Videos tagged with Environmental Barriers

This entry synthesizes expert analysis from John Correia of Active Self Protection regarding a knife attack at MoMA. It details tactical responses including the use of environmental barriers and empty-handed techniques like the push kick to create distance. The importance of medical preparedness and 'Stop the Bleed' training is heavily emphasized, highlighting their relevance even where firearms are restricted.

This video from Active Self Protection, featuring John Correia, an Evidence-Based Defensive Trainer, analyzes a restaurant confrontation. It highlights the effective use of an environmental barrier (a table) by a grandmother to create distance from an aggressor. The analysis also touches on de-escalation tactics and the recommendation of OC spray as a non-lethal option, especially when vulnerable individuals are present.