Compliance Is Sometimes An Excellent Strategy

This video from Active Self Protection analyzes a self-defense incident in Argentina, featuring insights from John Correia. It covers tactical positioning, counter-ambush strategies, and the legalities of using force, particularly ground grappling techniques. The analysis highlights the importance of situational awareness and the potential for effective self-defense even when facing a seemingly armed assailant.

This guide details a counter-ambush technique demonstrated by Active Self Protection, focusing on a clerk's successful defense against armed robbers. It emphasizes purposeful compliance, strategic timing of the draw, decisive engagement, and adherence to post-engagement protocols like TAPIFPS. The instruction highlights the importance of assessing threat posture and exploiting reaction disadvantages for effective self-defense.

This guide details counter-ambush tactics employed by a retired officer defending his garage. It covers drawing under duress, point shooting techniques for close-quarters, rapid firing, and essential post-incident procedures using the TAPIFS acronym. Instruction emphasizes understanding human reaction time limitations in high-stress scenarios.

This guide, based on analysis from Active Self Protection, outlines critical self-defense tactics during a robbery. It emphasizes recognizing pre-attack indicators, believing the threat, and prioritizing life safety. The analysis highlights situational awareness for customers and potential counter-ambush opportunities for defenders, drawing on expert insights from John Correia and Stephannie Weidner.

This video details a self-defense incident where a sport shooter in Brazil successfully used a surreptitious draw to counter-ambush a robber. Instructor John Correia analyzes the event, emphasizing the importance of carrying a firearm consistently and understanding reaction time standards for effective defensive action. The analysis highlights the tactical advantage gained by a concealed, well-timed draw.

This guide synthesizes expert analysis from John Correia of Active Self Protection, focusing on identifying and exploiting counter-ambush opportunities during armed robberies. It details how to use environmental factors, attacker behavior, and precise timing to create defensive advantages. The analysis emphasizes situational awareness and the high-risk nature of counter-ambush tactics, recommending compliance when immediate threat is high.

This video from Active Self Protection, featuring analysis by John Correia, showcases a critical home defense scenario. A resident, who had owned her firearm for less than 24 hours, successfully intervened in a home invasion by neutralizing an intoxicated intruder. The incident underscores the importance of preparedness and the effective use of a firearm in a life-threatening situation.

This video showcases a 73-year-old jewelry store owner successfully deterring five armed robbers by drawing a .38 caliber revolver. The incident highlights the effectiveness of a firearm as a deterrent, as no shots were fired and the suspects fled immediately. The owner's actions and subsequent message emphasize the importance of self-defense preparedness for business owners. Expert analysis from Active Self Protection underscores the tactical implications of such encounters.

This expert guide from John Correia of Active Self Protection breaks down a self-defense incident, emphasizing the critical roles of Verbal Judo, maintaining distance, and establishing a defensive fence. It details how to use head and neck control for takedowns and ground control, offering practical insights for enhancing personal safety through evidence-based defensive training.

This video from Active Self Protection, featuring John Correia, analyzes a self-defense incident where a store owner successfully countered an armed robbery. It details the critical moments of a counter-ambush, disarming the assailant, and emphasizes the importance of situational awareness and tactical advantage. The analysis highlights key defensive principles and warns against unnecessary re-engagement after a threat is neutralized.