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How To Avoid A Violent Attack

The Numbers Are Staggering

In recent years we have seen a dramatic increase in the crime rate for most cities. I live near Washington DC, and while there has been a drop in many criminal categories, the homicide rate has increased by a whopping 37% so far this year. And although the number of other types of crimes have slightly dropped, their numbers are still staggering and you don’t want to end up be among them. Attacks like these can be avoided if you know a few very simple principles.

The statistics below reflect the data entered into MPD’s records management system (Cobalt) as of 12 AM on the following date. The homicide numbers are based on numbers submitted by the Homicide Branch:

District Crime Data At A Glance
2018 Year-to-Date Crime Comparison*
As of August 31, 2018

Offense 2017 2018 % Change
Homicide 75 103 37%
Sex Abuse 215 207 -4%
Assault w/ a Dangerous Weapon 1,261 1,128 -11%
Robbery 1,392 1,317 -5%
Violent Crime – Total 2,943 2,755 -6%
Burglary 1,026 970 -5%
Motor Vehicle Theft 1,630 1,666 2%
Theft from Auto 6,886 7,116 3%
Theft (Other) 9,606 9,157 -5%
Arson 5 3 -40%
Property Crime – Total 19,153 18,912 -1%
All Crime – Total 22,096 21,667 -2%

How To Stay Safe

Here are three principles you can adopt to help keep you safe:

  1. Walk With Confidence: Predators seek out easy prey or at least what looks like easy prey. I say this because in my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class I have some people who look like stone cold killers, but I also have men and women who you would never know could choke you out in a second. You don’t want to make the mistake of attacking them without a weapon. One of my favorites is an unassuming foot doctor who is one of the toughest blue belts you will ever meet (he sets lots of dislocated toes in class, by the way. How handy is that?). When you walk with confidence, you give off a strong presence that wards off most attackers.
  2. Avoid Secluded Places: If someone wants to attack you, chances are high that he will strike when no one is looking. One easy way to avoid an attack is to avoid secluded places. I am often out walking my dog on the running path that passes my house. Much of this area is wooded. I see women and men out jogging this path alone very often, even at night. Many are wearing headphones with music blaring and are shocked when they look up and see me and my dog. I think about how easy of a target they would be.
  3. Learn Some Sort of Self-Defense: Walking with confidence and avoiding secluded areas alone is not enough of course. If someone does decide to attack you despite principles 1 & 2, you have to be ready. Knowing some sort of self-defense and engaging in some close combat training will not only increase your confidence level but will also give you the tools necessary to survive and win against a violent attacker.

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Avoid Snake Oil

The first two principles are relatively self-explanatory. However, the last principle is one that requires a lot of research and decision-making. You see, the martial arts world is unfortunately riddled with many people trying to shove useless techniques down your throat. They show off these flashy techniques that look great in a demo from the perspective of an unsuspecting student in a one-day self-defense class, but these techniques will be useless when it matters the most.

I know this because I have tried them in my military and law enforcement careers. Even with black belts, I have tried some moves that have had no effect at all on my attacker. That is why I threw out many of the old techniques I had previously learned and instead concentrated on a few truly useful techniques and studied martial arts that were as close to real combat as possible.

Seek Out Reality-Based Instruction

Most of the people you hear about are very limited in their knowledge of proper martial arts training—training that can actually be applied to a real-life street fight scenario. Before starting a self-defense training course or close combat training method, you want to make sure that these courses and methods are based on reality in combat. Sticking to methods taught to law enforcement and the military is a safe bet, like the DVDs available right here at Fight Fast.

Very rarely does someone come after you with a “proper” knife attack that has good “form.” It just doesn’t happen. When you look at YouTube videos and witness real-life violent attacks, you see that most of these attacks are sloppy, fast, and yet frequently very effective.

This means that it is dangerous for you to spend a fair amount of your time training for something that will never happen. It is also dangerous to assume your attacker will be fighting you one-on-one and give you a warning before unleashing his fury.

Try this: Have your training partner surprise you sometime during the day (remember the old Pink Panther movies with Kato attacking Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau? LOL.) When he or she surprises you, your goal is to convert your fear and submissiveness into a weapon of self-defense.

The Takeaway

As I hope you are now aware, walking around with confidence and being aware of your environment are very important parts of our close combat training. But the MOST important aspect is having the right combat training should you ever need it.

