Perception as the ideal defense

Folks,

I have said many times that evasion is the essence of defense. I meant like boxers often do: Bobbing, weaving, footwork and distance. But I may have been a bit hasty in that assessment. I think that being able to perceive a threat in a pre-emptive manner is even more important. The military calls this "situational awareness." That is something like assessing what situations could become volatile, before they do. If you are not sure what that looks like, it is not sitting with your back to the door in public places. It is glancing under your car, and into your back seat before you climb in. It is leaving when two men staft to argue and show aggressive mannerisms etc. It is the little things that make the big things unneccesary. You always win the fight that you avoid!

Now I have my eyes peeled all of the time. It does not make me paranoid or tense all of the time. When you practice perceiving your surroundings, you have a kind of eased readiness at all time. Practice it folks, your threat assesment skills. It will only help you on your path to mastery. Adios folks!