GUIDED CHAOS NEWS #149

The Guided Chaos Combatives eBOOK, based on the GCC Instructor Manual, will be available for purchase to everyone Mid-April. Cost will be $10 in our webstore on Attackproof.com. THE GCC eBOOK WILL HAVE MANY MORE PHOTOS AND DETAILS EXPLAINING BASIC STRIKES AND STRATEGIES THAT YOU CAN LEARN QUICKLY AND PRACTICE ON YOUR OWN.   Stay in touch--check out the official Guided Chaos Facebook page. Life-saving medical info: A new, better kind of CPR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5huVSebZpM One of the funniest self-defense videos you've ever seen--but the information is very useful: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c2d_1269279261 BLOG OR NEWSLETTER? Please tell us which way you like to get your Guided Chaos News better-- by Blog or by Newsletters (like this). Thanks!

U.S. Census Scams--Updated Info (see Newsletter #148)

The information provided by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) (Better Business Bureau website) while technically correct was not totally accurate when it came to the Census employees canvassing door to door.  I contacted the US Census Bureau who stated that the Census Dept is not sending anyone out door to door until the period May 1, 2010 to July 10, 2010. If anyone approaches your door before May 1st, stating that they are representing the US Census Dept., my suggestion would be that you DO NOT open your door but politely excuse yourself (by telling them a story like you are getting dressed and could they come back in about 10 minutes and immediately report them to the police) hopefully, they will still be in the area when the police arrive. After May 1st, if you question the legitimacy of someone identifying themselves as a census worker and they present a Census ID (how many people actually know what a legitimate Census ID looks like???) you can ask them to show you another ID to make sure the names match up on each.  All workers will have a census Dept ID and since most people will not know what a legit census badge looks like it may be prudent to ask for the 2nd ID.  The 3rd check is that the census worker at their door should have a telephone number with them to provide to the homeowner to verify that they actually work for the census.  The verification numbers are based on where you live so they would be too numerous to place here but for those numbers and general census information call 1-866-872-6868. [Thanks to Kevin for the info.--former Federal Law Enforcement Officer]

Your Questions:

Q: BARFIGHTS... Here's a question that came from my past. I was at a bar with friends and one my buddies got into a fight with one of the locals. Knowing that the confrontation had a very slight chance of inflicting deadly blows (I know that there's no certainty in a fight), if my buddy needed my help, either he was getting whooped or his buddies got into the fight, how would you respond with Guided Chaos without using deadly force? ANSWER: Don't let it happen in the first place. Experience shows that 99% of all fights that occur in "bars" are a result of sheer stupidity. Don't go to bars, or don't go to questionable bars; leave when things begin to feel wrong (all judgment of which of course is impaired by alcohol). That's the main principle in GC. Now if you have to fight to save your life or a loved one's (is a friend a "loved" one? Often it's the stupidity of a "friend" that sucks both of you in to senseless situations) your training allows you to pull back on "deadly" strikes. Using so called "less-than-lethal" techniques will only get you into more sh#t if it doesn't work and the situation gets uglier (which it almost always does). Q: Two questions for John Perkins: 1)What do you feel is the best non-firearm weapon for the home? 2) Do the skills of close combat and guided chaos require continual training or would they remain with you such as the ability to swim and ride a bike? For the home there are a number of OK weapons that are not firearms. I would have a spear gun or short compound bow of at least 45 lb draw weight. These pull at about 45 pounds at first and hold at about 25 lbs which helps keep you on target without much trembling. A spear gun is trigger activated much like a cross bow. Back this up with a long handled tomahawk or 10-12 inch butcher knife. They are fast for follow up strikes or stabs or slashes. For less blood you can use a piece of steel tubing about 2 feet long heavy enough for you to wield quickly and heavy enough to break bone. A baseball bat made of aluminum and short like a kid would use is not bad either. As far as combatives goes you need to practice combatives at least once a week to keep proficient. If you trained in Guided Chaos for a year you usually don't lose much at all and can get back to it in minutes.

WHAT'S THE BEST DVD TO TRAIN AWARENESS 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?    "A HANDGUN IS USELESS IF YOU CAN'T GET IT OUT!"     HOW CAN YOU SURVIVE A REAL ATTACK ON YOUR LIFE? THE BAREHANDS TO HANDGUNS DVD    PART 4 OF  THE GUIDED CHAOS WEAPONS SERIES: 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) BAREHAND TO HANDGUNS   DON'T DIE WITH YOUR GUN IN YOUR HOLSTER. - Bare-hands to Handguns: Fantasy vs. Reality and an Intro to Perkins Close Combat - Dropping Energy & The Fright Reaction - Accessing Your Gun Under Pressure - Drill: Escaping to and Shooting from the Ground - Drill: Gun Access and Shooting from the Ground Under Pressure - Aim Fire: Isosceles vs. Point Shooting - Handgun Defense: Fight Or Flight? Bare-handed vs. the Handgun: Preparing for Chaos Range: When to Disarm Feigning Illness to Close Range vs. Running The Handgun as Bludgeon When All Weapons Fall: Bare-hands vs. Bare-hands

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