THINK LIKE THE CROOK Of course, to outsmart an ambusher you have to think like one. When you walk anywhere, especially high-risk areas, you should always ask yourself these questions: 1. Where would someone most likely be hiding? 2. Should an attack occur where are my avenues of escape? 3. What would the best tactics be counterattack, submit, run? A good exercise to run, in order to sharpen your reaction skills in sudden ambush situations, is an exercise I named Door number 1, 2 or 3. Stack cardboard boxes up vertically to create a few walls the attacker can hide behind, or hang a few sheets of black painters plastic from the ceiling to the floor. As the trainee makes their way from one end of the room to the other, the attacker lies in wait behind one of the walls. When the trainee comes within range, the attacker, or attackers (its good to sometimes have multiple attackers) launch an attack; be it a hold-up, knife attack, a fist fight, or whatever other realistic simulation you can come up with. The trainee will soon learn some valuable lessons in avoiding, or reducing the consequences of an ambush: 1. When turning corners, make wide turns to give more reaction time. 2. Use noise discipline (dont make noise) as you approach a hostile area, so the bad guy cant hear you coming. 3. Anticipate likely hiding areas that an attacker may take. Final thoughts Awareness is the key to avoiding many potentially dangerous situations such as ambushes. But just talking about it does not train you for an actual event. You must put these principles into practice so that they become muscle memory (ingrained reactions). The next time youre about to spar with your partner, try having them pop out of somewhere and engage you. By doing this you will be better prepared for the real thing.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:37:39 +0000
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