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FUGITIVES FROM DEATH    by John Farnam from DTIQUIPS

Everyone's heard the phrase "Failing to plan is planning to fail". When applied to sudden violence, however, you realize how training simple Awareness strategies can make the difference between life and death. --Matt Kovsky This from a friend and student in CO:   "Just one week ago, I was casually seated at a table near the bar, with my date, at a local, upscale restaurant, when I felt (more than heard) a jarring,  concussive blast, coming from behind me.  It was close!  The blast was immediately followed by screams and commotion.   I was pretty sure it was a gunshot, but, with my ears still ringing, I did not even turn to look.  Per my training, I just put my arm around my date's waist and quickly pushed her past a paralyzed gaggle of people standing in front  of us, into the main part of the restaurant, then through the kitchen, and  ultimately out the back door.   During our hasty exit, I heard two more shots, along with more  screaming. Only when there were several layers of brick between us  and the excitement, did we pause.   Astonishingly, no one else followed behind us!  I fully expected that  we would be at the head of a flood of other frightened patrons.  Not  so!   Instead, we walked briskly past dozens of catatonic diners, who were grotesquely looking up with blank, quizzical expressions on their faces.  I  didn't see one even stand up!   An ashen-faced waitress finally ran out behind us.  She related that a bar-patron, without a word, had precipitously produced a 38Spl snubby revolver and immediately fired a single shot at the bartender, who saved himself by diving out of the way!   He then fired a second shot, again at the bartender.  That shot missed also.  After a brief pause, the shooter placed the pistol to his own head and simultaneously fired a third shot.   He was DRT. No one else was hurt.   We learned those details the following day.   Two other couples eventually came out the back door.  All remaining restaurant and bar patrons stayed in the restaurant, most still in their seats, during the whole event.   When police arrived, nearly all were still there, having never  moved!"   Comment: When you've never thought about emergency exits, never even thought about emergencies, when you don't have a plan, it is unlikely you'll act decisively when you need to.   Any time you enter a restaurant, or any building, scout-out eligible exits, objects that can be used for cover, and escape routes.  Have a plan for getting out of there quickly, or fighting it out from a strong position when necessary.   Mumbai-style attacks are now more likely than ever before, anywhere they can be organized and carried  off.   All of us need to immediately reassess our security routines and remain ever-prepared (including going armed), and ever-vigilant for the next "big events," whatever form they may take.   Many, probably most, will remain clueless (by choice), like the restaurant patrons described above.  That is their personal option, and they'll have to accept logical consequences of their own foolishness.   Don't be one of them, and don't hang-out with them!   "We are all in a race for dear life.  That is to say, we are fugitives from death." --Theodor Reik   ... and only temporary ones at that!"   HOW DO YOU TRAIN THE KIND OF AWARENESS NECESSARY TO SAVE YOUR LIFE  --WITHOUT BECOMING PARANOID?    THE ATTACK PROOF COMPANION PART 1 DVD • Awareness strategies for the home, car, and when traveling so you can avoid   violence in the first place! • The Personal Comfort Zone: Your self defense trigger • Focusing your fear • Developing a "Warrior mentality" • The Fright Reaction: your first line of defense PLUS SIMPLE, COMPREHENSIVE, STRIKING AND FIGHTING DRILLS using enhanced World War II Close Quarters Combat   ...and much much more

YOUR QUESTIONS:   Dropping and using GC for MMA

Question:  "I have boxed for 2 years and have been in competition MMA for 1 year. My father gave me the Attack Proof book before I ever started either sports. I am having trouble understanding about Dropping your punches & weight. Is there any way you can explain it in "dummy" terms for me? Thank you. Also, I understand that MMA is only a sport and is in No Way useful for Actual self-defense, but would it be possible to use the principles of Guided Chaos [balance,sensitivity,body unity, awareness] for MMA without permanently harming a fellow practitioner? P.S. Keep up the great work you guys are doing!" Answer: Thanks for your questions and your interest. The dropping explanation in our book Attack Proof is about the best we can put it into words (altho the 2nd edition is much better). Like we say, it's a whipping motion that starts by bending your knees a tiny bit but so quickly that your feet come off the ground a quarter inch or less. This starts a wave of energy similar to what you feel with a really hard sneeze or like when you snap awake after dozing off. You channel that snap out your fist. If you saw it or felt it you'd understand in an instant, it's not magic. The Companion DVD Part 1 shows this in great detail. Your boxing and MMA training are extremely valuable for conditioning, mobility and a certain amount of tactile sensitivity (specifically for grappling). The key difference is understanding each one in its context: Boxing develops tremendous hitting power but only within sportive hitting rules designed not to maim the opponent. The power generated also requires "winding up" (you have to pull your arm back first in order to punch) plus the power usually comes more from the waist (although intuitive athletes have learned to "punch from the feet"). Sportive grappling moves are restricted as well. MMA less so but your intent is never to penetrate and destroy the opponent, just "defeat" him. Now you could kill someone with boxing and MMA skills but that is not the focus of the training so that you will be limited in both your offense and defense by ingrained habits as well as someone trying to actually kill you. For example, not only do you need to know how to rip someone's eyes out while they're tying to avoid it but also how to defend against the same attempted against yourself, as well as someone trying to bite you in the jugular. This changes everything about how you defend yourself (not to mention fighting 2 or 3 people trying to rip your throat out and kick your head in). That being said, many GC principles are already being used (unconsciously probably) by top athletes like Feodor already (like looseness and sensitivity). The GC training can only help but remember its true value is in creating total improvisation and sensitivity when the attacker's goal is to kill you, not just submit you, because the tactics change dramatically. -- Matt Kovsky

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"Let me start by saying I thought I'd seen all that the world of 'reality-based self defence' had to offer, so for the easily bored out there, I'll cut to the chase. What I witnessed on the weekend of 26 and 27 March is the closest thing I've come across that resembles a modern-day, reality-based martial art and not just another 'combatives system'. Does it work? Hell, yeah! I got my arse well and truly kicked and at times felt like I was in the middle of a Jason Bourne fight scene."
--Clive Girdham, former Senshido and Geoff Thompson instructor [excerpted from the exclusive review of the Guided Chaos Australia Seminar in the Aug. print edition of BLITZ MAGAZINE: Australia's #1 Martial Arts magazine volume 25, issue 6

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--Matthew Shoener, Police Officer, Scranton, PA 

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