CIRCUIT MAGAZINE ISSUE 61
By Dale L. June
Combining the Warrior / Guardian Mindset to Shape Protectors Are high-level protectors warriors or guardians? That question has been bandied about for several decades at least as far back as the 1980’s when the field became recognized as a valid and professional field of occupation. A deep analysis of research topics and opinions leads to a conclusion that to become the best protector possible they can and ought to be both. In most dictionary definitions a warrior is “a person engaged or experienced in warfare; soldier; a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness, as in politics or athletics; a brave or experienced soldier or fighter;” Even the word 42
“warrior” connotes war and violence; War-ior. Ancient Sparta raised boys to be warriors, taught to endure hardships, the use of martial weapons and tactics of warfare. During the Crusades, Christians traveled to the Middle East to fight as “Warriors for Jesus”. The study of martial arts leads to a mindset of “thinking like a warrior”, especially among novices who
