignments<br />
I will stay for part of an<br />
event, take some photos,<br />
interview a few people and<br />
then head home. All in a<br />
days work, right?<br />
NEIGHBORS<br />
From Page 14<br />
Frankfort Village Board<br />
During its April 16 meeting,<br />
the Frankfort Village<br />
Board presented a proclamation<br />
honoring Hickory Creek<br />
Middle School eighth-grader<br />
Dominic Adamo, who made<br />
school history this year by<br />
winning Hickory Creek’s<br />
first state wrestling title.<br />
In March, Adamo<br />
wrapped up an undefeated<br />
37-0 season by winning the<br />
155-pound title at the 2018<br />
Illinois Elementary School<br />
Association state wrestling<br />
But, I decided to stay and<br />
participate for that one, and<br />
I’m sure glad I did.<br />
The instructors from One<br />
Lights tackled a not-so-nice<br />
topic with tact, and even a<br />
little humor, while staying<br />
focused and sharing their<br />
knowledge, safety tips and<br />
defensive moves with the<br />
group.<br />
Throwing kicks and<br />
punches blindly and without<br />
technique is not what selfdefense<br />
courses teach, but<br />
you do not have to be a<br />
professional boxer or even<br />
a muscular woman to do<br />
them.<br />
The idea of many of the<br />
moves was to throw your attacker<br />
off balance, off guard<br />
or hit them in a way that<br />
would give you a window<br />
to escape. Whether it be<br />
a wrist grab or someone<br />
coming up behind you, they<br />
covered a lot of different<br />
situations.<br />
Theirs is the only class<br />
I have taken, so I cannot<br />
speak to it in comparison<br />
to others, but I certainly<br />
feel adequately equipped<br />
to defend myself should<br />
someone sneak up on me in<br />
a parking lot or grab me on<br />
the sidewalk.<br />
tournament at Northern Illinois<br />
University in DeKalb.<br />
His state tournament record<br />
was 4-0, including a victory<br />
over two-time state wrestling<br />
champion Maurice Edwards<br />
during the final match.<br />
Several Village trustees<br />
offered their congratulations<br />
to Adamo, as well, and<br />
Trustee Cindy Heath called<br />
Adamo’s championship an<br />
“outstanding achievement.”<br />
“My husband wrestled all<br />
through high school and college,<br />
and so I know how hard<br />
it is always trying to make<br />
weight,” she said. “You’re<br />
out there by yourself. …<br />
During the class, you<br />
will also learn statistics<br />
about assault and how to<br />
avoid risky situations that<br />
could lead to trouble. If<br />
you do have to walk to<br />
your car at night at the<br />
grocery store with your<br />
hands full, they will help<br />
you know how to stay alert<br />
in case a dangerous situation<br />
were to arise.<br />
By now, class sign-ups<br />
may be maxed out, but if it<br />
is something you are interested<br />
in I highly recommend<br />
calling to find out if you can<br />
still take the class tonight.<br />
(More information on Page<br />
8)<br />
If that’s the case, or if<br />
you’re reading this after the<br />
fact, that’s OK, too. Many<br />
places in the area such as<br />
martial arts studios, police<br />
departments and even libraries<br />
have started hosting<br />
self-defense courses.<br />
The may not be free like<br />
the one hosted tonight, but<br />
you can not put a price on<br />
the knowledge and skills<br />
you will learn at a class like<br />
this.<br />
Yes, the class is free, but<br />
the people who run the class<br />
are part of an organization<br />
that not only teaches women<br />
When I heard that you’re<br />
never nervous, that’s really<br />
statement of your character,<br />
that you can just go out there<br />
and do that. And 37-0 is just<br />
incredible.”<br />
Adamo said he was honored,<br />
and thanked his family,<br />
Hickory Creek coach<br />
Josh Napier, Hickory Creek<br />
Principal Will Seidelmann<br />
and Frankfort School District<br />
157-C Superintendent<br />
Maura Zinni for their support<br />
throughout the year.<br />
Reporting by Nuria Mathog,<br />
Editor. For more, visit Frank<br />
fortStation.com.<br />
to defend themselves, but<br />
works with victims of domestic<br />
abuse and trafficking<br />
to help them heal.<br />
If you attend the class,<br />
or just feel compelled to<br />
contribute to the cause,<br />
please consider donating to<br />
One Light Self-Defense.<br />
The individuals who<br />
volunteer do so on their own<br />
time and with their own<br />
funds, so none of the money<br />
donated goes to pay for<br />
their personal costs. That’s<br />
the way they want it, but in<br />
return a donation to their<br />
organization is appreciated.<br />
As much as I would like<br />
to hope none of us will<br />
ever need to use the skills<br />
learned at a class like this,<br />
that is not reasonable.<br />
Do yourself and your<br />
loved ones a solid. Sign<br />
up for a self-defense class<br />
— guys, too! — and make<br />
yourself a little safer and a<br />
little more prepared.<br />
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