James
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“A few hours of reading will never protect you from your own bad decisions.”
― Scaling Force: Dynamic Decision Making Under Threat of Violence
― Scaling Force: Dynamic Decision Making Under Threat of Violence

“Fitness is objectively the most important effect of martial arts training. The physical skills and self-defense aspects of training will never save as many people from violence as the conditioning will save from early heart attacks.”
― Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence
― Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence

“Risking your life for anything other than saving a life is ego, it's bullshit, and it is childish.”
― Scaling Force: Dynamic Decision Making Under Threat of Violence
― Scaling Force: Dynamic Decision Making Under Threat of Violence

“The goal of self-defense is not to win a fight, but rather to avoid combat in the first place.”
― Scaling Force: Dynamic Decision Making Under Threat of Violence
― Scaling Force: Dynamic Decision Making Under Threat of Violence

“Fight and flight in accord. Which one is happening is subject to change without notice.”
― A Professional's Guide to Ending Violence Quickly: How Bouncers, Bodyguards, and Other Security Professionals Handle Ugly Situations
― A Professional's Guide to Ending Violence Quickly: How Bouncers, Bodyguards, and Other Security Professionals Handle Ugly Situations
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