GUEST COLUMN BY EVAN PERPERIS, A U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES COMBAT VETERAN AND A WORLD CHAMPION OBSTACLE COURSE RACER
Tiga Tactics has several slogans that describe how they approach self-defense. We are going to do a little deep dive into some of them and explore each one in more depth.
The first one is “Safety is an illusion.” Let’s look into what this means.
While you may live in a nice neighborhood without a lot of crime, this is just an illusion. All it takes is one person with bad intentions to shatter this peaceful atmosphere. While some criminals may operate with targets of opportunities in their own neighborhoods, all it takes is just one violent offender to drive to your upscale area to start committing crimes. After all, when a thug wants something expensive, he doesn’t go hunting in the ghetto.
This is how most terrorist attacks have occurred in the United States — someone evil does something unfathomable that no one expected to happen.
On a smaller scale, let’s look at your house or neighborhood. Even if you live in a gated community with tall fences and security guards, how secure is that community really?
While fences and gates may discourage people, it really only stops the lazy and those who aren’t dedicated. As someone who spent most of his adult life looking for security vulnerabilities of not only my own forces to enhance force protection but also of our nation’s enemies to exploit their weaknesses, I can attest that is definitely true.
Furthermore, how much of your life is spent behind your gated community wall?
A good percentage of your life is spent at work, driving to/from work, socializing in public, eating at restaurants or wherever else you go for fun. Most of those places have little to no security. With safety being so fragile and fleeting, you don’t want to wait until after something bad happens to decide you should prepare for it. Instead, you prepare ahead of time so you are ready when you end up in a bad situation.
In the military world, we have a series of truths that guide our behavior of developing and using Special Operations Forces (SOF). One of these SOF truths is “competent Special Operations Forces cannot be created after emergencies occur.” While this is focused on SOF, I would argue that it is true across the board. You can’t be a competent protector and get prepared for an emergency after it occurs.
If you’re figuring out what to do in an emergency after it has occurred, it’s already too late.
This is why Tiga Tactics talks about mental games to play in some of their courses to help with situational awareness. This is why it teaches important defenses against common types of attacks. This is why it teaches how to go on the offensive using their P.R.O. methodology (Protect, Reposition/Restrain, Offense).
You need to start training now so you are prepared when the emergency does occur. Luckily for you Tiga Tactics has a full suite of online courses available at your disposal right now that you can start training from the comfort of your own home
Train With A Special Forces Combat Vet
If you want to train with Evan Perperis in person, secure your seat for the upcoming Modern Self-Protection Seminar.
He will be a featured co-instructor at the debut of our new program on October 17-18, when he’ll show you how to stop an armed threat — from both sides of the muzzle.
Having been deployed to some of the most dangerous places on the planet and earned instructorships in multiple combat systems, Evan will also share how his experiences shaped his approach to personal protection.
