Agree with @s_afsoc about simply avoiding street denizens.
Some of the last people you want to tangle with are potential needle drug users, especially if they’re living on the streets. You don’t want to open up a cut on either of you and you don’t want to get punctured by a syringe or whatever else they may have.
No blood-borne disease is worth it if you can simply avoid a fight. Just keep walking and keep distance.
You can be sympathetic to a person’s situation and still recognize that you’re not the person who is going to help them out of it. The most important thing is to keep you and your people safe.
Excellent post, very wise advise. Take it from someone who was stabbed with a dirty needle, you don’t want to go through the follow up shots and the worry of contacting AIDS for six months.
The difference between training for a sport, and training to save lives should be no comparison. Unfortunately the majority of athletes far out work the majority of first responders. Our work ethic should be an example to athletes, not the other way around.
Russia has developed many of its own fighting systems over the years. The most recognizable of the Russian-born martial arts is a relatively modern system called Sambo. The word is an acronym for Samozashchita Bez Oruzhiya , which literally translates to “self-defense without weapons.” Sambo was developed in the early 1920s and is taught in both sport and combative forms; the latter is used by the Russian military.
A soldier learns blocking techniques from a Sambo instructor. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Breckenkamp.
Combat Sambo is a relatively simple but highly effective system that centers around strikes, joint locks, chokes, throws, ground fighting, and weapons. The martial art itself is constantly evolving and improving, thanks to its wide use and practice today. Sambo tournaments are a popular occurrence in Russia, and notable UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov demonstrates the efficiency of the art.
Kali, also known as Arnis or Eskrima, is one of the most popular military martial arts around today. Originating in the Philippines and used by military and police units the world over, Kali is centered around knife and stick fighting and incorporates some striking and grappling techniques. While the exact origins of this art are subject to debate, it is known that this fighting system has existed for hundreds of years and is relatively complex and intricate. Kali methodology focuses on controlling distance and using angles for both effective attacking and defense. A primary principle of Kali is to not kill your opponent but to destroy his ability to cause you further harm — this leads to many strikes or stabs directed against the opponent’s arms and hands, for example.
Most military martial arts fighting styles are fast and aggressive, with emphasis on attacking hard with a high degree of violence. Kali is performed with knives, and as the consequences for mistakes are severe, it’s typically more reactionary and defensive than other military martial arts systems.
I recall a Tim Larkin video in which he suggests that the best approach for neutralizing someone with a knife (or in any other context) is not to attack the knife hand but to attack regions that will incapacitate the person, such as the throat, groin, solar plexis, etc. His argument is that even if you incapacitate the hand with the knife, the other hand is still free to do you harm, perhaps by going for a second weapon, whereas if you incapacitate the whole person, the threat is over.
I don’t purport to know who has the better point, but I would lean toward Larkin, that is, shut the entire person down, not just his knife hand. Curious as to the thoughts of others with more experience and knowledge than I have (admittedly a low bar).
This is always true, but sometimes you can improve very easily by having the right tool for the job on you. Here’s a little reminder that wild animals are still wild.
Good on this lady for fighting with what she had and winning, but there’s a reason 10mm and .44 magnum are considered entry-level carry weapons by a lot of Alaskans.
Your self-protection is up to you and you alone. No one is coming to save you. The truthful adage “when seconds count, help is hours away” should be in the forefront of your mind.
In my corner of the world, there is an old saying, “You never know someone until they are promoted”. Now, I am referring to the military and law enforcement world. I don’t know how it works in the business sector, but, I suspect, it is the same. Once an individual reaches a certain rank, either military or law enforcement, and take that magical walk through the HQ doors, they shed their skin like a snake and transform into a self-serving ass kissing politician.
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Depends on the station within the organization of the person you ask. Don’t judge till you’ve been in their shoes, and such and so forth. There are lots of things that go into decisions and actions you aren’t privvy to until a certain level in an organization. That said, some people are shitty leaders, others shitty people, others are both.
“Regardless of your level of experience, the most dangerous call that our officers will ever respond to is the next one that they’re dispatched to,” Cain said. “Because you never know regardless of the circumstances of the call what it may ultimately lead to.”
