We live in a remarkably peaceful society. Over the course of human history, no period has seen less death, famine, war, and plague than we have right now.
Of course, this is no reason to get complacent.
Real violent people are living in our world right now. Due to the prosperity of the 80's and 90's, our world has actually gotten drastically safer. Through the new millennium, these trends continued.
But things appear to be changing.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/18/violent-crime-jumps-18-percent-in-2011-first-rise-in-nearly-20-years/#ixzz29eYuO9Mi
It's very important that you use your best weapon: Your brain.
Chances are that if you say no to drugs, pick your friends carefully, and live in low crime areas, you will not encounter much violence. We can't avoid crime at all times no mater what we do. At some point, a dirt-bag will find you.
It's up to you to train yourself for the potential violence you may encounter. Learn what skills work for your body type. Add some fitness to the mix and you should be able to survive an ugly encounter!
Friday, October 19, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Knockout Games
http://www.wnd.com/2012/10/black-mob-knockout-games-now-spreading/
The text of the article covers a growing race war in America. That's politics. What we train for is how to deal with violence, and being ambushed. Watch the video there and see a real life ambush.
How many times have you walked by a group of teenagers or young people? You probably had as much concern about a potential ambush as this poor guy did. Note these kids showed little, if any, indication of an attack. One step and BOOM. Knockout.
We talked at length at a recent class about keeping safe space and adjusting when that space in encroached. Admittedly, it is pretty much impossible to role-play scenarios like this but we can learn a lot by watching videos like this to get a handle on how important that safe space is to keep and never to assume you are safe when strangers are close by.
Think what you will about the cultural or racial makeup of our society, or what statistics seem to indicate. When it comes to navigating in public, keep your eyes open and your close space guarded. Assume nothing and be careful.
The text of the article covers a growing race war in America. That's politics. What we train for is how to deal with violence, and being ambushed. Watch the video there and see a real life ambush.
How many times have you walked by a group of teenagers or young people? You probably had as much concern about a potential ambush as this poor guy did. Note these kids showed little, if any, indication of an attack. One step and BOOM. Knockout.
We talked at length at a recent class about keeping safe space and adjusting when that space in encroached. Admittedly, it is pretty much impossible to role-play scenarios like this but we can learn a lot by watching videos like this to get a handle on how important that safe space is to keep and never to assume you are safe when strangers are close by.
Think what you will about the cultural or racial makeup of our society, or what statistics seem to indicate. When it comes to navigating in public, keep your eyes open and your close space guarded. Assume nothing and be careful.
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