Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
Psalm 144:1
Psalm 144:1
your personal protection (self-defense)
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TERRORISM> the threats here
"What you're trying to do is Minimize. Always try to Minimize. Minimize the damage to you, while you try to Maximize the damage to your opponent."
- Hanshi C
- Hanshi C
A strong emphasis is placed on Reality Training in the Shurikan Kenpo Karate Organization through its Specialized Martial Arts Response Tactics (S.M.A.R.T.) program in the adult classes.
Being Prepared Is Not Being Paranoid!
"The health and well being of my assailant is NOT my responsibility, or concern."
- Hanshi C
- Hanshi C
"Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats of violence. But many men who are not cowards are simply unprepared for acts of human savagery. They have not thought about it (incredible as this may appear to anyone who reads the papers or listens to the news) and they just don't know what to do. When they look right into the face of depravity and violence they are astonished and confounded"
- Jeff Cooper: A United States Marine, the creator of the "Modern Technique" of handgun shooting, and an expert on the use and history of small arms.
- Jeff Cooper: A United States Marine, the creator of the "Modern Technique" of handgun shooting, and an expert on the use and history of small arms.
Learning Visualization and Tactical Thinking
The following points below are covered and presented in detail in our Adult Kenpo Karate S.M.A.R.T. classes:
Pre-emptive Steps To Prevent An Assault/Attack
Situational Awareness
Turn Off Your Filters (Don’t have Inattentional Blindness)
FOLLOW (AND LISTEN TO) YOUR GUT!
Observation-Orientation-Decision-Action (Connective process between Pre-emption and First Contact.)
First Contact> THREAT
Flick The Switch
Strike ONLY Vital Defined Areas
Continue To Strike Until THE THREAT HAS BEEN NEUTRALIZED!
Situational Awareness
Turn Off Your Filters (Don’t have Inattentional Blindness)
FOLLOW (AND LISTEN TO) YOUR GUT!
Observation-Orientation-Decision-Action (Connective process between Pre-emption and First Contact.)
First Contact> THREAT
Flick The Switch
Strike ONLY Vital Defined Areas
Continue To Strike Until THE THREAT HAS BEEN NEUTRALIZED!
Change the Actor - Reactor Ratio
The Actor - Reactor Ratio, is that ratio between your assailant and you.
The Actor - Reactor Ratio, is that ratio between your assailant and you.
Two types of violent behavior: Antisocial vs Asocial
In our S.M.A.R.T. classes these two states of behavior are defined, deconstructed, and counter tactics for each given.
In our S.M.A.R.T. classes these two states of behavior are defined, deconstructed, and counter tactics for each given.
Precursors to Violent Behavior
Prey Signal - Predator Signal
Function Over Form and Adaptation of Technique
“If you find from your own experience that something is a fact and it contradicts what some authority has written down, then you must abandon the authority and base your reasoning on your own findings.”
-Leonardo da Vinci
-Leonardo da Vinci
Martial Arts, both classical/traditional & modern as they are so often identified by, as seen today, tend NOT to be practical against threats of today, and the reality of how an attack can be acted out against you! One must be able to look and derive function over form. If it is found to be more practical, and successful, that the accepted principle and methodology of a technique should be modified/adapted upon, away from the accepted, THEN DO IT!
“A good plan, violently executed immediately, is better than a perfect plan too late.”
- General George S. Patton
Do NOT Allow for Atrophy of Technique!
Supreme Master Fusei Kise
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"A number of years ago, Master Fusei Kise told me that true self-defense/combat, is like fighting in a phone booth."
- Hanshi C
- Hanshi C
First Contact Conflict
Theory of the (Old West) Gunfighter. Gunfighter 101! Along with Speed Hitting!
Theory of the (Old West) Gunfighter. Gunfighter 101! Along with Speed Hitting!
Strike Fast - Strike First!
Like a classic gunslinger, get 'em before they get you!!!
Like a classic gunslinger, get 'em before they get you!!!
