Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Tarani: The Failure That Could Save Your Life” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/tarani-the-failure-that-could-save-your-life/.
Tarani: The Failure That Could Save Your Life
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Tarani's essay is on point.
It's been my experience that "things" kick into place when a "situation" arises. We respond according to our natures and our training... training can make the difference between dealing with the situation, OR conversely, "running around like a chicken with it's head cut off". Training can make the difference in a legal, useful response and an off the wall, freak-out response to the perceived threat.
A very good outline. One caveat I have to this paragraph- "Violence is chaotic, unfair, and unfolds fast. The person who has trained through adversity, who has stumbled, adjusted, and kept moving, is the person far more likely to stay in the fight when it counts. This final piece of iron ensures that when life hits back, you don’t break; you respond with resilience and skill."
No. While it sounds right about staying in the fight, if you want to survive it is about getting out of the fight as soon as possible. My instructors all absolutely emphasized getting out of the situation as soon as conditions would allow. Who were they? SWAT, MA masters, spec ops, military and LEO trainers.
Let me explain. The key to staying alive is not to stay in the fight but to survive it with as little injuries, loss or negative effects as possible. It isn't about "winning", that is for sanctioned matches. It is about getting away from the attacker(s) as soon as you can without getting injured. So you end the fight fast by- escape, parrying, or better/faster/more focused combat than is being used against you. Then you quickly exit the scene. I am alive today because of that.
Note - this isn't "finishing the mission" training which is a different perspective and focus. Rather it is for self defense. In self defense as the article insinuated, you are not looking for match winning points or trophys or cool looks found on tv shows where the hero talks tough, acts fast and the opposing gang are impressed or cowed into submission. End the fight and get away to live another day. By any means necessary. Your goal is to get home intact, look after your family, not get arrested or sued or injured/killed.
No. While it sounds right about staying in the fight, if you want to survive it is about getting out of the fight as soon as possible. My instructors all absolutely emphasized getting out of the situation as soon as conditions would allow. Who were they? SWAT, MA masters, spec ops, military and LEO trainers.
Let me explain. The key to staying alive is not to stay in the fight but to survive it with as little injuries, loss or negative effects as possible. It isn't about "winning", that is for sanctioned matches. It is about getting away from the attacker(s) as soon as you can without getting injured. So you end the fight fast by- escape, parrying, or better/faster/more focused combat than is being used against you. Then you quickly exit the scene. I am alive today because of that.
Note - this isn't "finishing the mission" training which is a different perspective and focus. Rather it is for self defense. In self defense as the article insinuated, you are not looking for match winning points or trophys or cool looks found on tv shows where the hero talks tough, acts fast and the opposing gang are impressed or cowed into submission. End the fight and get away to live another day. By any means necessary. Your goal is to get home intact, look after your family, not get arrested or sued or injured/killed.
Well written and for those younger than the Grays, that fail to the point of why what some called hazing when going through a crucible to become one of the team. What is being broke down in the individual for becoming part of the Team in Boot Camp, a discussion often loss on how soft people have become... In that light to include those becoming gray that missed the opportunities to make oneself harder.