“The FULL spectrum would have to include activities leading up to the actual encounter as well. This is aspects such as awareness, knowledge of the victim selection process and signs and indicators of agitated persons or persons about to commit a violent action. The full spectrum of low tech combat must also include events immediately after an encounter such as gathering witnesses, knowing what to say to police and being able to render first aid. Another aspect would be the day to day and ‘industry’ knowledge and lifestyle that comes with being a modern citizen warrior.”
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It’s nice to see someone addressing what’s truly relevant.
Now don’t let that word: “Aliveness,” become another dead cliche we talk a lot about! Aliveness has to be lived otherwise it ceases to be alive.
Dead patterns are good drills but they were originally designed to as stepping stones not millstones.
“Asian martial arts are bullshit,” he says. This does not explain many thousands of years of successful warfare.
Perhaps they are “bullshit” indeed for a suburban dwelling western office worker whose highest level of risk is a paper cut and who thinks drill is the pinnacle instead of merely the start.
Real necessity MAKES ALIVENESS HAPPEN. Faking it risks breeding another cult following.
But it’s good to see the dude at least giving it a go.
…my old friend and sempai Tom Everett used to say “the world needs more lerts be a lert today. simply being aware of the bad guys is usually more resistance than they want. after all, petty crime is a low-pay job. most would rather pick on the little young woman with the cell phone in one ear and the i-pod in the other, or the little old man in the walker with the oxygen cylinder. oh. fringe benefit – the world is a beautiful and interesting place. think i’ll go out and water the garden now…