0175 – FF Lance Thomas

When it comes to dominating a violent encounter the most valuable asset we can have is pure aggression.  True warriors have no problem tapping into that aggression, but in 2011, how many of us have had those NATURAL instincts suppressed or have actively suppressed them in ourselves.  For the most part, today’s FF speaks for itself.  Lance is a warrior.  We can all learn from him.  Enjoy the show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkWgp2abM2w

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0150 – FF Play Off Season Reminds Me of AGGRESSION

If I could only have one quality well developed and ready to dominate a violent encounter it would have to be aggression.  Pure aggression displayed by a “target” can be a game changer in the mind of those that are trying to hurt others.

Criminals are looking for an easy mark

It is very difficult for a criminal to hurt you when they are forced to protect themselves.

Aggression isn’t a guarantee to domination or even survival, but, if I’m not going to make it, I intend to be the last person they ever hurt.

Don’t forget that no matter what, violence is chaotic.  The longer it lasts the less likely we are able to control the outcome.  As you will see from today’s FF’s violence could even turn into a hockey game!

At about :50 in the video you can see the cheap shot that kinda got everything going in 1996.  I’m not talking about the sucker punch earlier in the video, but instead the hit from behind.  Drapers face is smashed against the dasher.  His jaw and cheek bone are broken and he received a severe concussion.  The second fight occurs two years later as the aggressive rivalry continues.

The second video fits in between the 1996 hit on Draper and the 1998 fight with McCarty.  The Brawl.  The opposite of aggression.

I love hockey and being from Detroit the Wings are certainly my team.  My purpose in showing these videos isn’t about right or wrong, or Wings vs. Avs.  The point instead is about aggression.  There are numerous examples in the video where fights are “won” by the more aggressive fighter.  Again, right or wrong these guys have done an amazing job cultivating aggression.  How bout you?

0111 – Principles of Unarmed Self-Defense

Ian Kinder of Live Safe Academy

  1. Simple
    • Easy to learn
    • Easy to retain
    • Easy to use
  2. Aggressive
    • Instant response
    • Max force allowable by law
    • Target the vulnerabilities of our attackers
  3. Effective
    • Proven techniques
    • Regardless of strength, size, age, gender etc.

Trauma Based

  • Change the focus of the attacker by:
    • Forcing the attacker to defend himself
    • Injuring the attacker to the point that they cannot injure you
  • Eliminate the threat by shutting it down
    • Break it
    • Turn it off

0020 – Understand Physiology to Stay Safe

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  • History
  • Tradition
  • Interest
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A focus on reality means a focus on science.

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Grossman, On Killing and On Combat are outstanding resources.

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0016 – Develop Your Warrior Mindset to Stay Safe

0016 – Develop Your Warrior Mindset to Stay Safe

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In episode 0008 we spoke with Ian Kinder of Live Safe Academy about how it is that we can determine if our self-defense program is teaching us what we need to know to survive a violent encounter.  When I asked Ian what one thing students must take away from self-defense training, he responded with “aggresion.”

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is an expert in this area.  Take a look at his website for more information.  If you are serious about the study of mindset, take a look at his books.  On Killing and On Combat are two of the definitive works in the warrior sciences.

Agression is part of a larger tool that students need to develop called Warrior Mindset, or simply mindset.

  • Mindset is a conscious and subconscious belief system
    • natural and intrinsic
    • beaten out of many of us
    • can be rekindled
  • We must know that in a violent encounter we will be:
    • Aggressive
    • Violent
    • Focused

Aggressive

  • Immediate Response
  • Surprise and denial are the most common reaction of people faced with violence
  • We must be aware so that we can pick up on threat cues to avoid surprise
  • no matter how we discover or when we discover that we are involved in a violent encounter we must respond immediately

Violent

  • We need to be ready and willing to respond with violence to stop violence
  • Trauma is the most reliable way to stop violence
    • Doesn’t rely on pain
    • Not complex like restraint methods
    • Taking away the bodies ability to function
    • We are talking about causing damage to the muscular, skeletal and the nervous systems so that the body can no longer function
    • We must shift the attackers focus from hurting us to defending themselves

Focused

  • We must commit to an immediate aggressive response until one of two things happens
    1. our attackers cease to be a threat
    2. we are no longer able to fight due to loss of consciousness or death
  • We all come with an expiration date
  • You don’t have full control of when your time is up
  • Fight hard, not today, not like this!

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