GUIDED CHAOS NEWS #147

ANNOUNCEMENTS: "SHOW ME NOW!" INSTANT VIDEO LESSONS Starting later this year, Attackproof.com will begin offering super-condensed downloadable GCC and GC video lessons for sale. These will be approx. 3 minutes for $3 and you can watch as many times as you like. Here's a sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFneZ520Vyw We will ultimately cover the entire Guided Chaos curriculum but we will start with simple Guided Chaos Combatives so that you can begin practicing and protecting yourself immediately. Watch the video and tell us what you think.   • REMINDER: NYC SEMINAR 3/21 WITH GRANDMASTER PERKINS Guided Chaos internal concepts applied to simple combatives (the material covered in the last Manhattan seminar). This would be a fantastic opportunity to parlay what you've already learned into the far more advanced Guided Chaos --and learn it from its creator. PRICE: $45 (cash at the door only)--an incredible bargain for a 3 hour seminar covering self defense info available nowhere else. WHEN: Sunday March 21, 2010 11:00- 2:00 PM. LOCATION: Chelsea Studios Room #503 5th floor 151 W 26th NY, NY All attendees who order any DVD from our website by midnight 3/23 get free shipping! (Don't forget to fill in sign up sheet). BEST DVDS FOR TRAINING ADVANCED GC INTERNAL PRINCIPLES SO YOU CAN ADAPT, IMPROVISE AND SURVIVE: THE ATTACKPROOF COMPANION DVD PART 2 (ALL THE PRINCIPLES AND DRILLS) THE ATTACKPROOF COMPANION DVD PART 3 (CONTACT FLOW APPLICATION OF PART 2 LESSONS) (We recommend beginners start with The Attackproof Companion DVD Part 1 as parts 2 and 3 may be too esoteric for those without previous internal art training.) NEW GUIDED CHAOS "ADAPTIVE DEFENSE" T-SHIRTS Black, 100% heavyweight cotton t-shirts with the unique, trademarked Guided Chaos logo (designed by Master John Perkins in 1987) on the front. The two outer rings represent the eternal circle of life and the principle of return. The jagged square is Native American, symbolizing lightning, mountains and the pinnacle of achievement. The four pairs of rectangles represent the four directions and the four elements, earth, air, fire, and water. The Yin Yang symbol in the center, which embodies the inter-relationship of all opposing forces in the universe, ties all the symbols together. PRICE: $20 U.S. plus shipping and handling.   NY STUDENTS WHO WANT TO BUY A SHIRT IN CLASS:   Please email http://attackproof.com/ASKATTACKPROOFFORM before Saturday class.   Don't forget to specify size and quantity.   Stay in touch--check out the official Guided Chaos Facebook page.

DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU:  The Angela Lawless Homicide

