Ill preach this until Im blue in the face!

As I have stated before many many times, and as you will see as you read the following story, what most self defense classes teach you is a joke! Now don't get me wrong, I am and have been an avid martial artist since I was 9 years old, but when it comes down to true, unbridled, real world violence you have to make sure that you are training the right way!

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=17926066&title=suspected-serial-atm-robber-rapist-arrested

SALT LAKE CITY — A 22-year old Kearns man is in police custody accused of robbing and sexually assaulting several women at automated teller machines across Salt Lake County over a four-month span.

Speaking at a news conference Wednesday, Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder said the suspect is believed "to be responsible for 16 to 19 separate incidences."

"Theses were violent attacks on our citizens," Winder said. Authorities arrested Helaman Jose Pragana for investigation of several aggravated felony charges in connection with "a string of violent sexual assaults and robberies that have occurred in a minimum of four jurisdictions," Winder said.

Helaman Pragana

Pragana was booked Wednesday into the Salt Lake County jail where he awaits formal charges.

Winder said the perpetrator would approach mostly women in vulnerable conditions at ATM's or gas stations, abduct them, rob them and "then terrorizing them after the assault hoping they would not contact law enforcement."

Winder said the perpetrator began his attacks in April, committing primarily robberies — sometimes targeting men — but the alleged crimes eventually escalated and became more violent and more focused on women.

"This individual became (emboldened) as these crimes went on," Winder said. "Had this gone unchecked, we might have seen even more heinous actions on his part."

He said the perpetrator allegedly started out committing crimes of opportunity and increased this level of violence when he realized he could get away with terrorizing and assaulting female victims.

Winder said investigators were able to track the suspect using "very unique" forensic evidence, luck and "some good old gumshoe leather." Pragana was arrested in a joint effort that included the Unified Police Department, Taylorsville Police and the U.S. Marshal Service.

Taylorsville Police Chief Del Craig said the alleged victims were typically accosted at night and threatened with a handgun, then ordered to take money from their accounts. When the alleged crimes became more violent, the female victims were also assaulted, he said.

Despite the number of crimes committed from April to August, police had a tough time getting a fix on a suspect.

"He certainly used the element of surprise and the cover of darkness as a means of concealing his identity," Craig said.

With the arrest, investigators hope other victims may come forward, strengthening their case.

Authorities said Pragana has a prior arrest for robbery in 2004.

Now, most self defense classes have to training to defend the aggressor that comes at you from the front and telegraphs his attack so you can be prepared for and get your counterattack ready. the above story shows you that most criminals when staling their prey, will conceal themselves or hide until it is too late for you to mount an offense and use a "surprise" attack to catch you off guard and have you beaten and compliant before you know what happened.
The only way that you are ever going to be able to survive the kinds of attacks that happen in real life, is to use the same tactics and surprise on the attacker, before he can use them on you. If you are not ready to use the same brand of violence and brutality first and injure him before he can injure you, then you may want to either hone your "spidey sense" so you can feel the attack before it happens, or just plan on staying home and not going out.
The above story is happening more and more frequently in our own backyards, its only a matter of time before it may find yours!
Prepare to Survive!
Until next time......................

It can happen anywhere...

As you read the following story, I want you to remember that all of us, at one time or another, has gone to a store like this thinking that it is safe for all of us.

AUSTELL, GA — Police are searching for a man they say raped and robbed a woman whom he kidnapped as she exited an Austell drug store.
The man approached the 24-year-old woman at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday just after she walked out of the CVS Pharmacy at 800 East-West Connector in Austell, according to Cobb Police. He then forced the woman into her vehicle and had her drive him to an unknown location, where he raped her, police said.
He then forced the woman drive to various ATMs in the Atlanta area to withdraw money from her bank account, according to police.
Cobb Police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said police plan to review the victims’s ATM records to get an idea where she was taken because she had little memory of the ordeal.
“The victim has been traumatized to a point where she was not able to produce much detail as to where she was able to drive to,” Pierce said.
After taking an undisclosed amount of cash from the woman, the man got out of her car and fled the area on foot, Pierce said.
The woman was hospitalized but has since been released, Pierce said.
Store video shows the man walking “very casually” in front of the drug store, waiting for the victim to emerge, Pierce said.

