Top 5 Way to Read an Attackers Mind: Must Know Fighting Skills

Learn how your body language can tell people “this is a guy I don’t want to mess with”.

Hey All,

Bob here with some more tips on how to keep you and your family safe.

This week I want to talk about body language. We’ve all heard about it, but few of us truly understand how powerful of a self defense tool it can be (body language is used by law enforcement and the military to develop ‘command presence’).

Few people understand the power of body language because most of us don’t consciously recognize the body language that we are subconsciously using and interpreting every day.

Get ready because this week that’s all going to change. The stuff I’m about to tell you is going to change the way you look at everyone you meet. You’ll instantly know if they are trying to dominate you, tell you they are submissive, and even if they are a ‘bully’ out looking for a fight.

Even better by knowing this stuff your going be able to use these tools consciously to let people know that you are a guy they don’t want to fight because within a couple hours of practicing this stuff you will be radiating confidence to everyone you meet.

Today I’m going to talk about how to read the body language of others. Then later next week I’ll teach you how to use body language to affect others.

Self Defense Body Language 101:

When you suspect a conflict is coming look for these cues. They will often be the first sign that a fight is imminent.

1. A guy is arguing with you then suddenly becomes quiet:Getting quiet means he is probably engaged in an internal dialogue getting up the courage to hit you, or focusing too much on a target.
2. A guy is arguing with you and suddenly looks away:Looking away is a subconscious distraction technique to get you to look where he is looking so he can hit you by surprise. He likely doesn’t know why he is looking away (it is almost always a subconscious move) but it is a great indicator.
3. Staring at something other than your eyes:If a guy suddenly changes from looking at your eyes to someplace like your chin or nose while you are arguing that probably where he is aiming his first shot.
4. A guy’s hands start to look a little shaky:He’s amping himself up for a fight. The shakes come from an adrenaline rush his body is creating to get ready to fight.
5. If a guy pushes you or pokes you with his finger:This is almost always a sure sign that he is less than three seconds away from punching you.
   You’re not going to de-escalate things from here, either throw the first punch or if you don’t want to fight him you’d better get running.

Okay so those are the big things to look for in others to give you the heads up that a fight may be on its way.

In the next post I’ll dissect some more everyday types of body language so that you can use it yourself and recognize it in other, in order to keep you or your family safe.

till next week…