Active Shooter Response: Unarmed Response Considerations
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5:09Part 1. Evolution of Proactive Strategies
The topic under scrutiny is responding to a spree attacker when you don’t have traditional defensive tools. The idea of having a proactive strategy toward this has been evolving among both law enforcement personnel and private citizens over the past couple of decades. What lessons were learned from the past, how are things done differently…
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3:44Part 2. Using a Fire Extinguisher as a Defensive Tool
A fire extinguisher can make a great defensive tool. In almost all public spaces you can find a fire extinguisher and they can be kept inconspicuously in virtually any environment. Few people question the logic of having a fire extinguisher close at hand, but most people don’t think of it as a defensive tool. A…
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3:39Part 3. How to Defend Yourself with Improvised Tools in the Workplace: Self Defense Weapons
Millions of people work in an enclosed environment and may not have access to a defensive firearm. Are they helpless if confronted by an armed bad guy? Definitely not, as a work environment offers a plethora of items that can be used as defensive tools or self defense weapons. Kelly Muir demonstrates several items that…
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4:28Part 4. “Gun-Free” Zone: Unarmed against Rifle / Shotgun
Kelly Muir, founder of the Wrong Woman™ Program, examines possible courses of action if you are unarmed while in a “gun-free” zone and encounter an active shooter. Are you helpless? Definitely not! In some situations, you may be able to leave the area or get behind cover. But if those actions are not possible, Kelly…
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7:28Part 5. Krav Maga Self-Defense Striking
One of the most important parts of any unarmed self-defense system is the striking. Instructor Aaron Jennetti of the U.S. Krav Maga Association maintains that if you cannot hurt someone, you cannot defend yourself as efficiently as would otherwise be possible. He presents the basics of Krav Maga self-defense striking with the hands, elbows, feet…
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