I was obviously not there when this happened, but I can say with most certainty that he didn't decide to pick this woman at the moment she left the store. I am positive that he had been watching her and maybe even following her for some time to make sure that she was an easy target, which unfortunately she turned out to be.

It is far better to be prepared for the worst and never have to use it, than to have the worst happen and not be prepared for it.

PREPARE TO SURVIVE!

Until next time.......

If  she would have been more aware of what was going on around her, she may have been able to "see" her attacker as he stalked her, or noticed that the same man she saw at the other place is now outside and done something to protect herself against this kind of attack.

TSA, or Total Situational Awareness is the key to avoiding a situation like this one. Now, what could she have done as the attack occurred to make sure that she was not his next victim? The best thing that she could have done is to drop him like a bad habit and brutally attack him in the same manner he did to her BEFORE he had the chance to do it to her. She could have done this if she had the right mindset and the proper training to learn the mindset and the skills necessary to survive the encounter and go home safely.

How do you prepare?

When you first learned to drive a stick shift, how did you learn? You practiced and learned how to mash the clutch, shift the stick and then let out the clutch slowly while applying the gas, right?
I'm sure you had many a jump and bump and a stalled engine too! And after a while it just became second nature and you could do it just as flawlessly as anyone else could. You learned the gross motor skills necessary to drive your car smoothly down the road.
If I gave you statistics that showed that one in 100 women will be the victim of a car accident due to the inability to properly drive a stick-shift, what would you do? YOU WOULD PRACTICE YOUR ASS OFF!! You would do everything in your power to not become a statistic right?
Well the FBI has published reports that prove that 1 in 4 women WILL be the victim of some kind of violent crime, rape, sexual assault or beating in their lifetime!
So how do you prepare? Well, some women will not do anything thinking "it won't happen to me", some will take a weekend course on "women's self defense" and feel that they can handle a bigger, stronger attacker. (Remember the stick-shift? How long did it take you to get really good at that?) Some will enroll at the local dojo and learn some form of martial art, where they are going to teach you some new moves and techniques that you have never done before and hope they will work! (STICK-SHIFT? How long to get those gross motor skills refined?)
The only way to really learn and make it stick is this.....make it simple, make it real and make those gross motor skills an everyday part of your life.
When you are faced with a true violent encounter, and not the movie world kind (ones that will never happen in your life) you will go through a series of changes in you mental and physical being that will make you forget some of your basic skills, like breathing, vision, thought patterns (ever hear of tunnel vision?) if you can't remember some of these skills, how are you going to remember a complex series of movements to render a larger more determined attacker non-functional?
You need to work those gross motor skills until you can protect yourself at any time.
Take the time, make the time to learn these skills so they become part of your life, then the statistics don't matter.
Until next time.......
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account hacked

To my friends and associates.

 

My yahoo account was hacked somehow and I dont know what happened. I dont open anything on this account, so they must have gotten me through a link or something. I am trying to figure this one out.

 

Please know this, I will ONLY send emails to you that are in relation to my blog, my training classes or personal emails. I will NEVER send you a link like the one that you received.

 

Please for the future if something like this happens just delete the email.

 

I am sorry that you received this from my account.

 

Sincerely,

 

Patrick E Neelans

Incident Prevention Specialists

310-437-9951

www.incidentprevention.blogspot.com

Are you aware....

Are you aware?

Due to my previous life in the protection business, I have a habit of watching and reading people's body language and actions, and one thing that has disturbed me for so long is the pure disregard that some people have for their personal safety or that of their loved ones.

The other day I was in SLC and watched a man get out of his car, motor running, and go into a store. No big deal? The problem is that he left his two children in the car! With it running!!! Both children were under the age of four. How about we serve them up on a platter?!?

I have also watched as women will come out of the store, groceries in hand along with purse, cell phone etc....get to their car and fumble around in their purse for their keys while talking on the phone! HELLO?

Have witnessed too many women leave their work, alone, to the elevator or parking structure...alone....and not pay attention to what is around them.

Let me let you in on a cold hard fact....the violent criminal is stalking its prey.....YOU.....so he can pick the most opportune time to strike! And you are giving him the opening. The predator is not picking people at random! He is watching and waiting for you to show him when the best time is to attack.

If you do not know what is happening around you at all times and seeing the predator before he has the chance, then you might as well wear a sign that says "pick me, I'm an easy target!"

As I said, are you aware?

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What is it worth?

