Observe, Orient, Decide, Act: The OODA Loop Training in an effective self-defense system shortens your OODA loop. OODA stands for Observe, Orient, Decide, Act. In the smallest-scale tactics (i.e., in hand-to-hand combat), the loop boils down to this simple interpretation: Observe: Be alert. See what and who is around you. Orient: As you observe, orient […]
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Why Unbreakable® Umbrella for self-defense rather than a Kubotan keychain or a tactical pen? Why have I decided to produce Unbreakable® Umbrellas for Never-Thought-of-It LLC rather than Kubotan-like keychains or tactical pens? Here are my reasons: 1. An umbrella is longer than a Kubotan or a pen, so you can hit your attacker from a
Strike an attacker before attempting to disarm him/her, strike with any weapon of opportunity! Having an “arm extender” in a physical altercation is better than being empty-handed. Even if your arm extender is such that striking with it won’t disable the attacker (a rolled-up magazine or a piece of clothing, for example), you can use
Umbrella, a weapon of opportunity against a knife attack This self-defense tip is about defending against a knife attack by using an umbrella. I will begin with techniques and tactics suitable for the Unbreakable® Umbrella. That’s because these are easier to practice than those possible with regular umbrellas. They are more reliable too. Because the
Self-Defense Tip 73 Everyday Objects as Weapons of Self-Defense: Umbrella vs. Knife Read More »
Rolled-up magazine, a weapon of opportunity against a knife attack This self-defense tip continues the subject of defending against a knife attack using everyday objects, which began with tip number 69, Everyday Objects as Improvised Weapons of Self-Defense: Rolled-up Magazine vs. Knife, Part I. In tip number 69 you can see that a strong whack
In the previous self-defense tip, I have shown the basic points of using a jacket to deflect the armed hand, or to ensnare it and the knife, or possibly to knock the knife from an assailant’s hand. Before I show you how to disarm a knife-wielding attacker, here are a few facts: A knife-wise attacker
In the previous self-defense tip, I have shown how to use a rolled-up glossy magazine to deflect a knife or even knock it from an assailant’s hand. Jacket, a weapon of opportunity against a knife attack Today’s self-defense tip is about defending against a knife attack by using a jacket or any suitably substantial piece
It is summertime and crime is rising — lowlifes are out and about, and you need to arm yourself as best as you can. I have already written about such everyday objects as pencils and credit cards being weapons of opportunity, for defense or for attack. This self-defense tip, and a few others that will
Ambush attackers to deprive them use of their weapons In the previous self-defense tip, Knocking Out or Otherwise Incapacitating Assailants, I wrote that the “majority of the most reliable tactics could be called ‘ambushes’” and that someday I will write more about ambushes. Today is that day. In essence, an ambush is an attack done
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The most effective methods of knocking out or incapacitating enemies This tip is my comment on an article on knockouts in violent encounters, written by James LaFond and published in Black Belt magazine. First, two lists of various methods of knocking out or otherwise incapacitating an opponent, based on James LaFond’s analysis of 1,675 acts
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