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28 thoughts on “How To Avoid A Violent Attack”

  1. Thanks for reminding us that Hollywood and fancy stuff with get that ass kicked or worse in dog eat dog world we live in. God bless America

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  2. I trained in Judo,30 years ago and it has made me feel more confident. I have looked after my body since doling the Charles Atlas coarse Health and Strength using,what he called Dinamic Tension when I was 14. The coarse taught you the healthy food to eat and set out a pattern in life to stand you in good stead. A friend of mine who was a Black belt in Judo was attacked by 3 men. He threw one of them who hit the floor and was killed. The other 2 ran off,but my friend was accused of attack witha deadly weapon,the weapon being his body, and was imprisoned for 2 years. The information in your article was good advise,and I will keep it in mind,as I hope many others will take heed. Thank you. Trevor.

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  3. The most important thing that I have to say is if you feel that you are going to be attacked is if possible let or make the attack happen on ground of your choosing, this can make a lot of difference in what happens,,,,,,,,, you should try to cover your back so that if there is more than one of them that they have to come at you from essentially one direction ………. throw away the rulebook, use everything that you have got, feet teeth elbows headbutt if you use the headbutt remember do not aim for there forehead aim for their NOSE and hit it as hard as you can, if you get it right they will take no further interest in the fight , WHY ? because they have a severely broken nose which is also bleeding profusely all over them and they will probably go into shock in about 15 to 20 seconds and will take no further part in the fight their cohorts will be thinking that you took the bloke out of commission very quickly and they will be very hesitant to take his place a few well chosen words right now just might make the problem go away……..

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  4. Thanks and good looking out I will be checking you out the way the world is today we need on a train and we can get if we want to be peaceful citizens that just want to live our lives to the fullest mind your business and enjoy our family and friends and the ecology this government isn’t giving us a lot of choices and neither is the criminals

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  6. Your tips are excellent. Thank you. I hope I never have to use any, but if I do ,may I have the ware for to implement them.
    I fortunately have never had to test my courage in a life treating attack. At 80 I hope it holds true.

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  9. You give sound advise. I am a retired LEO but would like to learn and practice unarmed combat techniques. Any suggestions? I still want to maintain my proficiency.

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  10. Great insights on self defence and staying safe. I wish I was in America to get the most of it but unfortunately most of the offers are only limited to American citizens

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  14. Thankyou for all the advice I’ve received. I am now elderly and aware of being more vulnerable. Here in the uk the law prohibits carrying weapons although obviously there are many people who flout this law.

    I am about 210 lbs at 5′-9″ and I still workout. Most think I’m a handful which is good. My grandson is 13yrs and learning to box. As a youngster my dad taught me a few of his fighting tricks which I put to use when picked on as a boy.

    As a teacher I often had to separate boys in serious fights so I do understand what might happen. Herein the uk knife crime has increased dramatically over the last couple of years partly due the press complains to the present governments cutting funding and numbers of police officers…I tend to agree. Thanks again, Joe

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  17. Thanks! At my age and physical condition, I think I could deal with most situations. I have in the past I realize I am not in the condition that I was in just a few years ago, but my experience should be an advantage in some respects.

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  18. thanks so much for these tips. If a person is prepared it is hard to be unprepared. That which we have prepared for will always give us advantages over the bad guys. And there are more and more of them;l Any predator will hit the we3ak, sick, crippled or unprepared. Will definately follow up with additional information you have. Thanks again.

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  19. Good advice. Always be aware of your surroundings. That’s self defense 101… The first rule. I hold an E Dan (2nd Degree) in Tang Soo Do, as well as a proud Son Dan (3rd Degree) in Aikido. I’ve studied and trained for over 30 years of my life,
    and have extensive studies in Krav Maga, Mauy Thai, Kali, Japanese and Brazilian ju-jitsu. Coming up hard in Pennsauken, Nj back in the 70’s, I was often bullied an beat up at times. I learned Boxing, and grappling before grappling was popular, but most importantly, the street mentally and I have learned to apply that discipline to all that I study. You are correct. It is important to know that many techniques do not hold up on the street.

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  21. Moved to South America last year but read and bought a lot of your products beforehand. Felt confident travelling abroad alone. Thanks and keep up the good work. Sharon

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  24. I would like to thank you for the info. It got me to get up & find somewhere to take self-defense classes. I’m 55 & know that I do not have the speed or strength that I did before 5 back surgeries. You got me to think about that & how now I need to learn moves that are less speed & more using my brain. I can’t walk like s bad ads anymore I have a limp. I need to learn something new. One of the beast things I could learn is how to use a cane as a weapon. Thank you for the push I needed.

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  27. I always carry a small umbrella when I go out walking at nIght. This can be turned into a baton if I ever encounter some bad-ass

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