easy-digital-downloads domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/erikphillip/public_html/conflictresearchgroupintl.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121Two people can have entirely different reactions to the same event. What can be crippling psychological damage to one is a challenge or an incentive to grow for another. Civilian scenario training, like we did in Sheffield, is more complex and more dangerous (on may levels, not just physical) than most of what I see … [Read more…]
Google the term “self defense” and there almost 10 million results. Millions of people expounding on different ideas of what constitutes self-defense. Google “self-defense competency” and the results drop down to a couple thousand. What does it mean to be competent in self defense? It doesn’t mean that you are safe. You could safely … [Read more…]
Let’s take a look at the following accepted and politically correct phrasing used when referring to sexual assault. “Rape and all forms of sexual assault are completely unacceptable, no matter the circumstances and is *never* the fault of the victim.” Finding fault and placing blaming is a societal construct. These terms are used for assigning … [Read more…]
All self-defense methodologies are systems that are intended to “solve your threat problem”. Lots of these systems are systemically flawed, but they still work in many situations. The key word here is many. For example, ignoring all threats and/or denying the existence of danger is a methodology many people practice. And for a percentage of … [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…]
The word “how” appears frequently in self-defense related questions and answers as in “How do I defend myself from X?” and “This is how you defend yourself from Y.” Typically, this “how” refers to some physical technique someone can employ when being “attacked” in some manner. This is the “Simple How”. When the Simple … [Read more…]
Putting Gun Death Statistics in Perspective Gangs Remain Key Unaddressed Problem in Gun Debate By Dustin Hawkins Commentary by Marc MacYoung Yes, we have a professional, armed criminal class in this country. The good news is they’re mostly interested in shooting each other.Three points about the numbers provided in the following post.1) Nationally, they fluctuate from … [Read more…]
The D-Spiral of Defeat represents the internal decision making process that occurs when a person is confronted by an unexpected stressful situation. The duration of this spiral may be either short or long term depending upon the individual. The longer the spiral lasts, the more likely that the outcome will be defeat. Denial is the … [Read more…]
Be careful with the language here. I will be using the word ‘training’ as a generic term for the different methods to get something into your student’s heads. At the same time, I will be using the word as a very specific type of training with deep drawbacks. It’s kind of like ‘fighting’ in that sense. We need … [Read more…]
Read this first. > Christian Science Monitor > By Patrik Jonsson, Staff writer http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0501/Stand-your-ground-laws-Two-cases-may-suggest-limits-to-their-protections-video Until this, I’d liked the Christian Science Monitor as one of the few remaining news sources that tried for a working balance between speed and accuracy. Apparently, Mr. Jonsson did all of his ‘research’ on the internet, borrowed from other media … [Read more…]