Colour Codes of Awareness

From the folks at Low Tech Combat



'The Colour Codes of Awareness can be used as a model or system for conceptualishttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifing just how we should actually apply awareness. Many people espouse that we should always maintain awareness of our surroundings and be on the lookout for warning signs and indicators that warn of a person about to possibly attack. But it can still be unclear as to how we should go about being ‘aware’.'

'All you need to do is start off at yellow and avoid white. Its that simple.

Yellow then orange then red. Hopefully that is all. That is how awareness works and how awareness equals avoidance.'

It is ironic, the more aware we are, the less likely we are to use the skills we have developed over the years. Ironic, but in a good way.

Train hard, train smart, but do train.

How to deal with Flash Mobs

Some great words of advice in this article from The Modern Survivalist -

'The two most common rules, the ones that people that get hurt or killed by them fail to remember are 1) Don’t get involved with them! 2) Get away from them as fast as possible.'

Sometimes even a Master of Kung Fu needs to know how to beat a tactical retreat.

Dojo Rat

Just a quick note - fellow blogger Dojo Rat has written a piece on the ComTech Stinger, wel worth the price of admission (follow the link).



Stop by his site and do some reading, always a pleasure.

TacFit Commando

Just finished the ninth month of TacFit Commando - a fitness routine developed by Scott Sonnon and the folks at rmaxinternational.

Ii was initially a bit put-off by the advertising campaign, but with a little research decided to give it a try. There is an excellent primer on the programs at Herman Chauw's blog.

I stuck through the program through last years Holiday season, a bit of traveling and have come out the other side feeling fit, more agile, and lost a couple of inches around the waist. A friend has lost 40 pounds since starting in January (although he also watches his diet much better than I and runs quite a bit).



My next 'exploration' will be TacFit ROPE - but I'll wait a month before starting. Some schedule changing days/weeks ahead next month, so I'll train the exercise techniques from ROPE and have them down pat prior to committing to the course.

In sum, I feel the TafFit Commando routine will help any martial artist, with your specific art's conditioning exercises incorporated into the training schedule.

Update

Been busy with work, travel, this and that.

Just finished the 8th month of TacFit Commando, starting the 9th (and last) iteration later this week. After that, I may try to incorporate TacFit ROPE into the training routine.

Still reviewing my sets, training some combative drills with friends. Hard to find the time to train with others; training solo I can make the time (somewhere).

A good friend has been doing TacFit Commando, and he has lost about 35 pounds - but he also runs like a fiend, has been eating good diet, etc. I have lost about 10 pounds, but mostly have lost about an inch and a half around the waist.

Hotel Security

Hotel Security - a post on FerFal's blog by Rick Davis. Lots of common sense advice.

An additional item that I consider good to have for hotel rooms is a fairly cheap motion sensor, battery operated, that provides either LED or LED with a loud doorbell type chime - I picked one up for less than $20. It provides just a little bit of warning and distraction to an unwelcome guest, and will wake you to deal with the problem.



Stay safe.

Re-post from James Keatings pages..

Mr. Keating has posted a nice observation on his nearly daily updated page MAAJAK World
the following -

"Have you noticed a near complete BLACKOUT of news from Japan? Why do you think this is? Have you noticed the news that does exist is always double-talk, confusing and difficult to really grasp? Vague bullshit is what it is. Things are very, very bad in Japan - Beyond what any of us can comprehend. Because this involves the future of life on this planet it falls beyond our chronistic vision capabilities (aka "short sighted assholes that we are). Time is truly a slippery slope when one is focused only upon the present. The terror of today shall soon enough turn into to the sorrow of tomorrow. By then too late to shift the flow of evil things and they shall have their way on this plane of existence.. Have ya noticed the blogs, websites and articles that have all suddenly popped up? Each and every one appears to be of help, claims to be Connected. How so? Mostly psy-ops, mostly its the fabled THEM of screen and legend. To THEM this is all an interesting science experiment. Dis-information and fear is their trade. There is this one Youtube cat called "Dutch".. man, what a scammer, look at the comments.. pleas from reader-believers to give them the real info, real help.. but that DUTCH he just keeps them on a string and watches'em dance while he claps his hands. Otherwise he WOULD help those who ask by providing real data-help over the shit he spits forth. The list of these game playing attention seekers is too long to note. Just be aware of their presence and agendas... take their crap w/ a grain of salt... disbelief has power - just as believing does. Just Tools / use'em."

I feel that a large part of self-defense/self-protection/self-preservation involves using our intelligence and intuition to guide us away from hazards in life - use the gift of discernment, and research your subjects well. Don't take all information from one source as the only 'facts'. Avoid the lazy road of 'cultism' - you are your own leader. As President Reagan famously put it - 'Trust, but verify'.