Comments on: Survive In Place Sample Lesson Situational Awareness

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:27:48 +0000

I feel like I’ve missed out and am just trying to catch up. I’ve been sick the last few days and could not sit at the computer to follow through on the daily emails. Hopefully it won’t matter as long as the information is still current.
At 76 y/o and female I feel in many cases I would be a sitting duck for any criminal attack. My husband would be okay to handle certain situations but alas he doesn’t seem to be as concerned as I am about possible catastrophes happening. I’ve already gotten a stash of food supplies stored and we have a couple of guns and lots of batteries, but I don’t think enough of all of these items to last 40 days. So how can I make my hubby interested enough in getting more involved?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:23:22 +0000

The lessons are awesome! I feel like I’ve had my head in the sand for awhile. I can see many mistakes I’ve made, not being aware of things around me is only one. Having never been a “hunter” (except for a bargin)it’s easy to see how much I have ignored around me. Well that is going to change today. Thank you so much for the information

By: Claudia

Claudia — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:32:51 +0000

Great lessons so far! I realize that I already do have what I was feeling are weird thoughts but you actually are encouraging – like how to avoid situations or how I might react to an intruder in my house or an attacker out in public, how I’d get away, where I could hide, a safe place for my kids (one is in a wheelchair – a tough predicament) …. In my old house we had lots of bushes where intruders could conceal themselves but here in our new house the exerior is quite barren of hiding places (that could be bad for me!) Just like driving, always run situations in your mind and have ideas about actions and reactions. I want to KNOW what to do and when, not just react, and I feel that you are teaching me that. Thank you!

By: Janice LeTellier

Janice LeTellier — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:13:02 +0000

at 86 yrs. I would not do some of the things mentioned, but am very interested in learning what to store food and anyhting else you think necessary. Are tin cans bad for us Do they leak something into food stored therein
It wold be nice if you did not erase comment until sign out. Had to retype as I thought mail might be my mailing address & poss. website was for e-mail

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:12:27 +0000

When I was a correctional officer in a maximum security prison, an inmate taught me an invaluable lesson:
Criminals act like animals. They look for the weak ones and stay away from the strong ones. That means take up your space, make eye-contact. Mentally register them and be prepared to make a police report. Height, weight, eye & hair color, race, gender, clothing. Car plate #.

Get in the habit of doing this. Nobody will know, but your brain will get trained just like a muscle and over time you will be able to recall w/o even being aware that your recording.

By: Pam leech

Pam leech — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:10:04 +0000

thanks for the insight I will start putting these techniques into use.

By: Cahry

Cahry — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:36:36 +0000

Thanks David. Excellent advise. I am anxious to share it with my husband and begin putting the “awareness techniques” into practice. I look forward to checking each day for your e-mails.

By: Nick Johnston

Nick Johnston — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:12:28 +0000

Excellant!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:00:44 +0000

Having trained in Wado Ryu karate for a good while, the most important lesson (especially for the younger folks) is this – Simply don’t be where you will need to fight. Stay in nice, positive, safe places, with good, decent people, 24/7. Even with your travels / routes; take the long way if it keeps you in good places, and out of bad places, even if just for walking between destinations.
Second, observe the 4 “D’s” – discuss, decline (the invite or urge to fight), de-escalate, disengage. In a fighting situation, the only winner is he who figures out how to avoid the fight. Generally there are only two outcomes of the fight – get hurt and/or get into legal trouble. Avoiding the fight is the one good alternative.

The survival scenario may not afford you these better options. Do your best, then do your best.

By: anna

anna — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:43:41 +0000

David, you have awesome info., but you need spell check or someone like me to help you proof-read your stuff. What do you say you swap me a 12-week course for some proof-reading?