GUIDED CHAOS NEWS #141

RESULTS OF OUR SURVEY Thanks to everyone who voted (if you haven't already you can still vote here:) http://attackproof.com/SURVEYS.html For question 1 (Which aspect of Guided Chaos are you MOST interested in (via classes, DVDs or eBooks)?: 26% were most interested in Contact Flow and 22% in GCC with the rest fairly even distributed. For question 2 (If you had a choice between being able to download short, inexpensive Guided Chaos instructional videos or paying a much larger monthly fee for access to many videos which would you prefer?): 21% voted for pay per download while only 3% voted for a subscription. However, 38% voted to have both choices available even though they'd probably only use pay per download. What was interesting is that 29% said they'd prefer just buying DVDs, meaning even in the era of "I want it now!" we still have a large number of people who like to get their information and training in one package and watch at their leisure.

YOUR QUESTIONS: Q. In reference to the dropping drills - -are there any signs - feelings - I should be aware of that will let me know I am on the right track? A. To those new to this Newsletter,"Dropping" refers to a source of energy used for striking that requires no chambering or windup. It is perfect for generating power at extreme close range, as well as at any point along the trajectory of the strike. This is essential if the target is moving-- a reality that most systems of self-defense fail to take into account. Dropping Energy, once developed, augments balance under extreme duress (whether due to violence or accidents like slips or trips) as well as your defense against incoming strikes. Dropping Energy would come under the classification of Internal Art attributes in that it relies on nervous system development and alignment rather than gross muscular exertion. One of the best indicators that you are dropping correctly comes from the "Ball Compression" drill in our book and Part 1 DVD. If you follow those guidelines explicitly you should be on the right track. Lightly place your hand flat on a brick wall or other sturdy surface at shoulder height with your arm slightly bent. Drop against the wall without moving or removing your hand. Your whole body should remain relaxed except for the microsecond you halt the Drop. If the wave of Dropping Energy is correctly being reflected off the ground and out your hand it should feel like a jackhammer popped you in your shoulder. --Matt Kovsky

DANGER AT YOUR DOORSTEP!  From John Farnam's DTI Quips

5 Jan 09   Beware of Dangerous People, even at your Doorstep! This from a law enforcement officer in the Midwest:   "Yesterday, we had a bank-robbery in our small town.  The first one ever at this bank!   Two suspects in ski-masks brandished guns and quickly entered and exited the bank, after receiving several thousand dollars in cash.   Both suspects made it out of the bank before local police arrived, and they fled towards the interstate in a vehicle, but were boxed-in by our marked units before they could reach the on-ramp. They then exited the vehicle and fled on foot into a swamp and subsequently into a residentialneighborhood.   We were right behind them, with dogs, but they split up and separately entered two local homes.   One conned his way into a house by convincing the single, male home-owner that he needed to use a phone to call a friend for a ride, and in fact subsequently talked the home-owner into giving him a ride to a local shopping mall.   As the vehicle, containing home-owner and suspect, attempted  to leave the neighborhood, it was stopped by our marked units, and officers questioning both quickly saw through the phony story and arrested the suspect, without further incident.  The home-owner was unhurt, through no fault of his own!   The second suspect entered another residence through an unlocked front door, quickly found the home-owners car keys in his jacket pocket which was hanging near the doorway, and made off in a stolen car!  He successfully made it out of the neighborhood and is still at large.   Lessons for me:   --Keep doors (home and car) locked! --Keep your electronic security system turned on when you're not there. --Be armed, even at home. --Don't engage strangers at your doorstep in conversation, and don't unlock the  door!  Tell them that you can't help them, and that you're calling police.   --Be aware that dangerous, criminal suspects are everywhere, including your doorstep!"   Comment:   "Opportunity may knock, but seldom nags!" --David Mamet   Now is the time to make important changes in your physical situation and in your personal philosophy, changes that harden you, yours, and your home against criminal violence.   "Hope" is not a strategy! AWARENESS AND HOME DEFENSE: WHAT'S THE BEST DVD FOR TRAINING THESE PRINCIPLES? THE ATTACKPROOF COMPANION PART ONE (2 DVD SET) 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 is the essential 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). Part 1 covers IN DEPTH: Awareness and avoidance, Warrior mentality, simple striking tools and Close Combat methodology, as well as everything you ever wanted to know about developing Dropping Energy to enhance your hitting power. This material is absolutely essential as it provides all the basic weaponry you'll need to understand parts TWO and THREE. Learn from a veteran of over 100 documented brutally violent life-or-death confrontations what works and what doesn't. Almost 2 1/2 hours on 2 DVDs with skills and drills found nowhere else. DIDN'T GET YOUR FAVORITE DVDs FOR THE HOLIDAYS? THEN GET'EM FOR YOURSELF! These Discount Combos Always Available:  SAVE 15-20% OFF: • Companion Series • Weapons Series • Police & Military Tactics • Groundfighting/Companion Combo    Not for sport.  Proven in combat.  Self-defense that works.

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