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- A Tale of Attempted Abduction - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Wayne HarrisonThis event is the second of two of the most terrifying in my life. Like one of the other attempts on my life i've spoke here about, i've never spoke in 'public' about this before either. Without a doubt i'm emotionally damged by this still. In a strange way, maybe more than when that four man ...
Views: 1621(1 vote) - The Combative Way - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Wayne Harrison'Combatives' is a generalization of a collective grouping of principles & techniques, that should always be simple. Primarily a concept based model, techniques are secondary. Within those sentences, are the heart of the combative approach. Generalization Being a general term, this ...
Views: 1580(1 vote) - The Psychology of a Baseball Bat - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Wayne HarrisonThe psychology of a baseball bat. Or indeed the attacker(s) mentality. In it's most basic way, can be summed up by an incident that happened to me some years ago... I was living in Northern Ireland at the time. A local group of males, affiliated to a terrorist organisation, attempted to ...
Views: 1434(1 vote) - Distraction & Evasion - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Wayne HarrisonThis article is very hard for me to write. It concerns one of the two most terrifying moments in my life. That even now, some 9 years later, i still can feel the mental scars. Writing this, adrenaline is running through me, and i'm becoming very emotional. I've only told this event to my closest ...
Views: 1407(1 vote) - Groundfighting Explored - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Wayne HarrisonThe following article is not mine, however we thought it quite usefull as it explains some CPP reasons of avoiding the ground, and getting straight back up. Fighting Myths - notes from the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers Conference One of the myths about personal protection ...
Views: 1395(1 vote) - The Night of the Long Knives - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Wayne HarrisonThe Night of the Long Knives Some of you who know me personally from my home area, will know that throughout my life as a 'career idiot', i was involved in knife violence, including being stabed in the chest & back myself. One such incident stands out among the rest, both in terms of frenzy, ...
Views: 1257(1 vote) - Sensibilities of the Senseless - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Wayne HarrisonDriving around most of Nottingham this evening, one would be forgiven for thinking it is just another sunny day, in a great city. The city centre was full of shoppers earlier, with many making their way to the local derby football match this evening. Trouble in an area last night (where 50 cars ...
Views: 1187 - Homestead Happiness - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Wayne HarrisonWe live in buildings for highly specific reasons. Safety. Security. Health. All these are top of the pile. Humans will enter buildings that are not theirs for specific reasons also. Benignly it may be to shop, or perhaps to visit friends or relatives. In both shops and homes there will be ...
Views: 1182(1 vote) - An Insight Into Gangs (Part 1) - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Wayne HarrisonTo better understand gangs one must first attempt to understand the reasons why people become involved with them. To ignore this crucial first step is to immediately begin to travel down the path of ignorance, leading ultimately to the want (however justifiable it may be) to forms of summary ...
Views: 1144(2 votes) - Simplicity is Key - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Wayne HarrisonCombatives is a loose term indicating a collection of actions that tend to deal mostly with the conflict phase of an engagement. The whole purpose of combatives is to teach you in the shortest time possible how to realistically protect yourself. It must be simple, else it isn't combatives. ...
Views: 1111(1 vote) - An Insight Into Gangs (Part 3) - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Wayne HarrisonCan Anything Change (cont.) The fact is – crime exists, and as we can see, social unrest does also. The UK riots may have cost upward of 100 million pounds. Add to that the potential cost to the resources of the criminal justice system, it may reach closer to 200 million. It must be realised ...
Views: 1058 - An Insight Into Gangs (Part 2) - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Wayne HarrisonOr Understanding Is Not The Same As Excusing In the Prime Ministers speech today, David Cameron commented on the ‘holds’ gangs have on their members. This I think, is slightly missing the point. Any possible hold a gang has on its members is immaterial to the gang member, ...
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