Ed Parker, the Father of American Kenpo Karate once said, “He who hesitates, meditates in a horizontal position.” You must move!
The same is true in your personal life too. Most people talk a good game about all the dreams and plans they intend but never go into action. These are the very people that will point out your failures and mistakes. They never worry about failure because they never attempt to do much in life.
I know people that own a firearm but, never ever shoot it. You have many that buy a firearm only to hide it away in a drawer or safe. They “FEEL” safe just knowing they have it close by. It may make you feel safe, but it is almost useless when you need it when you have never used it.
I know people that own a firearm and couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn at 40 ft. And that is relaxed and not under pressure like it would be in a life or death situation. When you find yourself in that situation it’s too late to figure out how to shoot. When you get the adrenalin dump and you lose all your fine motor skills the time for learning is over.
You’ll also hear guys say, “I don’t need to learn self-defense, I have a Glock.”
Well my questions are.
2. How quick can you produce it?
3. What if you dropped it?
4. What if you are dealing with 2 bad guys one in the front and one behind?
5. **How Many rounds have you fired through it?
6. **With accuracy?
7. Most important ~ Are you prepared to use it with all the after effects that are to follow.
The Sucker Punch!!
Ever seen a person get sucker punched? Have you ever been sucker punched?
A sucker punch is one of the easiest things to avoid if you know what you’re looking at. A sucker punch will come out of the blue in an instant. Always expect the unexpected.
99.9 % of the time a sucker punch will come at you just when you think the confrontation is at its end. That is why it is called a sucker punch. When the aggressor starts to turn away and you just stand there, that is the moment they turn quickly and hammer you on the head and ring your bell. You then are the sucker!
Self-defense is all about timing, distance and speed. Those three things are a lethal combination when backed by the ability to think under stress.
So just for this example we’ll talk about distance. When you have talked your way out of a situation and the aggressor starts to turn and you hope walk away, you should start to walk back a few steps and fortify yourself just in case they go for the sucker punch.
In their mind they have already measured you up and know the distance to make that sucker punch work. But, as you walk back a few steps while keeping your eyes focused on them, they will get a surprise as they turn and see that their mind has mislead them with the distance they thought they had.
Now…you have one more chance to talk this person into leaving you alone or it may be the time to engage.
Be ready! Be Safe!
Lynn Lane
Sometimes it is good to think like a criminal and understand their way of thinking only to give you an edge in the future. A great habit to get into is to think of different scenarios each day that would give you the opportunity to think like a criminal. The next time you’re pumping gas, at the ATM, in line at the convenient store. If you were the criminal what area would you be in to start your attack? What would you use for cover, what door would you enter from or exit. Think of everything example you can. After you do this several times you’ll begin to do it as a habit without forcing the thought and it will give you a great edge and a step ahead and we all know that speed, distance and timing is monumental.
The other time to become criminal like is when the act of violence has been thrust in your direction and against you. You become one of two people, the victim or the criminal. When you attack violence with violence and it is justified and you know how to destroy the human body quickly you are no longer the victim. You must know that violence is always the last response. Evade, Avoid and try to talk your way out of the situation. But, once you flip that switch and cross that line that is the time to explode with surprise, aggression and speed. Train yourself in a martial art that fits you or at least learn 10 ways to deliver pain quickly and practice your skills.
Hardening your house is the first line of
defense against criminals. But what do you do
once criminals are already inside? The most
important thing to do is to have a plan for
every family member so that they will know
what to do if an alarm goes off at 3 o’clock
in the morning, or if you hear the proverbial
bump in the night. You should periodically run
drills with the entire family to be sure they
understand the plan.
Hopefully, you will never have to use your weapon to shoot an intruder in your home.
Hardening the shell of your house and taking other measures to convince a would-be
thief to move on down the block are all preferable options, but sometimes the worst case
scenario does happen.
Now is the time to prepare and Stand Ready and not when it happens.
A man is shaped by the men he respects!
Amor fati is a Latin phrase that may be translated as “love of fate” or “love of one’s fate”. It is used to describe an attitude in which one sees everything that happens in one’s life, including suffering and loss, as good or, at the very least, necessary.
The Stoics were not only familiar with this attitude but they embraced it. … It is why amor fati is the Stoic mindset that you take on for making the best out of anything that happens: Treating each and every moment—no matter how challenging—as something to be embraced, not avoided.
Amor Fati teaches us to put our energy and effort into what will be most impactful in our lives so that we don’t waste our time worrying about things that we don’t have the power to change. When faced with adversity, the goal isn’t to just passively accept it nor is it to simply think positively about it.
