Combat Training Principles--Secrets For Staying Alive When 'Rules' Don't Apply
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I will post 2 recent letters I received.
This is the man that helped create the SCARS / HCS system and then moved onto
creating Target Focus Training.
I trust anything that SCAR/HCS-Jerry Peterson and TFT-Tim Larkin have to say about hand to hand combat.
I trust my Life to these men and their associates, my Trainers.)
Combat Training Principles -- Secrets For Staying Alive When
'Rules' Don't Apply
HE GAVE MUGGERS ALL HIS POSSESSIONS BUT THEY WANTED MORE... HIS
LIFE
*****************************************************************
When the situation is obscure, attack!
-General Heinz Guderian
*****************************************************************
One of my Expatriate UK clients forwarded this story of a murder
that recently rocked both the residents and media of London.
What made this murder so shocking?
Just this: the victim did everything you all THINK you should do
in this type of situation.
WARNING: The article below will make you very uncomfortable if
you think your social skills will get you by in an asocial
violent event.
With that caveat, please read on:
* * * * *
HE GAVE MUGGERS ALL HIS POSSESSIONS BUT THEY WANTED MORE... HIS
LIFE
By Jeff Edwards, Tom Parry And Robert Stansfield, Times-Mirror
Staff
A successful young lawyer was stabbed to death by muggers just
yards from his home despite handing over all his possessions.
Tom Rhys Pryce was heard pleading with the callous thieves, "What
more do you want from me? You've got everything of value."
Seconds later the two men knifed him in the head, body and limbs
in a frenzied, ferocious and senseless attack before they fled.
The 31-year-old, who was due to marry fiancée Adele Eastman in
September, was stabbed at least a dozen times as he put up a
fierce fight for his life with his bare hands.
Investigation chief Detective Superintendent Julian Worker said:
"This is a shocking murder. It looks like a completely gratuitous
killing.
"It is clear it was a robbery. We know that he had already handed
over everything of value that was on him. We know he was telling
them he had nothing else of value. He was pleading with them and
they just produced knives and started stabbing him.
"Tom was killed just 50 yards from his front door. Adele, 31, was
in the house waiting for him to return from a work social event.
"She went outside after hearing the commotion just before
midnight on Thursday but did not see her dying fiancé who was
lying in a pool of blood.
The family was too upset to talk last night. A neighbor said:
"Tom and Adele were the picture of happiness.
"He had his whole life ahead of him but it has been so cruelly
taken from him. Everyone's devastated."
Another, Gerry Dobson, 63, added: "It's such a bloody, crying
shame. We know from firsthand experience as parents the
dedication and support that has gone into getting that young man
where he got in his profession.
"To have some idiot take that away from you, not just you, but a
whole family, friends and community, well it's dreadful.
"He was someone who had put in all that effort when you have so
many bums who go around scratching a living and don't contribute
anything to society."
Tom was attacked as he walked to his home at Bathurst Gardens in
Willesden, North West London, from nearby Kensal Green Tube
station.
He was smartly dressed in a blue shirt and tie, a grey suit and
black business shoes.
Det Supt Worker said: "This is a quiet, up and coming area of
London, and not the type of place where we would expect a murder
like this to happen." A neighbour of the couple added: "This is a
very normal and usually quiet residential street. It's
unbelievable someone should be killed in such a horrible way so
close to his home."
Police believe the murderers may have been lying in wait near
Kensal Green station looking for a victim to rob.
* * * * *
My condolences go out to the families of this man and his fiancé.
If you've been reading my past newsletters closely you'll
recognize all the clues in this article that clearly show the
general public, our media, and even the law enforcement community
have an incredibly difficult time coping with asocial acts of
violence, much less how to survive one.
You CANNOT let yourself become just 'one of the herd,' waiting
for the next predators to arrive.
If after reading this article from the UK Mirror you still can't
see what this poor guy did wrong you are not ready for asocial
violence.
Sadly most people read this and say that the victim did everything
he could and that "he fought for his life" but the 2 guys with
the knives were just too much for him.
Yet there's a huge difference between "fighting for your life"
and "trying not to get stabbed". Make sure you know the
difference.
The time to install such information is well before you have to
face such an ordeal. If not now, then when? This isn't something
you "figure out" while staring at a knife blade or down the
barrel of a gun.
Living in his nice North London neighborhood, I'm sure the last
thing Mr. Pryce ever expected was that he'd experience asocial
violence during his walk home... and lose his life.
Until next time,
Tim Larkin
Master Close-Combat Instructor,
Creator of Target-Focus(TM) Training
Combat Training Principles -- Secrets For Staying Alive When
'Rules' Don't Apply
Do You Really Know It... Or Do You Just Think You Do?
