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This is Five Minute Friday (FMF), just a little quick tip on how you can think differently about your self-defense in today’s modern world.  Things are always changing, but we always have to remember the basics.  These tips are designed to keep the perspective of basic self-defense while looking at our ever-changing world.

Last week I went to Dallas Texas for an interview.  I’ve been there a dozen times and driven every time.  I normally don’t research what’s going on there, but because of COVID and Riots I took 20 minutes before I left to research what was going on in the city and surrounding area.

Do you research where you are going before you travel?  It’s a good idea to find out what normal is before you get that.  And avoidance being the best way to defend yourself, you can find out where you don’t want to go.  This way you can avoid stopping in the worst parts of town where you are the most likely to have a problem.

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We study techniques of gunfighting everywhere.  We hold up our shooting skills (technique) above all to show how we will win a gunfight.  But the route world of gunfight is fight, not gun.

Everyone talks about that, but what tactics do you really study, know, and will implement in an actual gunfight?  That gets harder.

You should be studying tactics at least as much as you are studying techniques.  Whatever amount of time and effort you use to go shooting, take classes, and work on shooting better is the same amount you should be putting forward to use tactics.

And when you practice your technique do you practice your tactics too?  How about when you draw, move towards cover.  Don’t just stand there flat footed and hope your shooting skills will be good enough to win the fight. 

It takes a lot of shooting skill to overcome bad tactics (a lot). 

It would be better if you worked on your tactics and put yourself in a position that made it almost impossible for you to lose and the shooting element was so simple that it made you laugh.

That’s a better way to win a gunfight then standing toe to toe and seeing who can draw faster and make the most hits before the other guy.  No one fights like the OK Corral since the OK Corral.  It didn’t go well for either side that day.

We want to walk away as the winner.

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90% Tactics 10% Shooting Techniques

• People win gunfights without any traditional training
• People win without shooting skills
• Military more into tactics than shooting and winning wars for a long time

Tactics 101

• Tactical Patience / Wait your turn
• Immediate Actions
• Ambush
  • Pick your location
  • Pick your time
  • Make your enemy come to you
  • Preparation
• Attacks
  • Speed, Shock Force, Violence of Action
  • Envelopments or Flanking
  • Flow like water and attack where your enemy is weakest
  • Use all of you against one point on them
  • Distraction, Misdirection, Deception
• Counter Ambush
  • Assault Through
  • Take cover and maneuver
• Defense
  • Always be improving your positions
  • Camouflage
  • Fields of Fire/View
  • Avenues of Approach
  • Cover and concealment and micro terrain
• Order of Preference
  • Defense, Ambush, Attack, Counter Ambush

Study Tactics

• Read the Originals
  • The Are of War by Sun Tzu
  • The Book of Five Rings
  • Military Field Manuals on any of the above subjects
  • Military Strategist, anything WWII or after
  • Security Books
  • Facility / Force Protection books from the military

Basics

• Preparation
• Avoidance
• Tactical Patience
• Always be improving your position
• Distraction
• Surprise, Speed, Violence of Action

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Today:

This is Five Minute Friday (FMF), just a little quick tip on how you can think differently about your self-defense in today’s modern world.  Things are always changing, but we always have to remember the basics.  These tips are designed to keep the perspective of basic self-defense while looking at our ever-changing world.

Today I had a close call in a Walmart parking lot.  It turned out to be nothing but I want to make sure I don’t end up in that spot again.

The correct military term is to do an After Action Review so you can see what you could have done better, what you missed, and what you did right.

I missed someone getting too close to me.  He wanted to ask a question about the church I go to, but that was beside the point.  I let him get too close and ketch me a spot where I had little to no maneuvering room.  

If he had done something my only chance would have been a frontal assault.  I let him get me stuck between two cars and my car door.  There was no retreat or cover to take.  My only chance would have been deception and patience or a full out frontal attack in a little confined area.  I don’t like any of those options.

I should have kept going past my parked car and doubled back to see what he was doing more.  I should have been paying more attention.  I thought he had gotten to his car and wrote him off.

