What is Situational Awareness?
What is situational awareness?
Situational awareness can get you out of a violent confrontation. It is by far the best self-defense technique available. It even outstrips MMA.
So what is it?
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Proxemics – How to Protect Yourself From Coronavirus
How to protect yourself from coronavirus.
Before I get into that, I need to introduce you to a concept.
Proxemics.
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Security Shot #5: How to Arrive Home Safely At Night
How to arrive home safely at night. This post is inspired by a recent change in our lives. Our youngest daughter has just started university. To make her commute easier, she stays in a house closer to the city during the week and sometimes has to arrive home to an empty property after dark. Security Shot 5 is for all the young women out there who must face the unknown of the dark after a long day.
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Situational Awareness For Self Defense (Infographic)
Situational awareness is one of the most important self-defense techniques. With good situational awareness, you will be able to sense trouble before it finds you.
The great thing is if you work at it enough, you can learn to heighten your awareness through exercises.
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LITTLE EARTHQUAKES – Recovering From PTSD
It was the deep of night, I was warm and dreamy, happily invested in the process of sleep. Then the night changed. I was ripped awake by a call on the community radio. Someone in the rural plotlands where we live was calling for help.
After dragging myself into some clothes, I fumbled through my gear expecting that I would soon be on my way to another neighborhood crime scene. I met up with my fellow patrollers, and we began the search.
We were told people had heard a man’s voice continuously calling out for help.
Sound can be deceptive at night.
Our area encompasses large tracts of paddocks and grasslands. At night when it is still, sound travels much further than in the day.
After some searching, we found a property, which might have been the source of the man’s desperate calls. We climbed through a disused electric fence and saw a building with a light on. We were not prepared for what we found…
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How to Find the Right Armed Response Company for You
An alarm is only as good as the sharpened stick it’s attached to. In other words, who will come once your house alarm has activated? This post was originally written for South African homes, however, there are armed response services the world over, no matter where your country is ranked relative to crime levels. The principles discussed in this post are applicable to anyone considering an alarm response subscription.
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Security Shot #4 How to Build a Panic Room For a Home Invasion
“Sanctuary… a word which here means a small, safe place in a troubled world. Like an oasis in a vast desert or an island in a stormy sea”. – Quote from Lemony Snicket’s: A Series of Unfortunate Events.
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SECURITY SHOT #3 Your Car Emergency Kit
According to the World Health Organisation, cars are responsible for more preventable deaths than suicide, HIV/AIDS and even homicide. Motorists in low and middle-income societies are most at risk of dying in a vehicle accident, with countries in Africa reaching the top of this list.
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Security Lighting Tips – Do Outside Lights Deter Burglars
A question I hear all the time is, ‘do outside lights deter burglars’? Yes, we all know that when you go out at night you should leave your lights on to deter criminals.
The question is…
Is this strategy at all effective?
In this post, I’ll reveal why a strategic use of lighting is one of the best burglar deterrents and how you can easily implement these lighting strategies in your home.
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SECURITY SHOT #1: Alarm System Maintenance Tips
Your house alarm is a powerful home defence tool if used properly. House alarms both protect your home when you are away and can be used as an early warning system when you are home. There are four simple rules to getting the best out of your house alarm: It must be in good working …