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Physical security, personal-defense, and de-escalation tactics are my bread and butter, but that's just scratching the surface. Through my time in the Air Force, it felt like I was living at double speed. Every year felt like 2 years crammed into one. So many experiences positive and negative that it's hard to keep track. In future articles I will be writing in more detail about specific events, responses, training and more to help share my insights and experience. The goal o

I'm not here to fear monger and luckily I kind of can't. The Treasure Valley is one of the safest places to live in the US. Although, crime still happens here and it's important to understand why and where, so you can make yourself a harder target. The map attached to this article show's crime per capita in different parts of the valley. Green being very low rates of crime, Red being higher rates. In some spots that you see red, there is hardly anyone that lives there but cri

Being able to read and intuit meaning in body language is absolutely key to situational awareness, and Predicting and Preventing high risk scenarios. We all know how to do it, we read body language every day. Yet, it feels like a mentalist trick or some form of psychic woo-woo when people can make predictions off of the way someone moves or emotes. I’m not on the level of a mentalist but these are some of my tricks to make reading body language more reliable.   1. Subconsciou

Easy regular habits to make your household a harder target. With this checklist spending just a few minutes a day or a couple hours a month can improve your safety and ability to react during a crisis. Daily <5min    Lock all doors and windows at night and when leaving the house    Security System use    Check front door for scratches or markings    Check news or neighborhood watch groups for any issues in your area    Let someone know where you’ll be for the day Weekly <1hr