"Your leaving your work, store, school etc. And as you get into your car two people force you into the car and drive off with you, never to be seen again."

Everyday in America there are too many stories just like this one.

What price does one put on their lives or the lives of their loved ones?

I'm sure if you asked your spouse, kids or family what it would be worth if you were not around, there wouldn't be a dollar amount high enough to replace you. But all too often we set limitations on our safety and security based on things like time and money.

If I could show you one move that would insure that you could survive ANY attack from single or multiple attackers, regardless of the tools they used, how much would you pay for this all too important knowledge?

I hear excuses all of the time from people who say that I just don't have time to learn how to save my life, or I just don't have the money for the class. I have a hard time with this because for anyone who has been raped, robbed, car jacked, or victimized in any way, they would have done anything to have the knowledge on how to NOT become that victim!

Would you give one hour, one day to make sure you live a lifetime? How much time would your family have given to have you back in their lives again? I would give everything I have and ever would have to have my mother back. I also wish I would have given her the knowledge of how to defend herself from the asocial SOB who brutally murdered her and took her away from me. I don't have that luxury today, but I can assure you that my wife and kids will never fall victim at the hands of another! They will be prepared! You should be too, for your sake!

Until next time.....
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the things you learn

I have been doing this for a pretty long time, and just when I think that nothing will amaze me, this happens!

We all know that only about 40% of violent assaults and rapes are actually reported. That leaves 60% that no one ever hears about. keeping this in mind:

* 1 in 4 women will be the victim of a sexual assault in their lifetime.
* Most college women will be assaulted before they complete a 4 year degree
* There are approx. 241 sexual assaults that occur everyday in the US
* Utah ranks in the top 5 for violent attacks on women

(FBI statistics for the first three from 2009)
(The last point is from my investigations)

Think about this, if only 40% are reported the numbers here are staggering! Most of the attacks that happen are from someone the victim knows IE: spouse, boyfriend, friend, classmate, family member etc.

You need to learn to handle ALL assaults the same no matter where or who they come from. It bears repeating that the criminal (and I will say that anyone who commits a crime against another is a criminal, no matter what the reasons), doesn't have any feeling for you if they are committing a violent act against you, the love, sharing, feelings whatever that were felt at one time have been thrown out the window the minute that he decided to put his hands on you in an aggressive way. You have to treat him the same way that he intends to treat you.......with the same lack of caring violence that he is using on you.

You can learn to hit and punch another in a variety of ways for a number of years and it will do nothing but hurt your hands.....until you learn to INJURE the other, all of your training is for nothing other than a false sense of security.

Those who know me know that I am a big guy, and those who have trained with me know that I can take ALOT of abuse. In fact, I sometimes enjoy it! however, one thing that I cannot take is an injury. When you get injured, the body goes into a shut down mode to protect you. So, this being said, the first one to get the injury.........wins! EVERY TIME!

Now, this was all a long winded way to say that I was speaking to a local law enforcement official the other day in my "oh so safe" town of Park City, and as we were discussing training and crime in the area, he told me a disturbing secret, and I quote "Oh a lot more things happen here than will EVER be reported or let out, and if you ask anyone about it (meaning law enforcement) they will simply deny it" What does this mean? It means that if they were to tell you about all of the attacks, assaults, robberies, and other crimes committed here in this beautiful area, people would begin to freak out! He also told me that he is a firm believer that people should learn to defend themselves because the police are simply not equipped to protect the public from the criminals. If someone breaks into your home and attacks you, and you call 911, and the officer assigned to your area is 20 miles away on another call....guess what? You are a statistic!

Please understand that I am in no way advocating that we live scared of everyone and that we arm ourselves for the unthinkable, but I am saying that chance favors the prepared mind. If you know what to look for in an asocial mentality, then you will be able to avoid about 90% of possible attacks that could happen if you were not trained and informed.

Food for thought!

See you soon

Wake up people!

It has become painfully obvious that we are in the midst of an ongoing war. I don't mean the type of war that our military fights on our behalf, but the ones that are happening all around us in our own cities and towns.

Crime is on the rise in every city and town in the US. and as long as the criminals know that the average person will not fight back, and that the local law enforcement is incapable of protecting the citizens (due to lack of officers and funding) the attacks on good social people will continue to climb.