Turns out, his car was the one parked behind mine and I was right about that.  But I was wrong about him getting into his car.

So I learned something the easy way.  I hope you learn things the easy way by doing after actions on anything that happens to you.

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Today:

There is talk about defunding police everywhere.  I have friends in California law enforcement that are taking a 10% pay cut across the board.  Minneapolis is talking about defunding their police force altogether.

Is there a way we can make the police better without a radical change?  Is there an answer if we disband a police department and still have law enforcement?

I don’t know what will happen in Minneapolis, but I know it isn’t good.

There are a lot of problems with police officers and departments most people don’t know about.  I’ll give you a bunch of those and some of the easy things we could do to fix it.

Most things can be fixed.  Like all problems, all we need is time and money to make things better.  While that seems easy when we have government money it isn’t.  That’s tax money.  And the tax money won’t be going to make someone else rich or more powerful.  So you know they will fight it tooth and nail.

If we burn down the police department and fire everyone is there a way to have private come in and take over?  It might be possible, and we might bet a better product.

How good is the police force right now?  What could we do to make them better?

We talk about all that and more on this podcast.

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Current Problems with Police:

• Police don’t work for the people
• Us versus them mentality
• Public service tenure, almost impossible to fire
• Seniority based placement and pay
• Good old boy society called the thin blue line
• Good cops out ASAP
• Lack of Training
• Can’t go to another department and retire
• Golden handcuffs
• Politically appointed chiefs
• Who’s the customer?
• Costs associated, financial and personal, of doing good cop work

Things we can fix:

• Lack of Training
  • Required Reading
  • Physical Requirements (PT Tests) and PT after shifts
  • Mandatory training
  • Mandatory classes on law enforcement
  • Basic LEO in Texas requires 643 hours of training (16 weeks)
  • Ongoing training is only 40 hours every two years
• Us Vs. Them
  • Mandatory side jobs or volunteer in the community they police
• Good Officers Out
  • Be able to rate and work with other good cops
  • Bottom performing cops should be let go with performance being defined by the community they police
• Cop Tenure
  • Contract renewals
  • Mandatory time off
  • Mandatory Psych visits
  • Mandatory PT Tests
  • People change every 5 to 10 years, and we never reevaluate if a cop should still be a cop or not
• Golden Handcuffs
  • Private or state pensions/retirement
  • Private or state health insurance
  • Contract renewals every 5 years (chance to go to another department)
  • Make changing departments normal
• Time Off
  • Mandatory Vacations
  • Mandatory time off for training
  • Time on and time off cycles
  • 3 months on 1 month off?

Privatize Police?

• Cops are Contractors with 1-year contracts
• People rate police interactions for renewal of contracts for police company and individual officers
• Cops pass a test to renew their contract
• The people become the customer again
• Private military was cheaper than our military and in some ways better
• Required training, lots of training that is on the officer and company to get done
• Cops responsible and can change every year
• Less administrative personnel
• Specialized personnel that get paid according to their specialties, less and more
• Opportunity to move up and down
• Cycle time off for training and time off
• California doing with private patrol industry

Screwed Up

• Minneapolis
  • 58 Square Miles
  • 430,000 people (use to be 521,000)
  • 800 Sworn officers and 300 civilians
  • Average for a big city for violent crime rates
  • But Minneapolis has over 20 gangs with over 1,000 gang members. Police say gangs account for at least half of the violent crime in Minneapolis
  • Budget $193.3 Million this year
• Defunding Problems:
  • Where do 800 Officers and 300 employees go? What do they do?
  • 911 is a privilege that might be going away. Who answers that call?  Literally
  • New Department? Who is going to staff it? Where are you going to get 800 officers?
  • Everyone switches hats
  • Real change takes a really long time
  • Crisis thinking and emotional reactions will not be good

Improving Police

• Pursuit of Excellence
  • The best trait of a police officer
  • Real Leadership is needed everywhere

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Ben

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Today:

This is Five Minute Friday (FMF), just a little quick tip on how you can think differently about your self-defense in today’s modern world.  Things are always changing, but we always have to remember the basics.  These tips are designed to keep the perspective of basic self-defense while looking at our ever-changing world.