The Old West Gunslinger knew the mechanics and attributes necessary to win a fight. Those principles can be used today in dealing with an adversary at First Contact. Some years ago, I became aware of, and studied how the gunfighter actually defended themselves. The facts of the matter, to anyone's surprise, does not jive with the romantic impressions of the Old Western Gunfighter. (In the days of the Gunfighter/Gunslinger, they called themselves often as, Shootists. So, I like to call what I do as, Strikist.) The truth of the matter is this: The successful Old West Gunfighter did whatever he had to, to win, to survive. Tricking or baiting his opponent was just fine. The important thing was to get your opponent first! These are all good rules of thumb to follow in today's conflicts! Especially in First Contact Conflict. First Contact Conflict is just that: That point that you are first confronted by a threatening opponent. long before any fighting stance or a physical exchange. The point at the beginning. The posturing, positioning, and the verbalization. Which is how the Old West gunfights would begin and then progress to conclusion.
- Hanshi C
- Hanshi C
It's all about the Fast Strike! (That gets there first!)
Fast Strike Points:
Effective Non-Assuming Stance
Minimizing Motion (Shortest distance between two points of reference)
Striking Naturally> an ingredient to speed is Effortless Motion
Hand Position
Body/Hand Creep
Learn from your strikes
Clear Your Mind
Line of Sight & Line of Strike
Hand Before Foot
Fast Striking is based on Closing.
Seeking the hands, a Wing Chun term.
Threat Zone Line
Reverse Engineer your strike.
General Speed and Martial Arts Speed. (Martial Arts Speed is skilled movement)
Fast Strike Points:
Effective Non-Assuming Stance
Minimizing Motion (Shortest distance between two points of reference)
Striking Naturally> an ingredient to speed is Effortless Motion
Hand Position
Body/Hand Creep
Learn from your strikes
Clear Your Mind
Line of Sight & Line of Strike
Hand Before Foot
Fast Striking is based on Closing.
Seeking the hands, a Wing Chun term.
Threat Zone Line
Reverse Engineer your strike.
General Speed and Martial Arts Speed. (Martial Arts Speed is skilled movement)
Strike First Video (below)
At First Contact Conflict, Speed Hitting can play a vitally, positive role. If your first strike has your top speed, clean & precise technique, and a line of site path; it is possible to "freeze" your opponent. Your speed simply, for a split second, paralyzes- freezes their ability to react. This condition can be seen early into the above video, when my Black Belt assistant, is captured on the video freezing at the point of my speed shot. He knew he was suppose to clap his hands together the moment he saw/sensed my movement, even possibly catching my hand. But as you can see, he was "frozen" still at the moment of my strike! Ultimately your First Strike, and before your opponent can get a strike off, is most important at First Contact!
- Hanshi C
- Hanshi C
And Line of Sight Striking.
Trick, manipulate (him or the situation), bait your Attacker! Do whatever it takes to WIN! TO SURVIVE!!! >And also, after the fact, have a successful legal defense of your action(s)!<
"Though defensive violence will always be 'a sad necessity' in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men."
- Saint Augustine
- Saint Augustine
Today and everywhere, we have the possibility of radicalized individuals and groups threatening free societies and its innocent citizens. Whether "Home grown," or from away, it could happen anywhere, as past and recent events have shown us. "Low Tech" attacks> i.e. using vehicles, common edged weapons like kitchen knives, any all types of edged weapons, tools like hammers, etc, are now being utilized by these perpetrators of Terror. CMA will begin, within its Adult Kenpo Karate classes, present a self-dense program to present information and techniques aligned to help counter these threats. Radicalized attacks in this webpage are added to what we think of as, "traditional attacks," utilizing conventional and unconventional weapons. No matter where you live in our free societies, you must face the realization, that terror threats are possible anywhere! Much of how you would defend yourself against a possible terror type, low tech attack, is quite similar to regular self-defense. A lot of it is acquiring proper defense thinking> and Following/Listening To Your Gut! Awareness of your environment is first and foremost important!
Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
Psalm 3:7
Psalm 3:7
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In the Shurikan Kenpo Karate Dojos S.M.A.R.T. training, we utilize appropriate, relevant training tools.
When comes to an assailant with a weapon: Always your tactical thinking should be Weapon Defense NOT Weapon Disarm!!! There IS a difference!
