Mac says most things can be broken down in threes. Speed, surprise, violence of action. Power, speed precision. Move, shoot, communicate. Awareness, initiative, permission. It works quite often, and sometimes it doesn’t. I guess the rule is to never fall in love with a model to the extent that you try to force the world … [Read more…]
Three things First — Ma’am could you put the knife down… (We’ll come back to this)Second — look at the title of this clip. That’s designed to trigger your monkey brain. Specifically your judgmental and emotional HOW TERRIBLE! reaction. Look at it again 87 y,o. WOMAN BEATEN …POLICE! Let’s start on this with you know what … [Read more…]
Commentary on the article below. This Is How UK Police Stop Someone With A Knife Some points about this. One, the cops had secured the area (arguably containing the threat). Two, the guy was disturbed, not attacking.Three, those two points allowed for discretionary time. (A wonderful concept and process, because among other things it allows … [Read more…]
Watch on YouTube I spent the LA riots, smoke hanging in the air from riots that got within two miles of my home, sitting on my front porch reading, smoking my pipe with a loaded shotgun on the table next to me. Bitch all you want about the cops, I’ve been through a situation where … [Read more…]
I love teaching cops. Teaching martial artists I am aware that most of them, from rank beginners to ‘modern combat masters’ are getting nothing more than a handful of details to add to their daydreams. A few (and they are damn few in any given class) will need it– but they aren’t the macho posturers. … [Read more…]
This is aimed mostly at professionals. There are three general kinds of people that will require force. The three types don’t fight for the same reason or use the same tactics, and your skills may not work the same. Honestly, most of the time, if you are in enforcement or corrections or especially bouncing, you … [Read more…]