One of the most common questions I get asked
is "How do I avoid a street confrontation in the
first place?"
Well...who better to ask than Luke Mannion.
Luke, is the developer of the 'RAID' system and
has been on the 'front-lines' in some
of the world's most dangerous war zones.
I asked Luke his tips on keeping out of danger on
today's streets.
All yours Luke...
"No army would ever go to war without a game
plan and neither should we.
We HAVE to have a game plan for situations that
may arise on the street.
The first subject we are going to look at is awareness.
Awareness is by far the most important part of your
self defense arsenal.
It is MORE important than any physical self defense
technique.
Without awareness, everything else falls apart.
You can break this down into 3 parts...
Awareness of your environment...
Awareness of yourself... how you are going to react
under stress.
Awareness of your enemy.
Firstly I want to cover environmental awareness.
Most people walk around switched off.
Environmental awareness will give you the
opportunity to escape BEFORE a situation develops.
Basically, if you are not switched on your not going to see
a situation developing and you are not going to react
till it's too late.
One of the great ways of building up your environmental
awareness is color codes.
Color code 'White' is switched off completely; we
NEVER want to be in this mode.
We always want to be in the next stage which is
'yellow'.
Color code yellow is not being paranoid - it's being
aware of your surroundings and seeing what people
are doing around you.
The next stage is 'orange'.
Color code orange is where you see a potential
threat and you have to evaluate it.
The final color is 'Red'. The threat is on...
Red is commonly referred to as fight or flight -
the perceived threat has escalated into an ACTUAL
threat and you have to make the decision whether
to fight or run. If the opportunity presents itself
then always escape and only get involved in a physical
alteration if you have no other choice.
Ultimately, the more aware you are, the more you
will prevent an attack. Practice using the Color Codes
daily and integrate them into your training and daily
living."
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