Disarms are techniques of opportunity only. This is one of the "laws" we live by in Inayan Eskrima.
If you "plan" to take away a weapon from someone that is determined to put the sharp pointy end into you, you are probably going to suddenly realize that things just didn't work out like you counted on them to. Unfortunately, that lesson may never have an opportunity to mature.
The cinema has desensitized us to what an edged weapon can do in this type of situation. They have given the general public the idea that they can simply slap or kick the weapon from someone that intends to do them great bodily harm. That will simply not happen and along the way they will incur lots of damage. By the time they realize it.. it may be too late.
My students practice disarms religiously but understand the opportunity must be created or simply present itself before attempting the take away. In combat, as in many other things, opportunities come and go. You must find the timing and have the skill readily available to use when the moment is right.
-Tagaturo Klement, the Filipino art of Inayan Eskrima.
"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein
“Conflict follows wrongdoing as surely as flies follow the herd.”
- Doc Holliday
- Doc Holliday
The images of Terror and Evil today, THAT ARE IN OUR VERY OWN BACKYARD:
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“The 10 Warning Signs of Terrorist Activity”
1. Suspicious activity related to fireworks.
Federal authorities have advised local law enforcement to take notice of anyone asking questions about fireworks “that go beyond mere curiosity about the potential damage fireworks could cause.”
Authorities are worried an extremist or lone wolf could repackage the explosives in fireworks as an improvised explosive device. The death of a 47-year-old Michigan man occurred when a large mortar fireworks shell he was holding detonated served as a tragic reminder of just how dangerous fireworks can be.
So if you see someone behaving strangely at your neighborhood fireworks stand — perhaps asking questions suggesting another use in mind beyond casual entertainment — that might be a good time to say something to police.
2. Probing or testing the perimeter of a fence, facility, or its security systems.
Most attacks involve some form of reconnaissance. Sometimes this is as cursory as snapping a few cellphone images for later review and planning. Other perpetrators will devote time to mapping out their routes, even studying the timing of traffic lights and commuter patterns. They may even embark on a rehearsal prior to the actual attack.
If you see someone loitering or behaving in a suspicious way — like checking out an employee-only entrance at a shopping mall, or examining the integrity of a fence along a regional airport — let local law enforcement know that you see something that looks strange. Police receive inquiries like that all the time, and as long as the call is sincere and genuine, they are happy to dispatch a patrol officer to check out the suspicious activity.
3. Anyone setting a backpack or bag down in a crowd and walking away.
This should trigger immediate concern. While the behavior could be completely harmless, it is certainly suspicious and could be a prelude to a devastating attack along the lines of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
In the wake of that incident, authorities have grown more careful about inspecting bags and purses being toted into major events. But security at local venues may be less rigorous. Police say informing them of suspicious unattended bags, briefcases, or luggage could be a real lifesaver.
4. Suspicious use of social media or the Internet.
Federal officials say the Islamic State (ISIS) and other extremist groups are currently engaged on a daily basis in trying to use social media and the Internet to recruit and radicalize disaffected citizens. When police earlier this year got a tip that a young man in Ohio was engaging in suspicious activity on social media, it apparently helped thwart an ISIS-inspired attack on the Capitol. According to government documents, an informant notified the FBI that the suspect, 20-year-old Christopher Lee Cornell of Green Township, Ohio, was using an alias on Twitter accounts to express support for violent jihad.
The FBI says Cornell planned to detonate pipe bombs at the busy Capitol, then open fire on bystanders and responders during the ensuing chaos. Immediately after making that arrest the FBI issued a bulletin to local law enforcement that read: “Terrorist group members and supporters will almost certainly continue to use social media platforms to disseminate English-language violent extremist messages.”
5. Purchases of suspicious supplies.
There can be a fine line between purchasing materials for ordinary use and stockpiling dangerous or suspicious items — explosives, weapons, and ammunition. Actual planning of an attack can involve more subtle purchases: Maps, uniforms, body armor, flight manuals, how-to books, materials needed to make passes or badges, or the equipment used to manufacture identity-related documents. Whether a purchase rises to the level of saying something to law enforcement probably depends on context, and intuition regarding the individual involved.