What can you do? Well, you can take a martial arts class and hope that in the years that it takes for you to master the movements that you will be shown, you will not fall victim to a violent act. Or, you can arm yourself with a firearm, and take class after class of firearm safety and training (there are a lot of good ones out there) and then you will realize that even an untrained criminal with the mindset to hurt or kill you, will attack you and have you half dead before you will ever get your hands on that gun! Or, you can simply never leave your house again.

It has become painfully obvious to me in the year or so that I have lived in Park City Utah, that the people here live in this bubble of "it wont happen here" but when it does, they are shocked that "IT HAPPENED HERE?" I have also found out that there is a lot more crime that happens here than will EVER be let known, lest we ruin the "resort" atmosphere of this area. After all, who would want to come to an area where there are violent attacks happening? Just like every city and town in the good ole' USA.

If I was a criminal, this area would be the first place that I would hit because I know that most people still leave there windows open or doors open to get "fresh air" without the slightest thought that they are leaving themselves open to the threat of an attack.

A very wise man told me one time that when seconds count, the police are just minutes away. Think about this statement the next time you think that the police are here to "serve and protect" they simply cannot be everywhere at every time. Not when there is one officer to about every 1000 citizens. By the time the attack has finished, they will get there in time to "investigate and report" and hopefully catch the criminal that robbed, raped, beat, or killed you!

I am sorry if this is harsh or I sound a bit brutal, but I have always said that I will never sugar coat the seriousness of the attacks that happen all over this country. All you have to do is to look in the paper or online and read the sheer madness that is going on in our streets, and that it is only going to get worse! If you want to learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones from this growing anomaly in our cities and towns, and take back your right to walk down the street and not be afraid of everyone who looks like a criminal, then you need to message me, respond to this post, or come out to see me and I will be happy to show you how to be a walking threat to the criminals out there. And never live in fear again.......

See you soon,

Did she allow herself to become a victim?

Please read the following story. Also understand, I am in no way saying she deserved this, but she fell into an all too common situation that if she would have known better, she could have fought this attacker off.
Before anyone screams at me for not sympathizing with a deranged pathetic individual, he was the animal with the "I don't care about you" attitude and the will to use it. She happened to cross paths with this man and instead of having the same mind set he had to continue the counterattack AFTER slamming the door on his legs, she stopped and gave him the chance to regain his use of violence.
Don't do the same! Learn how to use this mind set against this type of criminal and SURVIVE!

See you soon!


SALT LAKE CITY — A man who police say attacked a woman who had just arrived in her driveway, was arrested for investigation of attempted murder.

About 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, a 23-year-old woman had just arrived at her home, near 1900 South and 700 East. A man approached her as she was getting out of her car and said he wanted to talk to her, said Salt Lake Police Sgt. Shawn Josephson.

Instead, he punched her in the face without warning.

As the woman tried to get out of her vehicle to call 911, the man sat in the driver's seat with his legs still outside the vehicle, Josephson said. The woman then closed the door on his legs.

That prompted the man to get out of the car, punch the woman in the face again and start to strangle her, the sergeant said. Neighbors heard the woman's screams and came to her aid. Salt Lake police officers, who were nearby, were also called.

Daniel Pasca, 44, did not attempt to flee when officers arrived. He was arrested without incident and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of attempted murder. Josephson said Pasca is a transient who police have dealt with before, but never for something as serious as this.

Police do not believe the two know each other and are unsure about a motive for the crime.
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It just doesn't happen the way they say in MA classes...

The following story shows how about 95 percent of the attacks happen! Are you prepared to defend yourself should this happen to you? Learn how to survive this type of attack regardless of the tool he chooses. Stay tuned for new information on class times and schedules.


Athens, GA – An Athens man was arrested Saturday after police said he robbed and attempted to rape a woman.

The 27-year-old woman was walking on Hill Street when she heard footsteps behind her shortly after 2 a.m., Athens-Clarke County police spokesman Lt. Keith Morris said.

When she was near Pope Street, a man grabbed and forced her to the ground. He pointed a pistol at her and attempted to remove her clothes, Lt. Morris said.

"As the victim struggled with her assailant, other people were approaching the scene, and the suspect grabbed the victim's purse and fled," Lt. Morris said.

The woman, who suffered minor bruises, borrowed someone's cell phone and called police.

Officers broadcast the man's description and less than a minute later, an officer spotted the suspect about two blocks away.

