European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              June 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition pages wheelchair bound vet Rolls with the punches amputees martial arts lessons teach Sel defense and self esteem by Leo Shane Iii stars and stripes Washington Joe Beimfohr can twist your Arm out of its socket and put you on the ground before you notice someone swept out your from his the big fear you have when you first get in that wheelchair is that you cant defend you cant run the army Veteran but now i know i who lost both legs in a Roadside bomb attack in has been mastering martial arts As part of his recovery at Walter Reed army medical Center for the last two he has begun sharing his Sel defense techniques with other patients teaching the amputees ways to not Only protect themselves but also build up their its not Jujitsu or any formal the former cavalry ser Geant these Are Sim Plet understand moves ways i can Stop even if in in a and knowing that makes you feel More confident whenever you go on Beimfohr and his Vietnam Veteran Bob held a demonstration in the medical Campus gym to show off his skills to a handful of new from his he showed How Basic Waist grips and Arm locks can slow Down an at and How using the chairs leverage can help him break a mans Arm or flip him onto his a 20plusyear martial arts master who wears a Brace and foot has been volunteering at the Hospital for sever Al he said before he met Beimfohr most of his lessons dealt with variations of tradition Al defense All from the standing now he works out of the wheel chair during much of their ses developing new holds and strikes that work better with the lower All of the angles Are so you need to approach it differ he these Guys Are really my there show ing me different ways to do this and understand the Beimfohr retired from the Mili tary because of his injuries sever Al months ago and has a Job work ing for the department of Veter ans he said he still tries to regularly visit the to share his experiences and con Vince others they still have a Bright when they see someone in a wheelchair put another Guy on the it gives me instant credit with he in just one session we can show these Guys a lot of different and that can make a huge differ ence to email Leo Shane at  Joe and stripes Iraq War Veteran Joe Beimfohr demonstrates a Way to subdue attacker Dave Rossi during a martial arts demonstration at Walter Reed medical Beimfohr lost both legs in a Roadside bomb attack in Bush running mate finds purpose helping others the White president Bush runs with army staff Michael by Charles Odum the associated press Mike a Soldier who lost his right leg in a mine explosion in was still in the Early stages of recovery at Walter Reed army medical Center when he received a visit from presi Dent i told him one Day ill outrun Mcnaughton he when you feel bet let me Mcnaughton took the president at his and 14 months later the two ran a mile together on property surrounding the White even though Mcnaughton was still adjusting to running with his new he recalled that run noting his Well timed Hospital As he participated in the amputee coalition of americas annual which highlighted the military amputee peer visitation Mcnaugh ton is among More than 100 veterans who participate in the program at the Walter Reed facility in the Brooke army Center in san Antonio and the naval medical Center in san i saw the president and 14 months later i ran with so i had a Little More motive Mcnaughton said of his after that i i my True that when i started talking to More soldiers and amputees in a photo of Mcnaughton running with Bush became instant motivation for other amp from that a lot of people took that and used it for their Mcnaughton i decided ill use it to my advantage to help people like retired from the army and works As a resource specialist for the department of Homeland Security in Baton where he assisted recovery efforts after Hurricane he also founded a support group for we do what we say say what we do from construction to maintenance from supplies to installation weve got it All located at Afghanistan Qatar Kuwait Iraq email us