SELF PROTECTION LESSON: MOVE WITH THE INJURED MAN
If we are accurate and correct—if we hit a square-inch of important anatomy with enough force to break it—we inflict a debilitating injury. One major self protection lesson is that when it comes to blunt force trauma, injured people move in response to their injury. Neurologically, organisms move away from negative stimuli—broken ribs and a […]
ANTISOCIAL CONFRONTATION: AGGRESSIVE, BADASS OR DEADLY?
You can tell how serious someone is about really dropping a man by where they place themselves to get the job done and where they land when it comes to antisocial confrontation. Angry or aggressive fighters will go toe-to-toe, literally stepping up to the man and then reaching out with their limbs to cover the […]
INTIMIDATION DURING SELF PROTECTION IS A SUCKER’S GAME
Human societies are fascinated with strength and power. Obvious personal power especially — height, musculature, and a hair-trigger willingness to do violence or self protection are eternally impressive to us. We all desire what those attributes grant those who have them: to be respected, to inspire awe, and perhaps fear. When we are intimidated, we […]
SELF-DEFENSE: STOP FIGHTING AND DELIVER A BEATING
When you think about self-defense in a life-or-death physical altercation, what scares you the most? I’m willing to bet your biggest fear is that the other guy will hurt you. Whether he does it with a gun, a knife, a club or fists and boots, you are preoccupied with stopping him from hurting you. And […]
SELF PROTECTION: NATURE OR NURTURE?
I was recently asked how I go about helping the passive and meek develop the intent to cause injury. This opens up an interesting debate about whether self protection is nature or nurture… Is intent innate, or can it be taught and learned? There’s evidence for both sides. The most unlikely people become human demolition […]
PROTECT YOURSELF: BUILD A BETTER MONSTER
Invariably, when we’re giving instructions on how to protect yourself, we get questions along the lines of: “Okay, I get all that violence stuff — but what if he’s bigger/faster/stronger and has a knife/stick/gun/three guns?” That’s a great question. Or it would be if that were what they really meant. More often than not, people […]
SLOW YOUR SELF PROTECTION TRAINING DOWN
People often ask why we insist they start with slow practice for self protection training when everybody knows that real violence is fast. One way to answer this is to think about firearms training, especially your first day on the range. If yours was anything like mine, you started with the firearm in a hip […]