Friday, November 2, 2018

Principles of Personal Defense: Review of Chapter 4

Speed 

On this topic, Cooper quotes Napoleon, who said, “I may lose this battle, but I will never lose a minute.” The Colonel then makes the point that in self defense, one cannot afford to lose a second.
At one point, he mentions reaction time. If you move first, you have the advantage that action time beats reaction time. (For a video explaining this, CLICK HERE) In the movie, The Magnificent Seven, Chris uses this principle to discourage Chico, a young gunfighter. (To see, CLICK HERE)

Therefore, speed goes hand in hand with decisiveness. Once you have determined an attacker’s intentions, your quick action will put him on the defensive. After that, you must repeatedly follow up with further actions until you neutralize the threat.

Comparing it to a sports game, Cooper says that if you’re off-sides, there will be no referee to call it. He says, “The perfect fight is one that is over before the loser really understands what is going on.” (p. 26)

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