![]() ![]() ![]() Danger is danger, regardless of its source. The only reason to act, when you have an option of avoiding physical engagement, is down to ego there is no ego involved when you are confronted by a different species. The language that the wild dog understands, and the language that the mugger understands are both foreign to most individuals. To think differently when dealing with an armed assailant, who would leave, if you handed over your wallet, makes little sense. If you were to encounter a wild dog that was snarling/spitting and moving towards you, you would think of every option but confrontation. In such situations you aren’t dealing with another “you” – you are dealing with a wild animal. The corresponding emotions/feelings that occur in such incidents aren’t indignation and a sense of unfairness, but an immediate understanding, that you are dealing with someone, who is lacking certain moral and social inhibitions, and has a singular, clear intent to cause you serious harm without a second thought. Most people have never felt what it is like to have a firearm pressed against their body. Most people don’t understand the shock and awe of physical violence, of confronting someone who not only has a knife, but has a clear intention of using it. There is a huge difference between the “idea” of violence and the “reality” of violence though many don’t understand this. Most people haven’t dealt with real-world violence, that’s just the simple truth (and this includes some self-defense/Krav Maga instructors – which isn’t always an issue if they appreciate what violence actually looks like). This article isn’t just about why you should hand over your possessions, but about those who possess a genuine warrior mindset versus those who don’t, and about how a person who trains a couple of times a week, can develop a realistic strategy for dealing with situations, that they can employ when being threatened/attacked. Most people accept this approach, but now and again, some will kick back against it, arguing that they would be the person who would just act – almost without thinking – and try to disarm/control the weapon, and do what was necessary to prevent their assailant from taking their valuables. I do this for a number of reasons, but mainly, because in the mugger’s mind, they always see themselves leaving with the wallet – the variable being whether the victim is shot/stabbed or left unharmed (if they have acquiesced). When dealing with armed muggers I teach people to first hand over the wallet. ![]()
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