While the will to survive is instinctive the ability is learned
Or How To Spot The Wannabe Bodyguard BODYGUARDS VS BUDDYGUARDS After reading this, you’re going to be able to tell the difference between a bodyguard and a buddy guard. Sadly, in America, at least, anybody can call themselves a bodyguard. Industries like plumbing, electrical, and law, require practitioners to go through hours of specialized training. […]
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TSA STUPIDITY Before you begin reading this post about TSA stupidity, understand I’m pro-security, pro-police, and pro-military. What I’m not is pro-stupidity, and there are times when agencies do dumb stuff. Sadly, it brings us all down, and everyone thinks all security is dumb. This is one of these times, and I feel genuinely sorry
SECURITY FAILINGS When I first arrived in the States over 25 years ago, I was surprised by some security failings. I began pointing them out to first responders and security personnel at seminars and conferences. It seemed that what I was talking about was falling on deaf ears. Recently, however, I’ve begun noticing some of
EMERGENCY SMARTPHONE ACCESS Why? Most people, certainly the smart ones, keep their smartphones locked and password protected. Smart people also have a contact in their phones to be reached in an emergency. Anyone who’s read How To Be Your Own Bodyguard knows you put that under ICE, which stands for In Case of Emergency. This
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CHOOSE ADVENTURE REVIEW If you follow my blog at all, you probably know who Greg Ellifritz is already. If you don’t, he’s a recently retired police officer from central Ohio who publishes a prolific blog and runs a training company called “Active Response Training.” He recently wrote a book about traveling safely in dangerous places
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JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE PARANOID DOESN’T MEAN THEY’RE NOT OUT TO GET YOU, OR WHY I HAVE A FARADAY BAG (AND YOU SHOULD TOO) Years ago, I was driving with a mate who was involved with the CIA at one point (amongst other agencies). He would take his phone apart, remove the battery, and leave it
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HOW NOT TO DROWN IN YOUR CAR 400 Victims Per Year In this post, we’re going to cover how not to drown in your car. Some of you might remember the story back in August when a 911 operator mocked a woman who was drowning in her vehicle. It wasn’t an isolated incident. Approximately 400
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LEARNING TO FIGHT & LEARNING SELF-DEFENSE AREN’T THE SAME THING FIGHTING VS SELF DEFENSE It never fails. I post my ad on Facebook and Eventbrite advertising our upcoming introductory class for Warriors Krav Maga, and some village idiot will post “do Muay Thai,” do Jujutsu” (and it speaks volumes that they almost always spell jujutsu
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HICK’S LAW IS JUNK SCIENCE HICK’S LAW IS OUTDATED It’s raised its ugly head again. Someone was telling me they went to a course, and the instructor, (clearly not up with the times), was citing the dreaded Hick’s Law. For those who don’t know, Hick’s Law says that “the time it takes for a person
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ASSESSING BAD GUYS SITUATIONAL AWARENESS Assessing bad guys as potential threats is a huge part of situational awareness. Remember, situational awareness, in a nutshell, is “who’s around me and what are they doing?” Who can I dismiss out of hand as a non-threat, and who should I be concerned with as a potential threat? Obviously,
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