5 Responses To Violence

• Self Defense
• Wed 23rd Apr 2014

Last month, I mentioned in an article, that there several ways that you can respond, when dealing with violence. In this article, I would like to elaborate on them, as there is often confusion within the martial arts and reality based self-defense communities, about what these responses are, and how they operate. When face with an aggressor(s) there are five ways you can respond: Reason Posturing Submission Fight Flight There is a sixth, involuntary response, which is, Freeze. However, this is an involuntary response, and is not a conscious response. Although, the Fight and Flight responses, can sometimes be involuntary, and initiated by our subconscious fear...

Parking Lots

• Personal Safety
• Sun 27th Apr 2014

Improvised Weapons (Re-visited)

• Krav Maga
• Fri 18th Apr 2014

If we understand that every time we fight, we fight, we are fighting for survival, all options should be on the table - including the use of weapons (if we are not fighting for survival, then we have to question why we are fighting). If we also understand, that the types of individuals who are likely to be questioning our right to exist, will be carrying some form of weapon, it would be extremely naive of enter a conflict unarmed.  

There may be a number of reasons why we choose not to carry a weapon; it could be...

Situational Self Defense

• Krav Maga
• Sun 13th Apr 2014

Our society is one where we want to be given the answers, rather than be taught to figure out the solution for ourselves. Personal safety is the same. People either want a list of rules to follow (which they'll conveniently ignore when they’re too inconvenient to follow) or will convince themselves that personal safety is nothing more than formalized common sense. There are five main reasons why following rules or relying on common sense are not reliable methods to keep us safe. These are:  

• Our rules are based on situations that aren't realistic
• Rules designed to work in one situation, can end...
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