Investigators said the man was armed with a handgun and a body search found items belonging to the woman.
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We have all been here!

It could be said that this woman was in the wrong place at the wrong time, however, we all need to put gas in our cars and go about our lives. What could she have done different? This ended up with her surviving, but it could have turned out much worse. There was some things she could have done to not be forced into the car and become a victim. SALT LAKE CITY -- Police are investigating a kidnapping and sexual assault that began at 845 E. 4500 South.

The Unified Police Department says around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday a man pulled up to the Smith's gas station at that location, pulled a gun on the clerk and demanded money.

The clerk said he had none. The would-be robber ordered him to get some from the main store, but the clerk called 911 instead.

A woman was filling her car with gas. The robber pulled the gun on her, demanded money, then forced her to drive to an ATM. He then forced her to drive to a cul-de-sac nearby and sexually assaulted her.

Then they drove a few blocks away, where he got out of the car, told her to drive away, and fled.

nvestigators are still looking for the man and have only a vague description of him. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black ski mask and black gloves. He's described as about 5 feet 9 inches tall, 170 pounds with a thin build.

Police are checking surveillance video for more information about him.

Police say the gas station clerk is OK. The woman was taken to a hospital.
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Next time you think.....

The next time you think that the city or neighborhood where you live is safe.

This article was sent to me by a good friend. As you read this I want you to ask yourself, "what could I have done in this situation?"

HE GAVE MUGGERS ALL HIS POSSESSIONS BUT THEY WANTED MORE... HIS
LIFE

By Jeff Edwards, Tom Parry And Robert Stansfield, Times-Mirror
Staff

A successful young lawyer was stabbed to death by muggers just
yards from his home despite handing over all his possessions.

Tom Rhys Pryce was heard pleading with the callous thieves, "What
more do you want from me? You've got everything of value."

Seconds later the two men knifed him in the head, body and limbs
in a frenzied, ferocious and senseless attack before they fled.

The 31-year-old, who was due to marry fiancé Adele Eastman in
September, was stabbed at least a dozen times as he put up a
fierce fight for his life with his bare hands.

Investigation chief Detective Superintendent Julian Worker said:
"This is a shocking murder. It looks like a completely gratuitous
killing.

"It is clear it was a robbery. We know that he had already handed
over everything of value that was on him. We know he was telling
them he had nothing else of value. He was pleading with them and
they just produced knives and started stabbing him.

"Tom was killed just 50 yards from his front door. Adele, 31, was
in the house waiting for him to return from a work social event.

"She went outside after hearing the commotion just before
midnight on Thursday but did not see her dying fiancé who was
lying in a pool of blood.

The family was too upset to talk last night. A neighbor said:
"Tom and Adele were the picture of happiness.

"He had his whole life ahead of him but it has been so cruelly
taken from him. Everyone's devastated."

Another, Gerry Dobson, 63, added: "It's such a bloody, crying
shame. We know from firsthand experience as parents the
dedication and support that has gone into getting that young man
where he got in his profession.

"To have some idiot take that away from you, not just you, but a
whole family, friends and community, well it's dreadful.

"He was someone who had put in all that effort when you have so
many bums who go around scratching a living and don't contribute
anything to society."

Tom was attacked as he walked to his home at Bathurst Gardens in
Willesden, North West London, from nearby Kensal Green Tube
station.

He was smartly dressed in a blue shirt and tie, a grey suit and
black business shoes.

Det Supt Worker said: "This is a quiet, up and coming area of
London, and not the type of place where we would expect a murder
like this to happen." A neighbor of the couple added: "This is a
very normal and usually quiet residential street. It's
unbelievable someone should be killed in such a horrible way so
close to his home."

Police believe the murderers may have been lying in wait near
Kensal Green station looking for a victim to rob.

My heart goes out to this man's family for such a tragic loss.

It proves that most people, even hardcore police officials are not really ready to deal with this kind of violence. It also begs to ask the question, "if he gave them everything, why did they kill him?"

It goes to prove that asocial violence doesn't play by the rules that we have been taught to follow of give him what he wants and you will live. He put up a fierce fight for his life....if he would have had the mind set of injure them before they injure me, would things have turned out different?

In situations like this too many people try and stop the knife from entering the body instead of stopping the true weapon from moving the knife in the first place. Harsh? Yes! Sad? Yes! But all too true.