When is the last time you practiced true empathy for someone outside your circle?  Did you feel for George Floyd and his family when you watched him die on camera?  I did… and it was horrible.  I got sad, I got scared, and I got mad!

I’m sure most people felt the same thing.  But what about his family?  What about him?  What do you think he felt laying there blacking out with a “peace officer” sitting on his neck?

Little different feelings?

Now we have protests that turn into riots.  I can understand people’s anger.  I’m there. It's not about doing and being with them, it's about feeling what they feel.

I don’t understand racism… really.  I’m a white male that grew up in a white middle-class neighborhood in southern California.  I knew a lot of Hispanic people growing up, but no black people.  I saw racism on both sides of white versus Hispanic but what do I know of black racism?

What got me on the empathy kick was hearing a message from about a black man teaching his preteen son that the son cannot go to a police officer in America for help when something happens because most cops will assume he did it.

What a horrible thing.  It’s something I have empathy for.  I teach you as a self-defense person who carries a gun, to have no doubt, that if you have an official interaction with a police officer and you do it wrong, your life is in danger.  A misunderstanding can get you killed.

I have empathy and can understand that fear.  I took that and looked at my own son.  I don’t want to teach him that he is in danger if he has an interaction with a police officer.  Just think about doing that and how much it would suck.  Now you have empathy for someone.

Take that into de-escalation techniques and you have something you can use to keep yourself safe.

Like any self-defense strategy, you need to practice.

Practice every day when you are interacting with other people.  You will get better at it and it will make you a better person because you will care about more people and be able to help them out.

When you help other people, you make the world a better place.  Simple.

When you can have empathy for people you can use it to your advantage in a dangerous situation.  Cops call it Verbal Judo and it’s been around since 1980 something.

Now go practice every chance you get.

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Today: Rioting is out of control!  There are cities being burned every night in states across the US.  Is there a legitimate reason for them to riot?  Is there any legitimate reason to riot?  Is there any reason you would riot?

Those are hard questions.  What if the President of the United States said he is making himself king?  Would that be a reason to riot?  What if elections this year are cancelled.  Is that a reason to riot?

So there could be a reason that you would riot.

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Is there a reason that you would riot? Loot?  Pillage? Hurt innocent people?

Is there a line you wouldn’t cross?

Is there a line, once crossed, all the gloves come off?

Things are crazy in San Antonio

Promises of riots moving to the suburbs

Florida Sheriff says “I’m highly recommending they blow you back out of the house with their guns.”

Police are overwhelmed right now

What happened to Covid-19?

Trump doing crazy:

• Church Photo Op
• Saying he’ll send the US Military in if governors don’t get a hold of things

The Law and the Constitution shouldn’t be suspended for riots or a “state of emergency”

• Principal over Preference (from Vin Armani)
• Curfews
• Lock Downs
• Federal Troops being used on American Soil as law enforcement
• Law Enforcement has no duty to protect you, only the public at large.

Use of Force Law

• Held to the strictest scrutiny
• Public doesn’t understand disparity of force
• Public doesn’t understand how you could be in danger if you are in your vehicle
• Difference between a peaceful protest and a riot

This will die out

• Riot Tactics 101, keep moving people around until they get tired and bored
• Investigate who is shipping people to different places
• Investigate where bricks are coming from
• Investigate possibility of paid protestors
• Where is the money coming from?
• Is this terrorism?

Terrorism

• Definition from FBI:
• "Domestic terrorism is the unlawful use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual based and operating entirely within the United States or Puerto Rico without foreign direction committed against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives."

One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter…

Is there a time when you would riot?  Commit “terrorism”?

Scary and interesting times we live in.

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Today:

This is Five Minute Friday (FMF), just a little quick tip on how you can think differently about your self-defense in today’s modern world.  Things are always changing, but we always have to remember the basics.  These tips are designed to keep the perspective of basic self-defense while looking at our ever-changing world.