6. Attempts at impersonation.
It should go without saying that people trying to pass themselves off as someone they’re not are inherently suspicious. Beyond Halloween or some harmless role playing… it’s difficult to imagine why any legitimate person would want to look like a law officers, soldier, or company employee when they clearly aren’t.
7. Unusually large or heavy bags.
If someone has difficulty hefting a backpack, that could be unusual. According to SecureTransit.org, a website funded by the Department of Homeland Security, you should be mindful whenever people appear to be commuting with an unusually heavy or large backpack, gym bag, or other luggage. This would especially be a concern if the bag were to be abandoned.
Also suspicious: Any attempt to store a bag in a compartment other than the one the owner is riding in.
8. Unusually bulky, loose-fitting apparel worn in hot weather.
In countries like Israel where security is paramount, officers are trained to spot people whose clothing seems out of place or disproportionate to their body type. Increasingly, that’s a concern U.S. officials are talking about as well, because thick or baggy clothing can be used to conceal weapons.
9. Any sign of tampering.
It might not be a person you need to report, but a situation. Exposed wiring, strange smells, leaks, or any sign of potential tampering, especially on a bus or train, is something you should consider reporting. And authorities definitely want you to let them know if anyone appears to be tampering with safety systems, electronics, surveillance cameras, or other equipment.
10. Suspicious or abandoned vehicles.
Remember New York’s Times Square bombing attempt in May 2010? A street vendor spotted smoke coming from a parked SUV, and alerted the NYPD. It turned out the vehicle contained an improvised pipe bomb, gunpowder, gasoline, and three 20-gallon tanks of propane. Authorities later said the bomb would have caused a massive fireball, intense shrapnel, and many casualties had it gone off.
It can be difficult to know whether a car is simply parked, or has been abandoned. The important thing is to be cognizant of the potential danger, and to let police know immediately if you see something unusual.
One last bit of advice from the experts: Trust your instincts. No one is better equipped than you to know what does or does not belong in your immediate environment. Odds are you’ll sense when something’s just not right.
One Department of Homeland Security video describes the act of “seeing something” this way: “It’s when you experience a moment of uncertainty. Something you know shouldn’t be there. Or someone’s behavior that doesn’t seem quite right. These are the moments to take a pause. Because if something doesn’t feel right, it’s probably not.”
Sources: DHS.gov See-Something-Say-Something Campaign; SecureTransit.org; University of Tennessee at Knoxville UTK.edu “8 Signs of Terrorism.”
***Other source materials for potions of this webpage: Alpha Nation/Todd Lamb & Target Focus Training/Tim Larkin
1. Suspicious activity related to fireworks.
Federal authorities have advised local law enforcement to take notice of anyone asking questions about fireworks “that go beyond mere curiosity about the potential damage fireworks could cause.”
Authorities are worried an extremist or lone wolf could repackage the explosives in fireworks as an improvised explosive device. The death of a 47-year-old Michigan man occurred when a large mortar fireworks shell he was holding detonated served as a tragic reminder of just how dangerous fireworks can be.
So if you see someone behaving strangely at your neighborhood fireworks stand — perhaps asking questions suggesting another use in mind beyond casual entertainment — that might be a good time to say something to police.
2. Probing or testing the perimeter of a fence, facility, or its security systems.
Most attacks involve some form of reconnaissance. Sometimes this is as cursory as snapping a few cellphone images for later review and planning. Other perpetrators will devote time to mapping out their routes, even studying the timing of traffic lights and commuter patterns. They may even embark on a rehearsal prior to the actual attack.
If you see someone loitering or behaving in a suspicious way — like checking out an employee-only entrance at a shopping mall, or examining the integrity of a fence along a regional airport — let local law enforcement know that you see something that looks strange. Police receive inquiries like that all the time, and as long as the call is sincere and genuine, they are happy to dispatch a patrol officer to check out the suspicious activity.
3. Anyone setting a backpack or bag down in a crowd and walking away.
This should trigger immediate concern. While the behavior could be completely harmless, it is certainly suspicious and could be a prelude to a devastating attack along the lines of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
In the wake of that incident, authorities have grown more careful about inspecting bags and purses being toted into major events. But security at local venues may be less rigorous. Police say informing them of suspicious unattended bags, briefcases, or luggage could be a real lifesaver.
