There will be some scientific details in what follows. Feel free to ignore it. Unless you are doing research, the background science is not important. The concepts are. And you know what? I’m not a scientist, so don’t take my word on anything. Again, like Maslow, this is a model, not a theory. Many models … [Read more…]
Here are some posts, articles, videos, websites, blogs, documents, studies, and more that CRGI members recommend in no particular order. The name in parentheses is person who made the recommendation. The Value of Probabilistic Thinking: Spies, Crime, and Lightning Strikes – Hock Hochheim Cooper’s Color Code | You’re Doing it Wrong – DP Friesen 45 … [Read more…]
Just read a really terrible book purporting to be about safety. Ignorant, repetitive and pseudo-profound. According to the back cover, the guy had a resume that sounded like a god, but there were basic words used incorrectly, over half the book was word-for-word repeats of the author’s talking points. And some of the … [Read more…]
This page if for people who have been studying the concepts for sometime and/or have a deeper interest in the subject. It is assumed that the Beginning to Study, and Intermediate Study pages have been reviewed and digested. Recommended Book: Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence by Rory … [Read more…]
The temperature is rising, it is just gone 9.30am here in Mexico, the Riviera Maya to be more precise. It is going to be a very hot new years day, the first day of 2016. My office today is beside the triple jacuzzi pool at the small bar La Iguana. Our room is half minute … [Read more…]
First of all, don’t get all weirded out by the triune brain theory. Yes, most psychologists don’t recognize its validity (always be suspicious of books on the brain written by famous astronomers) but it is a model that works and helps make other concepts easy to grasp. Here goes: There are three levels of your … [Read more…]
TAOPRSU The reason why the drunk obsessive in the parking lot was so dangerous is that he didn’t consciously know he was there to commit a sexual assault. How’s that for a BS sounding statement? Having admitted that, it’s still true. Realize that in many instances a would-be rapist is in a state that is like stepping … [Read more…]
What Happens When Someone really IS trying to Kill You I have lot of experience with different kinds of violence? Rather than try to tell you all about how much violence I’ve been in, I’ll tell you the last time I was shot at was 16 years ago. That’s a new record for me. In … [Read more…]
What is Your View of Self-Defense? Self-Defense View #1. It’s simple. Self-defense is having to fight off someone who attacks you. Martial Arts teaches students how to fight. Thus, Self-Defense instruction is Martial Arts training. This limited view is epitomized by this video: Self-Defense View #1A. Self-defense is having to fight off someone … [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…]