Thursday Strength & Conditioning Class

Talking Point: Situational Awareness

Your #1 defense is paying attention. As you move through your day, pay attention to how many people aren’t paying attention. Their eyes are buried in a screen or down on the ground to avoid eye contact, earbuds are in and they are largely disconnected/disengaged from the world around them.

The “Ambush” is the most effective method of attack to quickly overcome an adversary with minimal risk and effort.

EXP: Five ways to increase your awareness by @davidheineman90 

5 ways to increase your awareness when in public. Situational awareness is about gathering as much information around you as possible… | Instagram

5:15-5:20  [Weighted] Shadow Boxing Warm Up 

@ 3:00 focused on “clean hands”…knuckle placement, head movement and footwork. 

Then Shrimp @ 2:00 focused on safe falls, defensive posturing and Tactical Stand Up.

EXP: Justin Gaethje Shadow Boxing

Justin Gaethje shadow boxing compilation (2016-2023) - YouTube

EXP: How to SHRIMP for MMA & BJJ: 4 Ways + Avoid These Mistakes! (White Belt Grappling Basics) - YouTube

5:20-5:35  #CHTK HIIT Circuit Workout  

5 Stations x 4 Evalution @ 20 Rds x 0:30/0:15 = 15:00

5:35-5:36  1:00 Recovery

5:36-5:43  Headlock Escape Drills 

@ 10 Drills x 0:30/0:15 = 7:30

Focus on Ground & Pound. Once you get them down, get them out [of the fight]. If they are willing to physically attack you, consider them a threat until they are incapacitated, unconscious or otherwise effectively restrained.

• Always base your response on the totality of the circumstances.

EXP: For educational purpose only! Lots to learn from this clip: - There is nothing like a fair fight! - Once on the floor do not attach… | Instagram

• You will notice that the [assumed] defender briefly employs Hammer Fists and Forearm Head Slams, but fails to eliminate the threat.

• The [assumed] attacker uses Deception to mislead the defender, pause the effective suppression of his attack and then gain control of the circumstances to reattack in a far more advantageous position.

• Never go looking for a fight, but if “a fight finds you”:

  • De-escalate if possible.

  • Defend yourself to gain position.

  • Attack the Attacker to gain control of the circumstances.

  • Retaliate based on the requirements to Eliminate the Threat.

    • Subdue the Attacker, if reasonably possible.

    • Incapacitate the Attacker, if reasonably required.

Legal Reference: PENAL CODE CHAPTER 9. JUSTIFICATION EXCLUDING CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY (texas.gov)

State of Texas Penal Code Title 2. Chapter 9    Use of Force

Sec. 9.31.  SELF-DEFENSE.  (a)  Except as provided in Subsection (b), a person is justified in using force against another when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to protect the actor against the other's use or attempted use of unlawful force.  The actor's belief that the force was immediately necessary as described by this subsection is presumed to be reasonable if the actor:

(1)  knew or had reason to believe that the person against whom the force was used:

(A)  unlawfully and with force entered, or was attempting to enter unlawfully and with force, the actor's occupied habitation, vehicle, or place of business or employment;

(e) A person who has a right to be present at the location where the force is used, who has not provoked the person against whom the force is used, and who is not engaged in criminal activity at the time the force is used is not required to retreat before using force as described by this section.

5:43-5:45  Drill Review 

   1. Individual Critiques & Improvements 

   2. Mount Escape Drill Review - Trap & Roll or Shrimp & Kick

5:45-5:55  Mount Escape Drills 

10 Rds x 0:30/0:30 = 10:00

Trap & Roll or Shrimp & Kick

5:55-6:00  Class Review + Q&A

**Finish with 10 Controlled Falls to Tactical Stand Up 

Exp. Defending from the Back & the “Tactical Stand Up” 

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