School shooting are a problem. Solving this problem requires some type of approach. Here are some commonly discussed and debated proposed solutions in no particular order: Pass stricter gun laws making it more difficult for potential shooters to obtain high powered weapons. Pass stricter laws on gun magazines making it more difficult for shooters … [Read more…]
I recently asked people to provide their definitions of the terms, Strategy, Tactic, and Technique. The idea was to determine if there was a general agreement/consensus on the termonology. Here are the results. STRATEGY – “Is more macro, an overall approach to long-term success/goal achievement. “ – “Answers the “what” question” – “Overall plans … [Read more…]
It’s not rocket science by any stretch. It is a simple concept. In many situations, after a certain point increasing the magnitude or intensity of a particular factor results in a negative decrease in the overall effect. But before the point, the increase corresponds to a positive increase in overall effect. For example: Increasing the … [Read more…]
I was asked by someone “what do you think could allow someone to achieve the ability to end a confrontation in 3 moves”. Here’s my response: ************ In this case it’s not what I think, it’s what I know allows for it. Think of a pyramid. Now make it three sided instead of four … [Read more…]
“The best offensive is to eliminate your opponent’s defense.” Offense is the concept of actively forcing an action or event on the Target. Defense is the concept of actively resisting this action or event by the Target. The concepts of Offense and Defense have no attached or intrinsic value judgments of good and bad. When the … [Read more…]
Learning fighting (whether in the guise of self-defense or martial arts or combatives)* isn’t that hard. It’s natural. It is something your ancestors have done, largely without any training, since before there were people or even fish. Often training is not about how to do things or learning more techniques. It is about finding the … [Read more…]
The Five Stages of Violent Crime is an internationally recognized system to identify if — and determine when and if — you are being set up for a crime or violence. It is used by police, military and firearms instructors around the world as a training and teaching tool. Also the system is taught internationally in self … [Read more…]
There are three natural strategies for dealing with predators: Hide, run and fight. There are two more for dealing with your own species: Posture and Submit. Both occasionally work cross species. The three natural strategies mimic the Freeze-Flight-Fight. Freezing is natural. We evolved in a world where predators key on motion. It is a form … [Read more…]
“What you think you know … will kill you” – An old survival maxim The above quote is common among safety experts. But it applies in spades to avoiding crime and violence. The problem is, most of what you think you know about crime is probably wrong. Or to quote Will Rogers “It ain’t that people are ignorant, it’s just … [Read more…]