Videos tagged with Partner Tactics

This episode emphasizes that carrying a firearm is a practical necessity, not a cool accessory. The discussion highlights the 'suck factor' of daily carry due to discomfort and inconvenience, but stresses the importance of always having a gun. It advocates for developing strong situational awareness, tactical skills, and avoidance strategies as the primary means of self-defense, with the firearm serving as a last resort. The goal is to make carrying a gun a consistent habit, not a burden.

This video analyzes a violent encounter where a knife-wielding attacker is subdued. Key takeaways emphasize the critical importance of empty-handed skills, maintaining situational awareness, and effective partner tactics in de-escalating and controlling threats. The analysis highlights specific defensive maneuvers like controlling the weapon arm and disarming techniques.

This video from Active Self Protection, featuring expert John Correia, analyzes a self-defense incident where pizza shop employees subdued a robber. It highlights the critical importance of emotional fitness for rapid threat response, effective partner tactics through communication and coordination, and the necessity of grappling skills for control during a physical struggle. The analysis emphasizes preparedness and training for real-world violent encounters.

This video from Active Self Protection analyzes a real-world defensive encounter where two sisters fought off a random attacker in a California nail salon. Instructor John Correia breaks down the incident, emphasizing the importance of partner tactics, emotional fitness, and the use of environmental weapons. He also touches on the legal complexities of self-defense in California.

This video breaks down a law enforcement incident where a deputy successfully apprehended a hammer-wielding suspect using cans of baked beans as an improvised distraction. Instructor John Correia, an evidence-based defensive trainer, highlights key lessons in using environmental tools, strategic timing, and partner tactics for effective suspect control. The analysis emphasizes the importance of situational awareness and creative problem-solving in high-stress scenarios.

This guide, based on analysis from John Correia of Active Self Protection, outlines the '5 D's + 1' framework for responding to armed threats. It emphasizes understanding the 'Initiative Deficit' and provides actionable steps for defenders to potentially disarm an attacker and coordinate with partners. The advice is presented with an authoritative tone, drawing from evidence-based defensive training principles.

This video from Active Self Protection, featuring John Correia, analyzes a robbery where bystanders intervened using an aluminum baseball bat. Key takeaways emphasize the importance of bystander decision-making, maintaining distance, and coordinating partner tactics to neutralize a threat. The analysis highlights how closing the distance can render an intermediate-range weapon like a bat ineffective.

This analysis from Active Self Protection, led by John Correia, breaks down an officer-involved incident in Little Rock, Arkansas. It highlights the critical 'light switch' concept of force transition, emphasizes the importance of attitude, using the right tools, and partner tactics. The video also delves into ground fighting, Taser limitations, and the necessity of clear backstops during engagements.

This video from Active Self Protection analyzes a convenience store robbery in Leicester, England, where the shopkeeper, a martial arts black belt, successfully defended himself and subdued the armed robber. Key takeaways include the effectiveness of feigning compliance to wait for the right opportunity, the importance of decisive action when a threat escalates to being taken to a second location, and the power of coordinated partner tactics in subduing an assailant.

This video from Active Self Protection, featuring John Correia, analyzes a real-world incident where valet workers successfully stopped a car thief. It emphasizes the critical importance of teamwork, maintaining awareness of accomplices and environmental hazards, and employing effective empty-handed defensive techniques. The analysis highlights practical lessons applicable to personal safety and coordinated group defense.

This analysis from Active Self Protection, featuring John Correia, breaks down a West Midlands Police incident involving a knife-wielding suspect. It highlights crucial tactical lessons on Taser deployment, emphasizing the importance of lethal cover, understanding the difference between NMI and pain compliance, and the critical need for a safe backstop to prevent unintended harm to bystanders. The video showcases effective police response using bodycam footage and training insights.

This video from Active Self Protection, featuring John Correia, analyzes a self-defense incident from Mexico. Correia, an 'Evidence-Based Defensive Trainer,' emphasizes the critical importance of empty-handed skills for controlling an opponent's weapon at contact distance. He also discusses the limitations of deterrence by firearm presence alone and highlights the value of partner tactics in high-stress encounters. The analysis includes a breakdown of shooting techniques, advocating for proper grip and sight alignment even when a one-handed shot is successful.