*****************************************************************
"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great
step to knowledge."
~Benjamin Disraeli, Sybil
*****************************************************************
My last newsletter about the London stabbing really struck a
chord with you guys. Amazing the response you have to real
violence, isn't it?
Many of you commented that you weren't sure if I was saying the
victim should have just immediately attacked rather than comply
with the initial request by the murdering thugs to hand over his
valuables.
Well, let's recap the events:
1.The victim was approached by two thugs who demanded his
valuables (ANTI-SOCIAL act). The victim complied and gave
into said demands (SOCIAL response). The thugs left after
taking his stuff.
2.The thugs return with knives drawn, rapidly closing distance
(ASOCIAL act). The victim responds by pleading, "Why are you
coming back? I've already given you everything ..." (SOCIAL
response). The victim is knifed repeatedly as he attempts to
keep from getting stabbed and is left to die in a pool of
his own blood. His last thoughts, as his very life oozed out
of him, must have been, "What did I do wrong?"
Can you see the above equations? I'm confident you can after
reading my newsletters.
But most people can't, even with it spelled out for them. So let's
take a look:
An anti-social action MAY be resolved with a social response.
Not so with an asocial action, which can NEVER be resolved with a
social response.
This is not a game of semantics; this is truly the game of life.
One may allow you to disengage with your social skills but the
other can only be resolved by wielding the tool of violence.
Most members of civilized society THINK anti-social behavior is a
good reason to use violence. Only problem is, that type of
thinking often leads to social problems (up to and including
interaction with your local law enforcement agency). But the fact
remains; you have a CHOICE on how you respond to anti-social
behavior.
The REAL problem for most members of civilized society resides in
that fact they often attempt to deal with asocial acts of
violence... by using social skills. This is guaranteed FAILURE and
the reason why so many good people end up like this poor London
stabbing victim.
I don't necessarily expect you to buy everything I'm saying now.
But ask yourself; do you really understand the difference between
anti-social behavior and asocial violence? And more importantly,
if the situation you face is asocial, are you SURE you are capable
of effectively using the tool of violence?
And if you are sure, is there a tiny bit of doubt way down inside
that will let you get the tools you need to become 'absolutely'
sure?
Now's the time to get these questions answered, folks... not when
it's actually happening to you.
Until next time,
Tim Larkin
Master Close-Combat Instructor,
Creator of Target-Focus(TM) Training
I will post 2 recent letters I received.
This is the man that helped create the SCARS / HCS system and then moved onto
creating Target Focus Training.
I trust anything that SCAR/HCS-Jerry Peterson and TFT-Tim Larkin have to say about hand to hand combat.
I trust my Life to these men and their associates, my Trainers.)
Combat Training Principles -- Secrets For Staying Alive When
'Rules' Don't Apply
HE GAVE MUGGERS ALL HIS POSSESSIONS BUT THEY WANTED MORE... HIS
LIFE
*****************************************************************
When the situation is obscure, attack!
-General Heinz Guderian
*****************************************************************
One of my Expatriate UK clients forwarded this story of a murder
that recently rocked both the residents and media of London.
What made this murder so shocking?
Just this: the victim did everything you all THINK you should do
in this type of situation.
WARNING: The article below will make you very uncomfortable if
you think your social skills will get you by in an asocial
violent event.
With that caveat, please read on:
* * * * *
HE GAVE MUGGERS ALL HIS POSSESSIONS BUT THEY WANTED MORE... HIS
LIFE
By Jeff Edwards, Tom Parry And Robert Stansfield, Times-Mirror
Staff
A successful young lawyer was stabbed to death by muggers just
yards from his home despite handing over all his possessions.
Tom Rhys Pryce was heard pleading with the callous thieves, "What
more do you want from me? You've got everything of value."
Seconds later the two men knifed him in the head, body and limbs
in a frenzied, ferocious and senseless attack before they fled.
The 31-year-old, who was due to marry fiancée Adele Eastman in
September, was stabbed at least a dozen times as he put up a
fierce fight for his life with his bare hands.
Investigation chief Detective Superintendent Julian Worker said:
"This is a shocking murder. It looks like a completely gratuitous
killing.
"It is clear it was a robbery. We know that he had already handed
over everything of value that was on him. We know he was telling
them he had nothing else of value. He was pleading with them and
they just produced knives and started stabbing him.
"Tom was killed just 50 yards from his front door. Adele, 31, was
in the house waiting for him to return from a work social event.
"She went outside after hearing the commotion just before
midnight on Thursday but did not see her dying fiancé who was
lying in a pool of blood.
The family was too upset to talk last night. A neighbor said:
"Tom and Adele were the picture of happiness.
