Rick Lewis offers teachers a choice of two responses for dealing with a student who won’t stay in his seat. His blue eyes placid, his voice nearly serene, the safety trainer says: “I see you’re out of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

“Verbal judo” may serve as an antidote to certain extrajudicial killings that have marred the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. A police chief on Thursday pushed for using verbal judo to “disarm” ...

The lawyer’s art is often likened to a fencing match, a chess game, a battle of wits or a battle of wills. But in W. Lee Fjelstad’s view, the better comparison is to judo. Fjelstad will present ...

As a 14-year-old growing up in a small town, Rick Bjorkquist was picked on because he stuttered. Fantasizing about the day when he'd acquire the physical skills needed to pound his tormentors into ...

Never miss a beat. Get our free daily newsletter. District Line Daily covers local politics, culture, and the Needle—our daily quality of life index for D.C. under the Trump administration. Yesterday, ...

Today's post is dedicated to those who expressed a desire for more information about how verbal judo works, based on my previous post. Verbal judo is best defined as a gentle yet powerful way of ...