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Section 11: Tactical / Training Subject: Unarmed Response? Msg# 1018068
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I buy most of that but not all of it. A career of working in a prison has colored your perspective to some extent, perhaps? To whit:
To learn mind set you have to practice it every day. That means being more ruthless, more brutal less trusting and quicker to use violence than the other guy. You sound there like you're advocating being a bit thug-like in your approach, and I don't think that's what you meant, or hope not. As the good guys, we have to act like good guys 100% of the time, and, perhaps unfortunately, wait for the bad guy to make the first untoward move. But once the fight is on, at that point we go full tilt wolverine to save ourselves and protect our loved ones. That's where any and all civility on our part is out the window and Hoyle be damned. But we can't "practice this everyday." Most of us aren't dealing with criminals on the street every day or dealing with convicted thugs in the prison system everyday. We have to be wary of course, but we can't go starting fights--not ever, especially as legally armed citizens. What we can do is keep it in the forefront of our thinking at all times, and try to stay mentally prepared for it. Having the tools, learning how to use them, and being physically ready are all important, but without the mindset to fight to the very last, they are all worthless. That's what I was trying to say. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Fighting is about Mindset, Skill and Physical Conditioning. Mindset being the most important part. If you lack the will to fight or fail to get in the fight quick enough, you’re going to lose. You must understand that there are truly evil people out there that are willing and eager to commit violence against you for little or no reason. To overcome them you must be perfectly willing to meet violence with violence. This must show in your speech, your body language and facial expressions as well as your actions. Unfortunately, mind set can not be learned in a class room or a Dojo. You cannot teach mind set the way you teach a tactical reload or clearing a room. Mind set is something you have to learn the hard way, through life’s experiences. You can show somebody how to defend themselves and the why & when. You can tell someone to be brutal, to not hesitate. To keep on fighting even if injured, to fight until you’ve won, but you cannot adequately indoctrinate them so that they won’t freeze, hesitate or show fear when the real moment comes. Some people have it, some don’t, period. To learn mind set you have to practice it every day. That means being more ruthless, more brutal less trusting and quicker to use violence than the other guy. The gun is just a tool, you are the weapon. Unfortunately, this is where most people, not just soccer moms loose the fight. Your average cubicle-drone adult hasn’t been in a fight since high school and just isn’t prepared for violence. Skill can be broken down into 2 parts. Stand up and Ground Fighting. For our purposes you want to avoid going to the ground because that limits your ability to escape and our primary objective here is to escape more than win. Also, if your opponent has a buddy and you are on the ground, your day just got a whole lot worse. Physical Conditioning. Like real animals, human predators select the old and weak. This is where being armed is crucial. If you are not armed and are not in fighting shape, you should look for an improvised weapon. |
