The situation in France reminds us that terrorist or criminal active shooter events can happen anytime, anywhere. What should you do if you’re caught up in an active shooter incident? First, review the City of Houston’s excellent video, Run-Hide-Fight. This is the...
Force equals Mass times Acceleration (F=Ma) It’s a basic equation in physics and applies in violent encounters. If you can apply enough force, using either mass, acceleration or both, you can ‘force’ someone to have a reaction. If you hit them in the...
We all loved Mr. Miyagi, but John Kreese (played by Martin Kove) in Karate Kid actually had it right. Want to win a fight, “strike first, strike hard, no mercy sir!” I remember my parents telling me never to start a fight, but to always finish a fight....
Something that I find interesting about predators is that there seem to be two types, the BSD’s, also known as Big Scary Dudes, and the Stealth Attackers. BSD’s are the ones that you see coming. These are the people that the moment you lay eyes on them you...
Just the other day at church my five-year-old told me that another kid punched him in Sunday school class. I don’t really remember the reason, something about who was first in line…whatever, they’re five it doesn’t matter. Anyway, my next...
“Look me in the eye and tell me that!” While it’s been said that the eyes are the window to the soul, you can’t always trust them to let you know if the other person is lying. In fact this whole tone puts people on the defensive. In most of the...