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 6121Many people think violence is simple because ‘stupid people’ do it. When people do that, it’s not an assessment, it’s a value judgment and, at the same time, a dismissal. Fact is, it’s not really thinking at all. It’s an emotional, inductive decision made by the monkey brain based on beliefs. Then that decision is … [Read more…]
I want you to think about a subject that you actually know. By this I mean some field, endeavor or task that you routinely produce tangible results in. (A good standard is when you’re done, there’s something you can put into a wheelbarrow.) How complicated is it to produce that? What are the requirements to … [Read more…]
The question of whether someone should comply with a demand to go to a second location or try to escape when threatened by a Predator with a weapon is quite common. The scenario is usually some version of the following: You are approached by Predator with a weapon who is a stranger (NOTE: If the … [Read more…]
Hot button words trigger emotional — rather than rational — responses. Which results in the the Monkey smacking the rational human in the back of the head and saying “Bitch! Get into the kitchen and make me a rationalization” (Free tip, I just used a bunch of hot button words in the last sentence.) In … [Read more…]
I’ve long been a fan of simple, but profound concepts. The difference between simple and profound wisdom and a sound bite–the latter is a conclusion. Whereas the former is a fundamental. Now in case you don’t know the difference between a fundamental and a basic, it’s subtle, but important. For most of the definitions, basics … [Read more…]
Writing on something. This one is hard. Probably broader and more complex than anything else I’ve tackled. Teaching and learning for emergency skills. The passage I’m working on now is the experience threshold issue: Because most people have so little experience with violence, they go into violent professions with no idea of what a “normal” … [Read more…]
~sigh~ Some of the questions I am asked. :/ This is my response to someone whose inner demons are driving him to hell ********** You’re asking simple questions that don’t have simple answers. More than that you’re doing it in rapid fire. Each of those questions can take a year of studying various thing before … [Read more…]
One of my greatest ‘Oops,’ was introducing the concept of Alpha to the self-defense world. I’ve done my best to back off the idea and admit my error. That’s because too many people THINK they understand the concept. Here — although it is fiction — is a good summation of how wolfpacks actually work. (Yes, … [Read more…]
Lately, the idea of teaching people, particularly women, self-defense as a method for increasing personal safety has come under attack. A primary complaint from certain advocates/bloggers is that self-defense doesn’t work or is ineffective. As proof, many of these advocates will point out real life examples in which they, or someone they know, were assaulted … [Read more…]
“Walk with confidence”. This is a very commonly repeated sound bite of personal safety advice given by self-defense instructors all over the world. The basic concept is that human predators are looking for weak and vulnerable victims. Those that project an attitude of confidence show themselves to not be weak and vulnerable, and thus are … [Read more…]