This defender springs into action to stop the threat when it materializes. His willingness to act may have saved many lives, and the lessons here on the Bystander Effect and having attitude, skills, AND plan in your Active Self Protection are foundational!

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It’s fairly typical in some parts of the world for guards to get ambushed to take their sidearm. Pistols are valuable to criminals, especially in places where they’re difficult to impossible to get in other means. Notice that these criminals took nothing else! Lots to learn here.

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These Canadian clerks took their opportunity, worked well as partners, and got after this robber! They did a pretty phenomenal job of practicing Active Self Protection and they should be commended.

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This officer from New Mexico had literally a split second to act when a suspicious person call turned into a shots fired call. He did pretty excellently in the fight! How much do you train movement when close to a threat?

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Should you take Shoot House Firearms Training? Yes, yes you should. John Chapman of Forge Tactical and I talked on a break during Surefire’s Shoot House Bonanza training event to talk about why.

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Facing multiple muggers is tough. When they have tools, it’s tougher still. This victim gets overwhelmed by their numbers, though his heart is admirable! At what point do you think it’s wiser just to give them the backpack?

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These guys must be the unluckiest robbers ever. There are a LOT of lessons here for proper firearm handling and getting out of the danger zone!

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This robber thought he had an easy mark, but when the owner’s son decided to fight back, he took the Room Temperature Challenge! We see the FIBS Factor (“F&^%, I’ve Been Shot!”) have an effect on robberies like this fairly often, though note that he wasn’t out of the fight immediately.

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The victim here had poor disarm skills but tried anyway, at the wrong time and in the wrong way. That’s why he had a bad outcome. Learn some lessons! Explanation of the Five Ds +1 below to help you in your training.

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The target here was aware and prepared for this attacker, and because of that the attacker didn’t know what hit him! Great work all around by this victim, and a great lesson for all of us on the Five Ds and on empty-handed skills in general.

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When you chase fleeing thieves you put yourself into danger, plain and simple, and usually over the smallest of material things. In this case it was $30 in beer that the clerk took a beating for. There are also lots of lessons here about

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Watch the ASP Extra lesson on what the "Defensive Fence"/"Interview Ready" position is and how it can keep you from getting slapped and head butted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdEyMZ9gO_4

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Two carjackings here, both in Chicago, with two very important lessons. The first shows us when it’s best to just get out of the danger zone; the second shows us that we must not only educate our families on how to protect themselves, but know when we must stand our ground to protect them.

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This is another reminder that being distracted is a great way to get attacked. Thank God that the bystanders in this UPS store were willing to come to his aid and rescue him!

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Thankfully no one was home when these armed burglars broke down this home’s door. But these guys definitely show us some significant lessons for home protection!

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This mugger or purse snatcher had plenty of time to pick his target and nothing to stand in between him and the woman he chose to target in this Houston Walmart parking lot. It teaches us a lot about awareness, carrying tools, and escape from bad situations.

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DON’T MISS THE INTERVIEW I GOT TO DO WITH THE VICTIM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWVKnDBWKec he gives all the background, more info, and lessons learned on the ASP Extra channel…so make sure to subscribe over there too.

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Against a carjacker or any other threat to your family’s safety, being prepared with attitude, skills, and plan gives you the advantage! These carjackers/home invaders got a taste of what a prepared citizen can do, and their reaction is fairly typical.

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UPDATE: Apparently she had the only copy of her Master's Thesis in her bag and that's why she was unwilling to give it up. Lesson: back up important documents to online sources!

This tenacious woman in Johannesburg just wasn’t willing to be a victim. The discussion should really center on whethe...

A robber wants a quick score, not a fight. This clerk put up a fight, and uses a smart strategy to keep this robber from hurting anyone or taking anything! Nice work by him and good lessons for us.

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CHECK THE NEWS STORIES ON THIS ATTACK. This attack caught on CCTV is scary and real. This woman was incredibly brave and tenacious to fight her attacker off! I think her courage and attitude to survive and win the fight should encourage us all.

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Learn the Defensive Fence/Interview Ready: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdEyMZ9gO_4

This is from my home town; the manager almost died of his injuries. This angry guest shows us once again the importance of verbal judo and the defensive fence!

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