NEAREST WEAPON, NEAREST TARGET
THE INTERVIEW
Almost every attack begins with The Interview. Which is when the attacker does three things:
- Makes his or her final decision that you are his or her ideal victim.
- Uses words to distract you. Maybe a simple question, a request, but the intent is toxic, maybe deadly: To get you looking away, at something else, to split your mind and body away from the moment.
- To built the ground he needs to propel him into you for the attack/
I say, then, that, since that is the case, we need to prepare ourselves for The Interview, maybe even more than we need to get ourselves ready to fight. Maybe, if we can survive The Interview, we can evade and escape the inevitable attack.
Ok, then, how do we do that?
- Step 1: Get Our Heads Straight! Think like a Tough Target. Realize that you don’t know this person and that he/she is talking to you like he/she definitely knows you.
- Step 2: Refuse or Say “No!” Make it clear you do not want to be “interviewed.” Take a step back and get into a ready stance (hold your purse like a weapon; give him/her a Felony Stare, your power foot back). If you refuse, or say “no!” and she/he refuses to back off or desist, you know you are dealing with an attacker. Normal people know how to take “no!” for an answer.
- Step 3: Always Control Your Space. Sure as I am sitting here in my skivvies, the attacker will follow up The Interview by invading your personal space. State clearly: “Stay Back!”
- Step 4: Nearest Weapon, Nearest Target. This really is not Step 4. This should be done as soon as the potential attacker begins The Interview. Make certain your hands are positioned correspondent to where his or her hands are. If and when his/her hands move, so do yours. Remember: Wherever the other person’s hands are is the Nearest Weapon, which means whatever of your body parts are correspondent to those hands is your Nearest Target. Protect that target and you will send a subconscious message to the other person that you are ready.
- Step 5: BE WILLING. If you’ve been following my blog, you probably know already that it is more important to be willing than it is to be able. Therefore, make your decision now what you (are willing to) are going to do.
IF IT IS FIGHTING YOU DECIDE TO DO -
Ø Breathe Tactically.
Ø Take the Fight to the Interviewer First. Put the element of surprise in your corner; get him or her on the backs of his feet.
Ø Or. Counterattack early and often.
IF IT IS NOTHING YOU DECIDE TO DO.
Good Luck, and, until next time, Stay Safe!
Hammer