"He had his whole life ahead of him but it has been so cruelly
taken from him. Everyone's devastated."
Another, Gerry Dobson, 63, added: "It's such a bloody, crying
shame. We know from firsthand experience as parents the
dedication and support that has gone into getting that young man
where he got in his profession.
"To have some idiot take that away from you, not just you, but a
whole family, friends and community, well it's dreadful.
"He was someone who had put in all that effort when you have so
many bums who go around scratching a living and don't contribute
anything to society."
Tom was attacked as he walked to his home at Bathurst Gardens in
Willesden, North West London, from nearby Kensal Green Tube
station.
He was smartly dressed in a blue shirt and tie, a grey suit and
black business shoes.
Det Supt Worker said: "This is a quiet, up and coming area of
London, and not the type of place where we would expect a murder
like this to happen." A neighbour of the couple added: "This is a
very normal and usually quiet residential street. It's
unbelievable someone should be killed in such a horrible way so
close to his home."
Police believe the murderers may have been lying in wait near
Kensal Green station looking for a victim to rob.
* * * * *
My condolences go out to the families of this man and his fiancé.
If you've been reading my past newsletters closely you'll
recognize all the clues in this article that clearly show the
general public, our media, and even the law enforcement community
have an incredibly difficult time coping with asocial acts of
violence, much less how to survive one.
You CANNOT let yourself become just 'one of the herd,' waiting
for the next predators to arrive.
If after reading this article from the UK Mirror you still can't
see what this poor guy did wrong you are not ready for asocial
violence.
Sadly most people read this and say that the victim did everything
he could and that "he fought for his life" but the 2 guys with
the knives were just too much for him.
Yet there's a huge difference between "fighting for your life"
and "trying not to get stabbed". Make sure you know the
difference.
The time to install such information is well before you have to
face such an ordeal. If not now, then when? This isn't something
you "figure out" while staring at a knife blade or down the
barrel of a gun.
Living in his nice North London neighborhood, I'm sure the last
thing Mr. Pryce ever expected was that he'd experience asocial
violence during his walk home... and lose his life.
Until next time,
Tim Larkin
Master Close-Combat Instructor,
Creator of Target-Focus(TM) Training
Combat Training Principles -- Secrets For Staying Alive When
'Rules' Don't Apply
Do You Really Know It... Or Do You Just Think You Do?
*****************************************************************
"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great
step to knowledge."
~Benjamin Disraeli, Sybil
*****************************************************************
My last newsletter about the London stabbing really struck a
chord with you guys. Amazing the response you have to real
violence, isn't it?
Many of you commented that you weren't sure if I was saying the
victim should have just immediately attacked rather than comply
with the initial request by the murdering thugs to hand over his
valuables.
Well, let's recap the events:
1.The victim was approached by two thugs who demanded his
valuables (ANTI-SOCIAL act). The victim complied and gave
into said demands (SOCIAL response). The thugs left after
taking his stuff.
2.The thugs return with knives drawn, rapidly closing distance
(ASOCIAL act). The victim responds by pleading, "Why are you
coming back? I've already given you everything ..." (SOCIAL
response). The victim is knifed repeatedly as he attempts to
keep from getting stabbed and is left to die in a pool of
his own blood. His last thoughts, as his very life oozed out
of him, must have been, "What did I do wrong?"
Can you see the above equations? I'm confident you can after
reading my newsletters.
But most people can't, even with it spelled out for them. So let's
take a look:
An anti-social action MAY be resolved with a social response.
Not so with an asocial action, which can NEVER be resolved with a
social response.
This is not a game of semantics; this is truly the game of life.
One may allow you to disengage with your social skills but the
other can only be resolved by wielding the tool of violence.
Most members of civilized society THINK anti-social behavior is a
good reason to use violence. Only problem is, that type of
thinking often leads to social problems (up to and including
interaction with your local law enforcement agency). But the fact
remains; you have a CHOICE on how you respond to anti-social
behavior.
The REAL problem for most members of civilized society resides in
that fact they often attempt to deal with asocial acts of
violence... by using social skills. This is guaranteed FAILURE and
the reason why so many good people end up like this poor London
stabbing victim.
I don't necessarily expect you to buy everything I'm saying now.
But ask yourself; do you really understand the difference between
anti-social behavior and asocial violence? And more importantly,
if the situation you face is asocial, are you SURE you are capable
of effectively using the tool of violence?
And if you are sure, is there a tiny bit of doubt way down inside
that will let you get the tools you need to become 'absolutely'
sure?
Now's the time to get these questions answered, folks... not when
it's actually happening to you.
Until next time,
Tim Larkin
Master Close-Combat Instructor,
Creator of Target-Focus(TM) Training
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