Have you noticed is harder to figure out what people are doing when they are wearing a mask?  The eyes are supposed to be the windows to the soul, but I never realized how much I used other facial cues to interact with the people around me.  When someone is wearing a mask you will need to look at different body language to see what their intent is.

Here are a couple of body language things you can look for:

Target Glance

When someone stares at something but doesn’t want to get caught looking, or they keep subconsciously looking back and forth from what they are pretending to do and what they are actually thinking about.

This could be a clue in what the person is really thinking about and his subconscious mind has him looking at it.

This could be a problem when someone is supposedly shopping but is really there to victimize someone.  If they keep looking at you, you may be their next victim.

Toes Facing Away

We subconsciously point our feet at what we are thinking about.  If someone is thinking about the ice cream on the top shelf in front of them, their toes will be pointed towards the ice cream.

If the person is looking at ice cream but thinking about victimizing you, their toes may be pointed at you. Something to look for and if you see it, it will look out of place and you should probably leave.

Fingers doing odd things

Yes, we talk with our hands and count on our fingers.  Even when it is self-dialog.  But, if you see a nervous twitch or the person’s hands shaking, it could be an indication of an adrenaline dump. 

If someone is on the ice cream aisle getting sherbet, they shouldn’t be having an adrenaline dump.  Something might be about to go down, now would be a good time for you to leave.

Unusual Energy Level

Are they as excited or as calm as everyone else there?  If their energy level is extremely calm this could be a criminal that has practiced putting himself at ease before an attack. 

Right now, during covid crazy, everyone is a little on edge and has some nervous energy they are moving around with.  If someone is calmer then everyone else, that could be the indication of a problem and it might be time for you to leave.

On the other side, if everyone is calming moving about their everyday lives and find someone that looks like they are bounding with energy like a kid you just told is going to Disney Land, this might be an indication the person in question just had an adrenaline dump and is not handling it well. Probably a good time to leave.

Why is that person here?

Always my go-to question.  If you can answer that, then you will know if someone is there to hurt you.  Practice when you are out with other people.  People watch and try to figure out what they are doing at that location at that time.

As a practice, don’t just figure out that they are shopping like you, try and figure out a little of that person’s back story for being there.

The more you practice and observe people to see if they are right, the better you will get at the game, and the easier it will be to spot people that are up to no good.

Watch the video here

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Today: Violence is a part of our world… good, bad, or indifferent, it is there.  If you are forced to fight, how much violence should you use?

The obvious answer is enough.  But what is enough?  Have you studied it?  Have you really thought about it?  Have you checked your thoughts with someone that understands violence?  Where did you get your ideas of violence?

Unfortunately, most of us get our ideas about violence from TV shows and movies… and that is completely wrong.

Now social media would be a better place to get an idea about what true violence looks like from people that do violence for a living.  And I don’t mean law enforcement or the military.  They have checks on how much violence they are allowed to do. 

Some criminals use violence every day.  They have learned it the hard way.  And they practice all the time.  These people are experts in the use of violence that most of us will never understand.  They do it as a practical matter of purpose.  It’s how they get places in life.

We need to understand true violence so that we can use it if we have to. 

Whenever possible getaway, period.  Do not do violence if there is another way out.

Once the violence is started, go first, use speed, surprise, and violence of action to win.  Use complete and overwhelming violence to win.

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Three ways to win a fight:

1. Surprise
2. Speed
3. Violence of Action

How much violence:  Complete and overwhelming violence

Rethink where you get information about violence from:

• TV and Movies have ruined us for how violence worked
• Bad guys understand and do violence all the time
• Police are not a good place to look to learn violence
• Easiest place to commit violence against another person is when they are on the ground
• Best option, go first
• Check out real sources of videos to see actual violence:
  • John Correia Active Self Protection
  • Byron Rogers on Instagram @Executive_protection_lifestyle
• Fight like your life depends on it
• Get out of dojo thinking

Think like a violent street fighter

• Any and all means necessary
• Keep going until they are done
• Take advantage of everything
• Surprise, speed, violence of action

Watch this guy get surprised:

See the video here

If you are going to use force, use overwhelming force to win.