4. Suspicious use of social media or the Internet.
Federal officials say the Islamic State (ISIS) and other extremist groups are currently engaged on a daily basis in trying to use social media and the Internet to recruit and radicalize disaffected citizens. When police earlier this year got a tip that a young man in Ohio was engaging in suspicious activity on social media, it apparently helped thwart an ISIS-inspired attack on the Capitol. According to government documents, an informant notified the FBI that the suspect, 20-year-old Christopher Lee Cornell of Green Township, Ohio, was using an alias on Twitter accounts to express support for violent jihad.
The FBI says Cornell planned to detonate pipe bombs at the busy Capitol, then open fire on bystanders and responders during the ensuing chaos. Immediately after making that arrest the FBI issued a bulletin to local law enforcement that read: “Terrorist group members and supporters will almost certainly continue to use social media platforms to disseminate English-language violent extremist messages.”
5. Purchases of suspicious supplies.
There can be a fine line between purchasing materials for ordinary use and stockpiling dangerous or suspicious items — explosives, weapons, and ammunition. Actual planning of an attack can involve more subtle purchases: Maps, uniforms, body armor, flight manuals, how-to books, materials needed to make passes or badges, or the equipment used to manufacture identity-related documents. Whether a purchase rises to the level of saying something to law enforcement probably depends on context, and intuition regarding the individual involved.
6. Attempts at impersonation.
It should go without saying that people trying to pass themselves off as someone they’re not are inherently suspicious. Beyond Halloween or some harmless role playing… it’s difficult to imagine why any legitimate person would want to look like a law officers, soldier, or company employee when they clearly aren’t.
7. Unusually large or heavy bags.
If someone has difficulty hefting a backpack, that could be unusual. According to SecureTransit.org, a website funded by the Department of Homeland Security, you should be mindful whenever people appear to be commuting with an unusually heavy or large backpack, gym bag, or other luggage. This would especially be a concern if the bag were to be abandoned.
Also suspicious: Any attempt to store a bag in a compartment other than the one the owner is riding in.
8. Unusually bulky, loose-fitting apparel worn in hot weather.
In countries like Israel where security is paramount, officers are trained to spot people whose clothing seems out of place or disproportionate to their body type. Increasingly, that’s a concern U.S. officials are talking about as well, because thick or baggy clothing can be used to conceal weapons.
9. Any sign of tampering.
It might not be a person you need to report, but a situation. Exposed wiring, strange smells, leaks, or any sign of potential tampering, especially on a bus or train, is something you should consider reporting. And authorities definitely want you to let them know if anyone appears to be tampering with safety systems, electronics, surveillance cameras, or other equipment.
10. Suspicious or abandoned vehicles.
Remember New York’s Times Square bombing attempt in May 2010? A street vendor spotted smoke coming from a parked SUV, and alerted the NYPD. It turned out the vehicle contained an improvised pipe bomb, gunpowder, gasoline, and three 20-gallon tanks of propane. Authorities later said the bomb would have caused a massive fireball, intense shrapnel, and many casualties had it gone off.
It can be difficult to know whether a car is simply parked, or has been abandoned. The important thing is to be cognizant of the potential danger, and to let police know immediately if you see something unusual.
One last bit of advice from the experts: Trust your instincts. No one is better equipped than you to know what does or does not belong in your immediate environment. Odds are you’ll sense when something’s just not right.
One Department of Homeland Security video describes the act of “seeing something” this way: “It’s when you experience a moment of uncertainty. Something you know shouldn’t be there. Or someone’s behavior that doesn’t seem quite right. These are the moments to take a pause. Because if something doesn’t feel right, it’s probably not.”
Sources: DHS.gov See-Something-Say-Something Campaign; SecureTransit.org; University of Tennessee at Knoxville UTK.edu “8 Signs of Terrorism.”
***Other source materials for potions of this webpage: Alpha Nation/Todd Lamb & Target Focus Training/Tim Larkin
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