After spending a week with Val Riazanov on systema and Russian martial arts and filming the new DVD series I thought it might be a good day to do a show on dealing with potentially violent confrontations.
Join me today as we discuss…
- First a correction on my error from yesterday – the RRR is NOT a private army
- Real violence vs. movie violence
- The morals of the criminal, he has none
- Professional = death when it comes to killing
- The first rule is avoiding the confrontation
- If you can’t avoid it focus on deescalation
- If deescalation fails at times controlled retreat is the best option
- You should always appear relaxed and “harmless”
- When you do strike it must be with sufficient force for the situation
- Pressure points are useless in full speed combat, anatomy points are critical
- The “systema strike” – misunderstood and highly effective
- Dealing with an armed opponent takes things to another level
- The knife is the oldest consistently deadly weapon for a reason
- In dealing with an opponent with a gun 1.5-2 meters is “critical distance”
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The Survival Podcast will return to our regular broadcasts beginning tomorrow 5-12-10. I am in my last day today of the filming of Advanced Ballistic Striking with Val Riazanov. I have really missed doing the show for the past few days and there won’t be one today but I have to say training and working with Val has been worth it.
While I won’t have a show for you today I wanted to share something that will be in future shows with you that Val and I have been discussing during the last week. That being the psychology of confrontation.
Val of course hails from the former Soviet Union, well to be more precise The Ukraine making he and I brothers both as former soldiers (on opposing sides) and of a common national heritage. For those that are not aware my family came to the US right as the Communist Revolution began during WWI. During his youth Val was part of the Soviet Olympic Judo Squad and later joined the Russian Army, eventually becoming a trainer for both Russian Special Forces and the KGB in unarmed combat.
This gave him a unique view of the Russian mentality of combat from organized sports to actual real world combat. His view was summed up to me this week as follows,
“In the west they teach you to win, you train to win, you attempt to win a fight, a match a battle or a game. It doesn’t matter what you are doing you try to win. Hence when your life is on the line your mind is on winning. So you fight hard, you attack your attacker and you get very aggressive. We were trained to be aggressive as well but in a different way. Our primary focus was survival, in a match survive to the next round, in combat survive the bullets for another day, etc.
With this focus our minds were conditioned to always remain calm in an attack, relaxed as one can be, taking care to defend yourself and look for the opponents weakness. With patience the weakness always shows and by surviving you eventually are given the opportunity to win.”
Some of the most profound words I have ever heard! I will be discussing these and many other concepts I picked up from Val over this week when I return. Until then, keep on living that better life.
~ Jack
I get a very large number of questions about ballistics terminology, cartridge specific questions and a lot of questions from very new or even aspiring first time gun owners. Well today I am going to help you with the “ballistics code” so to speak. Often you can hear a conversation between two experienced rifleman and it sounds almost like a foreign language. So today I will tell not just what many of these terms mean but why they matter and even why some don’t matter that much at all.
Tune in Today as we Discuss…
- What is bullet vs. what is a cartridge vs. what is a case
- What is trajectory
- What is ballistic coefficient
- Why more velocity or a lighter bullet is often not the answer
- What is sectional density
- What is expansion, why does it matter
- What is a magnum round vs. a non magnum round
- What do all the numbers mean
- Why is a 38 Special a “special”
- How can a 38 Special be the same caliber as a .357 magnum
- What is necking up or necking down
- How are most “new” rifle rounds created
- How can a short 308 be almost as powerful as a 30-06
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I think a lot of people have misconceptions (both positive and negative) about concealed carry. It is a bit more limited then many seem to believe in some situations. Additionally it is far safer than many who are opposed to carrying believe.
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Join me today as we discuss…
- The origins of the 2nd Amendment
- The real story of the how and why of the Bill of Rights they don’t teach in schools
- If you need to exercise one right then you need to exercise them all
- About 100,000 women are raped in the US a year, women with guns and training are the solution
- The main reason you should carry is to protect others, self defense in many situations is limited
- The person who carries is less likely to be in any altercation than one who does not
- Why you should carry in your home not just away from it
- Why carrying improves your life even if nothing ever goes wrong
- The fact that you are more likely to need a gun than you might believe
- How “threat probability” plays into the need for concealed carry
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Today we are going to discuss two mental states. Situational awareness is a highly desirable state that leads to fast and effective decision making. In spite of that many people pay little mind to being situationally aware. Conversely normalcy bias is almost the complete opposite of situational awareness and often leads people to delay important decisions including taking not action at all even in situations that are clearly life threatening.
Join me today as we discuss…
- What is situational awareness
- What is normalcy bias
- How can you improve your awareness
- Why is it a “survival topic”
- How do these concepts apply to news, the economy, politics
- Planning on the fly, what is it, why do it
- The need to protect other which is sometimes self serving as well
- What is a threat assessment, how do you do one in seconds
- The role of situational awareness in your lifestyle and survival planning
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Today’s show is a follow up on Episode 360 so the show notes and links will be quite brief. We are going to discuss your comments, objections and thoughts on the 22 vs. the Shotgun for survival needs.
Join me today as we discuss…
- Why even debate a one gun solution
- What about the 22 Hornet
- What about the 44 Magnum
- What about the 22 Magnum
- What limitations do certain actions have
- What can we do to reduce noise beyond even the 22 low report
- What about break down weapons like the AR7
- And more!
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Today we examine one of the main questions discussed in forums and news groups, which is a better survival tool, the 22 or the shotgun. Both have advantages and disadvantages join me today as we discuss some of them.
Join me today as we discuss…
- Why I hate the term “survival situation”
- What are you most likely to need a firearm for, food or defense
- How much weight and bulk are represented by 75 shot gun shells
- Which has greater “flexibility” the 22 or the shotgun, is that question relative to the situation
- Why the right tool for the right job is not always possible
- Which 22 rifle would I choose for a wilderness or defensive situation
- Why I still say to choose a bolt action for training
- Which shotguns top my list as the best utility tool for the job
- The real advantage of the semi auto shotgun and why it may never matter
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Today’s show is based on a great article written by Clare Wolfe of Backwoods Home Magazine called, “Preparing for Civil Unrest“. I thought this article was so timely and though provoking that I last minute preempted today’s planned show and quickly put together an outline for today based on this article. In addition to listening today make sure to read Claire’s article.
Tune in today to hear…
- Are we sitting on a civil unrest powder keg
- Could events like NAIS, Swine Flu, Currency Collapse, Invasive Census and Government arrogance cause civil unrest on a large scale
- Levels One, Two, Three and Four of civil unrest and what they mean
- Civil unrest can happen anywhere even in rural areas
- Steps to prepare for civil unrest
- Stay prepped
- Don’t be complacent
- Stay healthy
- Build your local community
- Be ready to protect your resources
- Get advanced warning when traveling
- Increase situational awareness
- Don’t resist arrest if you get caught up as a bystander
- Have a good lawyer and carry his card
- Try to avoid road blocks
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