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…]
It seems that shit comes to me in groups. Yesterday I was accused of ‘blaming the victim’ when it comes to danger recognition, then someone else got upset with me over my answer to the first person (because the second person passionately believes in women’s rights) and this morning — on Allexperts — someone asked … [Read more…]
Yes, I very specifically used the word ‘attacker’ in the title. That’s because when you strip away all the ideology, humanism and pseudo-sensitivity, certain people use being offended as a flat out act of aggression. First a list of foundational yada, yadas. Humans are social primates. We’re designed to function in groups. A big part … [Read more…]
A doctor friend came up with the term ‘Internet Intelligence’ Short version, someone who doesn’t have the scientific, technical or educational background reads something on the internet and says, “I understand this subject.” No, you don’t. Because if you did, you’d know why what you read on the internet is out to lunch. In my … [Read more…]
Why Most Current Anti-Violence Efforts are Doomed to Fail “Stop the violence”. “Senseless acts of violence”. “Random acts of violence”. These phrases are commonly used by anti-violence organizations, the police, and media pundits when talking about violence. (1) Many people use this terminology to condemn violence as pointless. These words show their abhorrence for violence. The hope … [Read more…]
“If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. “ – Moshe Dayan Although it is not popular idea (especially among ‘urban warriors,’ people obsessed with winning and anyone who wants to believe they can say and do anything without repercussions), the raw truth is: Sometimes you just gotta take your … [Read more…]
“You don’t control the monkey dance, it controls you.” – Rory Miller In his excellent book Meditations on Violence, Rory Miller coined a term describing behavioral patterns that lead to violence. He called it “The Monkey Dance.” We cannot say enough about Rory’s book anyway, but that is nothing in comparison to how important the monkey dance … [Read more…]
“Train for what happens most and you’ll be able to handle most of what happens” – MM We are constantly contacted by people who ask simple questions that have no simple answers. In fact, these questions often have no truthful answer at all. An example of such a question is: What kind of martial arts training should I … [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…]
Let’s start with the fact that there’s a difference between fear management and danger management. I’m talking in extremes here, but it’s to communicate an idea. Let’s say you’re terrified of vampires. No amount of rational explanation that vampires don’t exist and aren’t a danger is going to help. That’s because ‘terror’ comes from a deeper … [Read more…]