Don't ever let this happen to you. Learn the right way to handle situations like this before they can materialize. Join us, and learn how situations like this could be avoided.

See you soon.......
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Training schedule

Ok, so I am changing the times of my training.
I am going to start the classes at the regular times, Monday and Wednesday at 6pm, and Saturday at 1pm, but they will not be for a set time. Rates will still be 15 dollars for a day class or 100 per month for all of them. This will probably change in the future, but not yet. And I will offer private classes for 30 dollars per hour for those whose schedule doesn't fit the class times.
I understand that what I am teaching has a learning curve so I will cut the times to around an hour to an hour and a half so its not too much too soon.
Also, the venue will be held at the Park City park, near the skate park , just south of the Miner's Hospital. There is a flat open space and some shade for the hot muggy days. We will still take the training off location on times weather permitting.
For the winter time, I am still pursuing an indoor location and will inform you of the place when I have it.
Remember, I am teaching a system that is taking the rules out of contemporary self defense classes that are based in tournament rules, and showing people how to survive TRUE violence in its ugliest form, and I'm not sugar coating anything. Its better to train and be prepared and NOT need to use it, then not having it when you need it most and your life or the life of your loved ones depend on you.
See you soon.....
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Equal opportunity criminal

Violence! The kind that no one wants to think about, has no emotions, heart or reasoning abilities. True asocial violence has only one agenda.....to destroy! It doesn't care where you live, what you wear, what you drive, where you volunteer at, who your married to or what charities you give to.
Asocial violence does not adhere to what you and I think are good standards. If you are standing between the criminal and what they want, and you are not prepared, then you may just kiss your ass goodbye, because the asocial element will stop at NOTHING to get what it wants. And if that means killing whoever stands in its way...oh well.
And it is not territorial either. It goes where it needs to, to perfect its trade, which is taking unto him, what belongs to others, by any and all means necessary. Unless you stay inside your four walls for the rest of your life, and never go to the store, school, work, friends, or your kids functions then you can be a potential victim.
To find out how to NOT be that victim and protect your self and loved ones, come to the Park City park, Mondays and Wednesdays from 6pm until 8pm or Saturdays from 1pm until 3pm and take the steps needed to never live in fear again.
Until then.....
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Wednesday's class

Class tonight was great! My wife and I went through some penetrating inside and outside the line of attack and letting the perpetrator's force cause the injury. Then stepping through and continuing the defense until the attacker is non-functional.
Jeannette was having a hard time with the movement, she felt she wasn't striking hard enough. I assured her, through my own personal pain, that her strikes were not only on target, but also with enough force to cause pain! (I think the bruise to my sternum area will heal).
She is still a little sore from the elbow strikes we were working on, but getting the hang of things quickly, believe me!
I still think she feels it should be more complicated than it is, but is a fast learner and is starting to grasp how easy it is to cause injury to you attacker, if you know where and how to strike.
Maybe Saturday we will have dry enough weather to work on multiple attackers and more ground work.
See you there.
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Monday's class

So, I think we are going to pick up where we left off Saturday.
We are going to work on an attack as you are entering/exiting your vehicle. And do some refresher training on different grabs, ground techniques and maybe well throw some tools in as well.
Remember, the criminal that I hope you will never have to face doesn't care at all if you are married, have kids, or volunteer at the local hospital. If you are standing between him and what he wants......you may not survive, unless you adopt the same ruthless "do unto him before he does unto me" attitude and couple that with defending yourself with the same violence that he will use on you.
Hope to see you there.
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ksl.com - KSL 5 Investigates: Danger in public places

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=14334658

These are some pretty staggering statistics to keep in mind, and it is something that everyone should think about.
While I don't advocate living in fear of going out into public places, I do recommend being prepared for the worst, even if you never have to use it.

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I just dont have the time.......

I actually hear this a lot from people when you talk to them about all sorts of things. From mowing the lawn, to taking a nap, to seeing old friends. I can actually relate to some of the reasons people will give for putting off certain things. It is much easier to put off until tomorrow what you should/could do today.

 

But lets look at some cold hard facts:

 

Most victims of violent attacks never saw the attack coming.

Most didn't realize that there was more than one predator because they didn't see them until it was too late.

Most didn't think that the attack would happen to them, in MY neighborhood, workplace, city, town, state etc.