Viewers of CBS 48 HOURS MYSTERY may have seen the story of the horrific Angela Lawless homicide last Saturday. The young woman's shot and badly beaten body was found lying in her car on the ramp of a highway. Police suspect she knew her killer and pulled or perhaps was forced over to the side of the road where she got out of the car, struggled and was ultimately beaten, thrown back in the car and shot 3 times. Could it have been prevented? Perhaps. Perhaps not. But knowing and training simple street survival tactics could save your life. John Perkins provided some analysis on the CBS News/48 HOURS website Crimesider.com. You can watch the promo for the show and read the shortened version here. We have provided the full, unedited version below: In light of the suspected nature of the Angela Lawless murder, 48 Hours consulted former NY cop and forensic crime scene expert John Perkins on prudent steps to take to protect yourself against such heinous crimes. Never Pull Over...Or Get Out of Your Car The Angela Lawless murder occurred after the victim pulled over to the side of a deserted stretch of highway; a popular location for criminals to commit violent crimes. If criminals can convince or force you to pull over they’ll probably have you to themselves for as long as they want. Then, they’ll have a choice: let you go, or leave no witnesses. The crimes can range from robbery and carjacking to abduction, rape and murder. What's the defense? Never stop (much less leave your car) for anyone except an obviously marked police car. This is especially true if it tuns out you know the other driver but their presence gives you the slightest bad feeling in your gut. The biggest mistake homicide victims often make is not trusting their intuition when dealing with hostile relations. Never, ever think that you can just "handle" them. Beware Fake Police By the way, you must also be aware of criminals who buy sirens and roof lights to impersonate police. If you have doubts about the authenticity of a police car, call 911 yourself, especially if you know you’ve done nothing wrong. If someone signals you to pull over or you’re involved in a minor accident that leaves your car drivable, turn on your hazard lights, signal the other car with your hand to follow you and drive to a secure or at least well populated area. If you’re near a police or fire station or hospital, drive there. A gas station or shopping center may work as long as it’s well populated and you stop in a lighted area right next to the window of the store. Make it impossible for the potential criminal to isolate you. On your way to the safer location, if you suspect foul play or if the other car was driving dangerously, use your cell phone to call the police and have them come to your location. (Always keep a cell phone charger in your car so that you never get stuck with a dead phone battery.) Keep Your Car In Gear...And Hit The Gas Once you pull over in a safer location, if you must confront the potential criminal before the police arrive, do not ever get out of your car nor unlock the doors. Keep the engine running and gearshift in drive, foot on the brake. Open your window less than an inch, just enough to talk through and exchange insurance information if necessary. If the potential criminal attempts to get in your car, starts to pull a weapon, or does anything else threatening, floor the gas pedal and drive away as quickly as possible. In general, remember this: your safety first, his feelings second. Do not be so hesitant to inconvenience or offend a possibly harmless person that you put yourself in danger if he turns out to be not so harmless. A Bent Rim...Or Your Life? If you have a flat tire or other car trouble that does not instantly immobilize you, again, drive to a safer location before pulling over, even it that means possibly damaging your car. A ruined rim is less valuable than your life. Avoid at all costs ending up isolated by the side of the road. As you drive, use your cell phone to call AAA and/or the police for help. If you do end up stalled on an isolated stretch of highway, stay in your car with doors and windows locked and call the police immediately. AAA will take too long. You don’t want a criminal to find you before rescue personnel do. Always refuse any offers of help from non-uniformed people and unmarked cars. In this age of wireless communications, few well-meaning people will actually pull over to help a stranded motorist. They’ll simply call the police or AAA instead. Anyone who does pull over to “help” you is very likely to be an opportunistic criminal. You’re generally safest in your car, doors locked, windows closed, cell phone visibly in use. Learn To Fight And Make It Count If your car is immobilized and a criminal is about to successfully force entry, and you do not have a gun or other weapon with which to threaten him before he gets in the car, exit the vehicle on the side opposite where he is just as he starts to get in and RUN. Run along the edge of the highway, visible to passing motorists and police, towards the nearest secure or populated location. If he pursues and catches you, you had better hope that you’ve been well trained to deal with the chaos and brutality of real life-or-death violence. Having or picking up an effective weapon will help. A sturdy metal pen, for example, can be stabbed into the eyes and throat. If you must fight bare-handed, gouge deep into the eyes, chop or rip into the windpipe or use the heel of your palm to slam up under the chin, tearing at the eyes on the way out. Bite deeply into any available flesh. This is your life we're talking about and you do not want to be abducted to a second location from which it is doubtful you'll be rescued and survive. Crash The Car If you are car-jacked anyway and remain unrestrained, wait until you're doing at least 30 mph and do whatever it takes (regardless of whether you or the carjacker is driving) and crash the car into something hard. Criminals lose interest in you rapidly in an accident. If despite all you're thrown in the trunk of a car you may be able to punch out the brake light covers and thrust your hand out to attract the attention of other motorists--but don't count on it. (Note: Most of today's autos have an emergency lock release inside the trunk where the lock is located. A criminal who plans to place you in the trunk will usually remove the inside trunk release.) Also consider that you may be rendered unconscious and tied up before you are placed inside a trunk. Learn serious self defense based on realistic scenario training. You want to fight like a cornered sewer rat because once you allow yourself to be put in the trunk or another vehicle the odds of your survival are remote. Remember: 1-Pull over for no one. 2-Call 911 at the slightest hint of danger. 3-Fight for your life NOW. Never go with your attacker to crime scene #2. ALSO SEE: -- "LIVE TO TELL" -- 10 BEST SELF-DEFENSE AWARENESS TIPS      WHAT'S THE BEST DVD TO TRAIN THESE AND OTHER STREET SMARTS?    THE ATTACKPROOF COMPANION PART 1 With or without our best-selling book, the ATTACKPROOF COMPANION DVD SERIES is the essential stand-alone DVD guide to the art of GUIDED CHAOS. PART 1 provides the basic weaponry and foundation of Guided Chaos and is a brutal, World War II-based Close Combat system all by itself (enhanced with basic level-one Guided Chaos principles). Learn from a veteran of over 100 documented brutally violent life-or-death confrontations what works and what doesn't. Also contains street smarts and awareness tips so you can avoid violence in the first place. Almost 2 1/2 hours on 2 DVDs with skills and drills found nowhere else.    "...BUT WHAT ABOUT WEAPONS?"    "HAVING A KNIFE IS LIKE BEING AN INSTANT 10TH DEGREE BLACK BELT!"   THE GUIDED CHAOS WEAPONS SERIES: --How Do You Use A Knife? --How Do You Defend Against A Knife...or Gun? --How Do You Use A Cane Against A Knife? From the military to civilians and even the police-- knife, gun and stick fighting is often taught unrealistically. Based on the brutal, bloody, forensic homicide research of former detective John Perkins plus Perkins' over 100 seriously violent arrests, this comprehensive 4 part DVD series separates film fantasy from forensic fact and dojo delusions from real combat.   CLICK FOR COMPLETE SERIES CHAPTER INDEX (PURCHASE ENTIRE 4 PART SERIES AND SAVE $39) PART 1: KNIVES    • Intro to Knives: Fantasy vs. Reality    • Knife Fighting: Types of Knives    • Knife Fighting Isn't Pretty    • Knife vs. Knife: Fantasy vs. Reality    • Drills: Knife vs. Knife Variations--Myth vs. Reality    • Native American (West Virginian Hill Country)         Knife Fighting    • Knife on the Ground vs. Knife    • Drill: Knife vs. Knife Agility Drill    • Drill: Knife (or Pen) vs. Multiple Attackers

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