OH SH*T!

At this week's Personal Defence Readiness™ Class, we looked at some Advanced Level training with some of the more experienced students.

Whilst in reality we generally want to avoid/defuse any violent confrontation, this week in particular, we replicated a scenario that you really hope does not happen to you!

The Scenario: Bad Guy (BG) shoves/knocks down the Good Guy (GG) onto the ground and then pulls out a hand gun and attempts to shoot the GG in the head.

The BG's intent was specific... he wants to kill the GG... not demanding for any valuables... just pure, brutal, cold execution!

We refer to this type of intent and attack, as an 'Immediate Action' Drill, as there is no time or opportunity to negotiate, distract or build rapport with the BG, as opposed to a 'Hostage/Threat' type scenario, when the BG wants something in particular and they will use a threat or cooperation from the GG to get what they want (valuables, etc.).

This Scenario blended some components from the Advanced Ground-Fighting and Weapon Protection aspects of the S.P.E.A.R. System™.

After analysing and dissecting the Scenario and identifying the Murphy Moments, we isolated parts of the scenario, such as incorporating the Startle-Flinch conversion, using the 3 C's principal when dealing with the Gun (Clear; Control; Counter) and the 'Elastic Principal'.

Then linking the individual parts together and adding verbal aggression, building up the speed and using the High Gear™ until the whole scenario was as realistic, as safely possible.

Everyone did a great job, putting 110% into the training this week. Excellent!

This was certainly a very challenging scenario to replicate and I think everyone gained some valuable insights into how better to protect themselves.

Training in the P.D.R. & S.P.E.A.R. System™ is all about training 'Off-Balance'. In other words, lets explore being in adverse positions and learn to fight back from there! This helps us develop creative, suitable and effective tactics that are pressure-tested and emotionally will stress-innoculate us.

Rather than... "Oh Sh*t!" This isn't supposed to happen! Why did I end up on the ground? Where is my fighting stance now?

It should be... "Oh Sh*t!" This HAS happened! However I've trained this before and it's familiar to me and I'm already fighting back!

Better to have the experience and not need it; than to need the experience and not have it!

If you would like an introduction into the Personal Defence Readiness™ & S.P.E.A.R. System™, feel free to contact Zeb:

zeb@safespace.org.uk

SHIFTING TO HIGH GEAR™

Shout goes out to Miles and Kevin for a job well done in this week's Personal Defence Readiness™ Class. It was their first time training in the HIGH GEAR™ Impact Reduction Suits!

Training in these protective suits certainly enables you to take training to a whole new level!

This week we focused on dealing with the ambush moment via converting the Startle-Flinch reflex and then using striking tools against a dynamic moving target (Bad Guy in High Gear) in a non-sparring like manner but with a 'street' emphasis instead!

Replicating probable street scenarios with real speed; real impact gives a 3 dimensional experience, allowing the Good Guy to fully understand the emotional, psychological and physical factors of a realistic confrontation.

This helps with Fear Management, boosts confidence and competence, and over time builds practical stress inoculation for aggressive confrontations and physical assaults.

BASEBALL BAT SCENARIO

Great work lads on this week's chosen scenario... Baseball Bat Attack!

After a 'Combat Calesthenics' warm up with S.P.E.A.R. System™ Drills & Skills, we isolated the P.I.A. (Primary Initiation Attack), analysing it through the 'Emotional Climate Training' filter.

This mentally records all the 'Pre-Contact Cues' throughout the whole timeline of the Baseball Bat Attack.

Then it's a matter of experiencing how it effects our 'Startle-Flinch' Reflex.

In the photos you can see a 'Primal' version (pure recoil & cover the head) vs a more 'Tactical' version where the Good Guy has seen it coming sooner, allowing him to move towards the threat!

The E.C.T. Drill develops clear recognition of the pre-contact cues of specific attacks, allowing the Good Guy a better chance of protecting himself, by converting his flinch into a Tactic quickly!

...Choose a Scenario, add some Bad Guy Role Play, with Verbal Aggression, Encroachment, Posturing, and the Attack... and you have a 'nice' BMF (Ballistic MicroFight™) to train.

"Experience is normally something you get AFTER the event!... Get it before through Realistic Scenario-Based Training!" BTS Maxim