\u201cNever fight empty-handed unless you’re forced to.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Kelly McCann<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to pure self-defense, not martial arts, Kelly McCann’s combatives program is hard to beat, and in my opinion one of the best programs around. And for street survival, the above quote makes a lot of sense. Never fight empty-handed unless you’re forced to, and then use your empty-handed combatives to gain you time to deploy your weapons.<\/p>\n

With this, McCann also says, \u201cYou should always be armed with a legal less-lethal or lethal weapon.\u201d McCann’s first Combatives Principle in his book Combatives For Street Survival: Hard-Core Countermeasures for High-Risk Situations<\/em><\/strong> is Go Armed.<\/p>\n

You can’t argue his reasoning that no matter how skilled you are, the use of any type of weapon provides you a significant advantage.\u00a0 I’m not sure if I’d go as far as he does when he says, \u201cif you don’t arm yourself with a legally concealed weapon or an improvised weapon when necessary, you’re negligent.\u201d But maybe that’s the lawyer in me thinking of proving negligence in a court room, and not just the fact of being careless or neglectful. I do agree that since we never know when we might be forced to face violence, it makes a lot of sense to always carry a weapon or an item that can be used as a weapon.<\/p>\n

I also think McCann makes a good point in that a weapon acts as a trigger when coupled with good situational awareness and attack-recognition skills. (Be sure to download the guide to Situational Awareness<\/strong><\/em> at the top right side of this page.) When you find yourself reaching for your weapon, it triggers heightened situational awareness, compelling your immediate escape from the situation.<\/p>\n

If you want to truly be prepared for violence, remember Kelly McCann’s first principle of combatives and arm yourself with a weapon that can be legally carried in the jurisdiction where you live.<\/p>\n

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