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
