Good playtime with KJ yesterday. He wanted to work infighting defense against elbows, specifically elbow flurries. Ergo, we both had bloody lips and big smiles before we broke for lunch. Infighting is not like fighting at striking range. As I use it, it is also different than the other player’s concept of infighting. It’s not … [Read more…]
It’s not just you. It’s not just the threat. There is a layered interplay between and through the involved people in any situation. It is affected by other people who might be around (witnesses and also audience) and even geography. People who feel trapped respond very differently than people who feel free to leave. The … [Read more…]
Not sure where I’m going with this. Bear with me. You can look at almost any human interaction as one of these three things. From conversation to a fight, I am either trying to learn about you, influence you, or control you. There’s some overlap, primarily in that gathering intelligence should be an ongoing and … [Read more…]
Time and Distance is really it’s own thing and critical to everything. Not just self-defense, but every last damn thing. One internet warrior years ago said, quite pretentiously, “When one can control space and time, one is unbeatable.” Or words to that effect. Well, duh. Distance is not the same as space. Understanding distance is … [Read more…]
Terrain is, literally, a big topic and I know I can just touch on it in a blog post. Some things that need to be in there: Cover Concealment Vision, including reflections and shadows Movement control Resource access Escape routes Unconventional applications And all under the headings of how to read the terrain, how to … [Read more…]