The 4 Basic Truths of Violent Assault-Part 3

The third "truth" of violent assault, as per Sgt. Rory Miller's book, Meditations on Violence, states that ..
"Attacks happen MORE SUDDENLYthan most people believe."

He goes on to state that "An assault is based on the threat's assessment of his chances.  If he can't surprise, he often won't attack...when the attack happens, it's almost always a surprise."

That's not to say if someone is giving you a glare at the bar or if a few gangbanger thugs approach you in a paking lot or walking down the street.  That is a different scenario entirely, one he also addresses at length in his book and one we will cover in this blog in the near future.  What we are talking about here is a predator; one whose motive isn't territorial or macho-based; one whose motive is to do you harm.  This type of predator is calculating, patient and much more dangerous as he has the element of surprise.  Much like the "shock and awe" tactics used by the military, a predator will wait and then attack suddenly, so as to catch the victim off guard and (seemingly) helpless.  For all you history buffs out there, the Battle of the Alamo was not such an attack-Santa Anna's decimation at the hands of Sam Houston and the Texans 6 weeks later at the Battle of San Jacinto was.

Awareness is KEY.  proper training to handle a surprise and forceful attack is IMPERATIVE.  hitting an opponent's vital targets in a quick, nasty and brutal way is ESSENTIAL.

Your training MUST address all of these factors.  Simple, Effective and Practical. 

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Take care!

Bobby