In this episode of the Lessons Learned series I break down a video that provides us with lessons on situational awareness, baselines, anomalies, and pre-attack indicators.
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September 25, 2016
Lessons Learned Series| Episode 4 – Subway Attack
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¡WARNING GRAPHIC!• • It’s important to understand that inaction is a decision.• • When observing behavior that does not match the baseline, having a threshold for decision making is vital to making a decision and taking action.• • @thecpjournal uses the combat rule of (3) - meaning if (3) anomalies or deviations from the baseline are observed, you must make a decision. Keep in mind that this is a heuristic or rule of thumb - in some cases, as shown in this video, a singular deviation is enough to understand the intent of an individual and action should be taken - whether it be escape, preemptively strike, counter-strike, etc.• • Observe, make a decision, execute, review - ignoring anomalies will not solve the problem or keep you safe.• • Follow @stayingsafe_selfdefense for more breakdowns.• • Disclaimer: Most violent encounters provide many concepts and principles to learn from. The point of my posts are to breakdown a particular incident into a few digestible concepts; not to provide full commentary on all lessons to be learned.•Maintaining composure and breaking the freeze response during a high stress encounter is a key component for a favorable outcome.• • It doesn’t matter if it is a violent encounter, medical emergency, or a situation similar to this video; remaining as calm as possible will allow you to assess the situation, take in new data as it becomes available, and make decisions in a timely manner. Of course, the more training and experience you have the easier it will be to keep your composure and make good decisions.• • The woman in this video did a great job of staying calm, taking in/evaluating/responding to new information as the situation unfolded - ultimately ending in a favorable outcome.• • Check my story for a link on how to conquer the freeze response.• • Follow @stayingsafe_selfdefense for more breakdowns.• • Disclaimer: Most encounters provide many concepts and principles to learn from. The point of my posts are to breakdown a particular incident into a few digestible concepts; not to provide full commentary on all lessons to be learned.•¡WARNING GRAPHIC!• • Mental preparation is a key component in having a successful outcome when dealing with violence.• • Watch how the defender makes key observations, remains calm, doesn’t draw unnecessary attention to himself, and engages the closest threat until it is neutralized then moves to the next threat - this type of overall response requires mental preparation and training.• • Ways you can conduct mental preparation are breaking down attacks like this one to its key components, conduct visualization exercises, and create generalized plans for different situations to default to during an emergency.• • Follow @stayingsafe_selfdefense for more breakdowns.• • 🎥 from @informate809 • Disclaimer: Most violent encounters provide many concepts and principles to learn from. The point of my posts are to breakdown a particular incident into a few digestible concepts; not to provide full commentary on all lessons to be learned.•-
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September 25th, 2016 at 2:44 pm
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September 27th, 2016 at 4:05 am
Chris,
This is another great post. I recently re-read Left of Bang in order to better internalize its principles and concepts. Like you, I believe in the value of that methodology.
I definitely learned something from this video. You did an exceptional job at highlighting the perpetrator’s pre-incident behaviors.
robert
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