Most were not prepared for the violence that consumed them in a very short and quick time.

Most didn't realize that the criminal had the knife, until they saw all of the blood.

This list can go on and on.......

 

One thing I can tell you is that very few (And I mean a fraction of a percent) of people in the US are ever ready to be a victim of a violent crime (I know my mother wasn't). That is because they never EVER take the time necessary to train themselves for that time. They always have excuses on why they just don't have the time to do it......I want to.....but my schedule is just too busy.

 

Try telling the man holding the gun to your head as he robs you, or the knife to your throat as he rapes you and see what he tells you. I don't think if you told him that you haven't had the time to train, that he will say "Oh, I am truly sorry, I will be happy to come back when you are more trained to take me out!" Why do you think that you are his victim in the first place? The Hyenas in the wild do not pick out the biggest most prepared animal before they pounce, they choose the easiest target, and they hunt in packs. What do you think the mentality of the urban predator is?

 

If you don't take the time to train the right way, you will NEVER be ready when the time comes.

 

Until next time.

 

Tonight's class

Well, it didn't rain! WOOHOO! Had a lot of fun tonight. Went over a front and rear choke and also a rear grab and lift. For some reason, Jeannette kept putting me on my butt! My upper lip and right eye socket where she popped me a few times are sore but not broken. She has a very good aim and can pinpoint and attack targets very well.
I was showing her how to rotate the head while penetrating the balance of the attacker and I think a tweaked my sons neck a bit too much. Luckily he's tough and will survive.
On Saturday, I think we will work on what happens if you are attacked while getting into/out of your vehicle. Fun times. Until then...

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Wednesday's class

Well, the sunshine is out today and I think class is going to be good. We will take back up where we left off with some knife attacks and being that a lot of attacks end up on the ground, we will continue with what to do if you get thrown down on the ground.
We may also play around with some more chokes and rear attacks.
Remember, your first line of defense against ANY attack is not to put yourself in the sights of a predator in the first place.
See you tonight!
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Training

Well, training had to be called due to some pretty gnarly lightning strikes. But before we had to stop, we were able to go over a couple knife techniques and some attacks from the ground. The grass didn't feel that wet when we were warming up, but when we hit the ground, it splashed! Too much fun! Come play with us on Wednesday from 6 to 8pm. See you then
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Training

So, tonight's class, unless called due to a storm, escaping and attacking from the ground, and defending against a bladed tool. I may also spend some more time on the psyche of the attacker and how to dismantle his/her brain in the process.
Hope to see you there.

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Wednesday training

So, today we worked on defending and attacking from a front choke and rear choke. I was training with my wife and son. I realized something, my wife is very comfortable with using violence to survive! She can strike very hard and has the ability to strike the right target......I will probably be bruised or sore. I definitely won't have to worry if someone attacks her....she will destroy them! Hope to see you on Saturday! Until next time
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Pulling the wool OFF of ones eyes.

There are still a lot of people in this world who live in a dream-like world where nothing will ever happen to me here in "Pleasantville."
What most people fail to realize is that true acts of violence are random and the people that show themselves to be weak and timid are the ones who the criminal will pick out to attack!
You don't have to lead the lamb to the slaughter, the slaughter will find the lamb!
True a-social types will search out their victim regardless of where you live or what your "status" is, they will actively seek out the easiest target based on how you reveal yourself to them.
The only way to stop the attack is to portray yourself as the one that is a force to be reckoned with and that you will not give them anything easy.
Until next time........
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Saturdays class

Today my son told me he wanted to really explore deeper into the Bujinkan, so we worked a little on rolls, strikes and the basics of the Kihon Happo. Good workout today, felt good to hit the ground again.
Mondays class will cover more on the KH and being a good uke and also some good ukeme.
If more people show up we will get more into the concepts of Self Preservation and avoiding violence, or kicking its butt if its not avoidable.
Hope to see you there.....

Training under duress

Well, class tonight started off really well. We were training in a thunderstorm, not a bad one but some good bolts. There was some good hits and strikes (students) during the class and we were going over penetration and striking through the right targets when someone threw a hand grenade right into our group...not really but I guess a lightening bolt hit right above the gazebo roof where we were and the immediate blast was like a concussion grenade! Scared all of us. So we packed it in for the night and we will be out again at the park on Saturday at 1pm. Hope to see you there.
Patrick
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