KNOW FEAR with Tony Blauer

I went for a stroll near my hotel. I walked by a homeless man who was transferring liquid of some sort into a bottle. Normally I don't stress about homeless people, but I got a bad feeling from this guy.

He looked young (late 20's/early 30's) a couple of seconds after I asked passed him, I heard him start walking after me. A few seconds later I glanced again and he had closed some distance. I knew he had the advantage of an attack from behind, and he had a big glass bottle. 

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Nir lives in Toronto. Former Israeli military and is currently law enforcement in Toronto.  His perspective is invaluable. We discuss the incident, these types of attacks, and things we should all think about. 

From a post by Nir right after the Toronto event.

"I am fielding a tremendous amount of media interview requests for this incident, and have a few lined up for today, and I’m actually pissed off at the tone in which media outlets are contacting me for interviews, specifically, with statements such as “how was this Toronto Officer able to resolve the situation without having had to use ‘excessive force’ and killing the suspect like the Police probably would have in the US”!"

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You have a wad of cash from a hard days work. You parked near the ATM and you're headed to make a deposit. You're also about to be mugged. 

Join me for another amazing story of how understanding the psychology of the attacker's "want's" can help you create a quick strategy that could dramatically alter a potentially dangerous scenario. 

Here are the original ATM videos:

ATM 1

ATM 2

What if your next confrontation is with yourself? 

I met Pablo on a course in Brazil where he was assigned as my translator. We hit it off right away. What I didn't know prior to meeting him was that he was also a life-long martial artist.  This made his experience and feedback even more meaningful. But the coolest part of this experience was how he used our research on fear management to overcome self-doubt and move to the next level in his coaching career.

When we are worrying about the outcome, the sound of our own voice can inspire fear. This is the greatest gift you receive when you get to 'Know Fear'. 

Learn more about our KNOW FEAR program here.

I heard about Tosh long before I met him. As the recipient of the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism, his story is amazing. What's even more fascinating to me is how humble he is. 

I asked him to share the story as it's so relevant to this podcast aptly named: KNOW FEAR. It's worth reading about the event online here.

Tosh's life is fascinating and the current chapter is as mesmerizing as it is inspiring. His thoughts on life are shared on his Instagram feed which I highly recommend you scroll through.

This talk was special like the man himself.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Author, blogger, BMX wizard, martial artist, athlete, coach and deep thinker, Greg Walsh is an artist and a student of life.  I met Greg almost a decade & we've stayed in touch via the net. In this talk I learned [and realized] how serious Greg is about training, mindset and personal growth.  What I appreciated most was how passionate Greg was during our conversation.   You're going to dig this down to earth talk with Greg Walsh the man behind Wolf Brigade.

I've known Glenn for about 18 years. But get this: We've never met.  We've never trained together. Our connection was through my research on personal safety and managing fear. 

About 8 years ago Glenn sent me an email that I have saved and reflected on several times over the years. I would read it at certain courses and events as a reminder that what we do is far deeper than learning how to throw a punch. 

Here are some excerpts from Glenn's letter to me:

"...the most valuable thing I’ve gotten from my distance learning from PDR anyway...it’s the audio tape on dealing with fear. It’s been years, and I can’t even begin to tell you how much of an impact your material had on my kids, filtered in an age-appropriate way through me...

Both she and my son have really absorbed a great deal about responding to fear from your teaching; my daughter has been growing in self-confidence, traveling the world (including a 6-month stay in China), and while staying safe has utter fearlessness in confronting challenges and potentially stressful situations.

...again, due to no small measure to your instruction laying a foundation for dealing with fear.

...I’ve benefited as well, of course, but I find myself particularly grateful for the very practical ways you have helped my kids to cope and to develop skills in dealing with life that I wish I had the opportunity to learn at their age."

 - Glenn

I first noticed Jay online from his popular podcast Renegade Radio. We had mutual friends and so a meeting was inevitable. Jay invited me on his show and our talk went long and deep. Very deep. A lot of times, the podcast is just a 'product', there's a time domain, some cookie-cutter questions, a formula and while the content can be solid, educating and informational, some podcasts feel more like you're eating 'fast-food' than wining & dining. With Jay, there was a sincere depth and desire to connect.  I knew as soon as I got my podcast up and running I would want him as a guest. He didn't disappoint and I learned there was much more to the man than I realized. 

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Jay Ferruggia has been helping guys become the strongest version of themselves since 1994. He has appeared in Men’s Health, Muscle & Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Men’s Fitness, Fast Company, Huffington Post, LiveStrong, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Shape, Entrepreneur, Details, ESPN & CBS.

In the last month, we've had two insane school shootings.  One that was horrific and tragic the other could've been but it was stopped quickly by an armed school resource officer.  In this podcast, I discuss school safety with Kyle who has created Operation Innocence, a program designed to explore ways to keep children safe while at school. We also discuss some of the things we feel contribute to the craziness going on in society these days. Welcome back Mr.  Kyle Reyes

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I first met Andy about 10 years ago in Santa Cruz.  As our paths continued to cross our conversations got longer and deeper.  Over the years I have learned that he's an incredibly talented and passionate man. He's a caring father.  A patriot. An explorer and adventurer. He can draw and write.  He's funny and a deep thinker. He's like a modern-day Renaissance Man, which doesn't make sense but it does. Oh, and he likes to jump out of airplanes on off giant mountains. Meet Andy Stumpf.

Although no longer wearing a uniform, Andy continues to fight for the SEAL community, and their families.  In 2015 he set two World Records after jumping from 36,500 feet and flying over 18 miles in a wingsuit in an effort to raise 1 Million Dollars for the Navy SEAL Foundation.  Andy is a sponsored skydiver and BASE jumper, constantly traveling the world creating content for his sponsors.  

After entering the private sector, Andy founded a consulting firm dedicated to ensuring that the lessons learned from over a decade of sustained combat are retained, refined, and utilized by leaders in the business world. 

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