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Today: This is Five Minute Friday (FMF), just a little quick tip on how you can think differently about your self-defense in today’s modern world.  Things are always changing, but we always have to remember the basics.  These tips are designed to keep the perspective of basic self-defense while looking at our ever-changing world.

What will your new normal look like? After going through any major life event there will always be a new normal.  Ask any military member that has deployed for any length of time. 

You go overseas and come back and things are not the same

We look at it the same way.  We want to “normal” to return after Covid Crazy, but it won’t.

You will have a new normal.  And you can make it good or bad.  This is your chance to reinvent yourself. 

Reinvent how you work, where you work, when you work, who you work with, where you go, who you go with, how you act, what self-defense measures you take.  Everything you can think of, this is your chance to make it different and better.

Are you going to take this chance or are you going to let government tell you what your “new normal” will be?  The only thing I trust government to do is put their boot on my neck.  No thank you.

I’m going to figure out what my new normal is and I’m going for it.  I want to work in gun sales again.  I’m going for it and working on it.

Figure out what you want your normal to be and go for it.  This is a great opportunity if you take it.

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Today: Shooting and moving is one of the hardest things to train.  I know you don’t have access to a training facility most of the time, taking classes is not always viable (cost, time, and locations), and shooting a local match just isn’t the same thing.  Here is where you can start training yourself to shoot and move.  This is how you can start learning how to bust off the X in a fight.

This is a simple crawl/walk/run method.  Start at the very beginning and go slowly.  I know you have been shooting for a long time and are ready to jump right in!  I feel you… I’m the same way.  But doing this without going through all the steps in dangerous.  You need to go slowly, start at the crawl part, and move forward one step at a time slowly. 

The reason most people don’t teach this method is twofold:  1 – It can be dangerous and people get over-excited and try to go too fast and hurt themselves or someone else.  Go slow! 2- This is hard.  It takes some time, effort, and work to be able to get it.  With a coach sitting there showing and teaching you, it’s really more like a parlor trick.

I am peeling back the curtain and showing you how to start from the very beginning and go forward.  To do these techniques you need some basic understanding of how to draw and shoot the gun safely and actually be able to hit the target. 

Listen to the podcast, take notes, and go step by step and you can learn to shoot and move at home. 

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”  Theodore Roosevelt

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Getting off the X I first heard from James Yeager years before he was an internet star

Movement is life

Either Shoot and Move like I’m telling you too or learn to move then shoot like most instructors teach.  And, in the words of Paul Carlson, use “real-world movement.”  Don’t just take a half step on the range.

Shoot/Move/Communicate is bull and doesn’t work, don't worry about it

How to Learn – The best way is from an instructor.  Check out these other two:

• James Yeager at Tactical Response
• Gabe Suarez at Suarez International 

Craw/Walk/Run Method – Little steps at a time moving really slow at the beginning

Crawl: Learn to draw the gun facing different directions

• Forward is the easiest to learn, so start there
• Weak Side
• Strongside (it’s harder to do safely)

Walk: Practice new shooting positions at the range

Then back home to practice drawing into the shooting position you refined at the range

Run: Draw the gun while moving and shoot while moving

Smooth is fast – Fast is smooth:  Be as smooth and as slow as possible to start with

The easier thing:  Move and then stop, then shoot

• Simply learn to draw the gun while moving and then stopping in a shooting position to take your shots
• Practice at the range by stepping side to side in the booth. Raise the gun as you step.  The last count of the draw

Moving While Shooting vs Moving then Shooting

• Moving while shooting is faster
• Moving then shooting is more accurate
• Moving then shooting is easier to learn
• Moving while shooting gives you your own cover fire

Last Thought:  Move with a purpose

• In the military it means fast
• Here, know why you are moving
  • Make space
  • Don’t get shot
  • Towards cover (the best option statistically)
  • To escape

Thanks for listening, don’t forget to check out the Shooter’s Club, and if you need ammo check out Lucky Gunner.

Stay Safe,

Ben