No Nonsense Self Defense

I'd like to ask for your help to keep people safe.

It won't cost you a penny and you'll get to read my latest book for free. All it takes is a library card and you emailing in a patron request for "Safety Doesn't Have To Be Scary." (You can ask for an e-book or paper version.)

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A recent post to YT on territorialism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdDN8hYJvAc&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2P3g2BydFmVADRsu_JUsIngvsG2RaCdAI4NlPd2QSQ7Ad7cIIt83gDtso

Territorialism Fights over "don't touch my stuff" are about way more than just the item

I'm currently finishing up a new book for the general public called "Safety Doesn't Have To Be Scary: Simple steps to avoid crime and violence."

It's not a 'self-defense' book. In fact it starts with asking a blunt, no room for weaseling or conditional softening, question.

"Are you willing to use physical force to defend yourself?" Yes or no.

There is no right answer. There is only personal choice. Both answers are valid. However, either answer opens some doors and closes others. Either answer comes with limits, responsibilities, consequences, directions of further research, self-control, and powers. In other words you can't have your cake and eat it too.

Unfortunately, that's what a lot of people want. What they especially want is low impact answers to dangerous situations they have —and I cannot use the term 'unwittingly' because so often they've worked hard—put themselves into.

Personal safety isn't found in some magic pill. It is a complex mix of what you do and even more importantly, what you don't do. Unfortunately, in pursuit of money martial arts have lost the critical self-defense component of telling people "Don't do that." Instead they spend way too much time selling fantasy solutions to fantasy problems.

A big part of the book is "This is what developing crime and violence looks like" and if you see it developing, extract yourself. If you don't there's a good chance you're going to get hurt, maybe killed. Regardless of your answer.

If you answered "yes" while you might physically come out ahead, now there's the next danger of ending up in prison. Preparing people for that little problem associated with what they're teaching is another area that martial arts schools high dive into an empty pool.

We are running classes again! Classes begin again on 16 June. Our class time will be 6-7:30 pm at Marc’s house. If you need the address, please PM us. We are waiting on the Castle Rock Rec Center to change their schedule back to normal hours for us to return there. We have some rules -

Please use the restroom at home before class. The bathroom will not be available at Marc’s.

We will make hand sanitizer available to students to spritz before and after class, but you can bring your own if you have a favorite.

Masks are optional. You may wear one if you wish but we will not provide them.

We will be working out outside, please dress appropriately.

Check the weather, if it is raining there will not be class.

It is likely to be hot during the summer, bring a water bottle for yourself.

You might get sweaty, a small hand towel to wipe sweat is nice.

We will try to schedule one day a month at a local park, in addition to our normal schedule.

If there are updates to the schedule, then we will communicate them through the usual means.

We look forward to seeing everyone again!

Many of you have been social distancing and hopefully doing it well. There are a lot of people out there that aren't doing it well. Civil behaviors are starting to fray and people can't agree on continuing to social distance and keep employment shut down or open up the country and potentially risk a flare up of illness. Facebook, Nextdoor, and other social platforms are becoming less fun.

Regardless, with the onset of summer, there is a direct correlation between increasing temperatures and increasing violence. Now we add into the mix people that have had to adjust to staying inside and remain semi-isolated. This all has the potential to lead to confrontations that we would really like to avoid once we can get out more.

So I came across this article today, it's a short read. It reminds us that we need to consider de-escalation as out first line of defense. We need to be cognizant of the words we use. Our actions in the initial stages of a confrontation may determine if we go to the morgue, the hospital, jail, get a ticket, or get to go home.
https://www.calibrepress.com/2020/04/new-study-expert-vs-novice-use-of-force-decision-making/

Anyone have a favored de-escalation technique they care to share?

New Study: Expert vs. Novice Use-Of-Force Decision-Making - Calibre Press New research has revealed specific differences in how “expert” officers think compared to novices in dealing with contentious confrontations—and these findings may help trainers more rapidly educate recruits to make better use-of-force decisions. The research—limited but revealing—was led ...

For our students, Ron Richardson posted this clip from Bob Orlando's Fighting Arts of Indonesia. Consider this for your training at home this week. Bob was a very special individual and I'm happy to be able to share this.

Fighting Arts of Indonesia part 1 Fighting Arts of Indonesia www.orlandokuntao.com www.facebook/orlandokuntao.com With the closure of Paladin Press, this video is posted with copywrite permis...