Scaling Force: Dynamic Decision Making Under Threat of Violence
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Overview
Conflict and violence cover a broad range of behaviors, from intimidation to murder, and they require an equally broad range of responses. A kind word will not resolve all situations, nor will wristlocks, punches or even a gun.
In Scaling Force the authors introduce you to the full range of options, from skillfully doing nothing to applying deadly force. They realistically guide you through understanding the limits of each type of force, when specific levels may be appropriate, the circumstances under which you may have to apply them, and the potential cost, legally and personally, of your decision.
- Level 1 — Presence. Staving off violence using body language alone.
- Level 2 — Voice. Verbally de-escalating conflict before physical methods become necessary.
- Level 3 — Touch. Defusing an impending threat or gaining compliance via touch.
- Level 4 — Empty-Hand Restraint. Controlling a threat through pain or forcing compliance through leverage.
- Level 5 — Less-Lethal Force. Incapacitating a threat while minimizing the likelihood of fatality or permanent injury.
- Level 6 — Lethal Force. Stopping a threat with techniques or implements likely to cause death or grievous bodily harm.
It is vital to enter this scale at the right level, and to articulate why what you did was appropriate. If you do not know how to succeed at all six levels there are situations in which you will have no appropriate options. More often than not, that will end badly.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781594392504 |
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| Publisher: | YMAA Publication Center |
| Publication date: | 10/01/2012 |
| Pages: | 342 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.02(w) x 9.34(h) x 1.00(d) |
About the Author
He has served for seventeen years in corrections as an officer and sergeant working maximum security, booking and mental health; leading a tactical team; and teaching subjects ranging from Defensive Tactics and Use of Force to First Aid and Crisis Communications with the Mentally Ill. For fourteen months he was an advisor to the Iraqi Corrections System working in Baghdad and Kurdish Sulaymaniyah. Somewhere in the midst of that he received a BS degree in Psychology; served in the National Guard as a Combat Medic (91A/B); earned college varsities in judo and fencing and received a mokuroku in jujutsu. He has drunk chichu with reformed cannibals and 18-year-old scotch with generals...and loves long sword fights on the beach.
Lawrence is the best-selling author of nine books.
A founding technical consultant to University of New Mexico’s Institute of Traditional Martial Arts, he also has written numerous articles on martial arts, self-defense, and related topics for prestigious publications such as the International Ryukyu Karate-jutsu Research Society Journal, Jissen, Fighting Arts, and Traditional Karate magazine.
Since 1970, Lawrence has studied and taught traditional Asian martial arts, medieval European combat, and modern close-quarter weapon techniques. During the 26 years he worked stadium security part-time he was involved in hundreds of violent altercations, but got paid to watch football. He is currently a senior strategist at an aerospace company where he gets to play with billions of dollars of other people’s money and make really important decisions. He lives in Seattle, Washington with his son Joey and wife Julie.
Table of Contents
Dedication v
Acknowledgments xv
Table of Contents vii
Foreword-Clint Overland xvii
Foreword-Ron Bishop xxiii
Introduction to Scaling Force 1
Prerequisities 7
Introduction to Violence 7
Fighting versus Sport 10
Social Violence 13
The Monkey Dance 15
The Group Monkey Dance 15
The Educational Beat-Down 16
The Status-Seeking Show 16
The Territorial Defense 16
Predatory Violence 17
Resource predators 18
Process predators 18
Situational Awareness 18
The victim interview 23
The 4 D's 24
Weapons awareness 26
Situational awareness during a fight 28
Identifying the threat's "tell" 31
Legal Ramifications of Violence 34
Affirmative Defense 35
I.M.O.P. Principle 36
Intent 36
Means 37
Opportunity 38
Preclusion 38
Reasonable force 39
Disparity of Force 40
Proportional Force 41
The Articulation Drill 42
The Decision to Get Involved 43
Fight to the Goal 44
Dealing with Threats with Altered States of Consciousness 45
Pain Compliance versus Mechanical Compliance 47
Never Quit 48
Account for Adrenaline 50
It's Not a Continuum 54
Level 1 Presence 57
The Lowest Level of Force 58
The Intangibles 61
The Power of Authority 62
Fitness 64
Posture and Stance 66
Appearance and Demeanor 69
Attire 72
Behavior 74
Positioning and Proxemics 76
Display of Force Option 81
Level 1 Conclusion 85
Level 2 Voice 87
Range and Style 88
The Players 90
Rate, Tone, Pitch, and Volume (RTPV) 93
Listening 94
Strategic Verbal De-escalation 99
Changing the Emotion 99
Changing the Social Context 107
Changing the Equation 111
Raising the Stakes 116
Tricks and Tactics-Miscellaneous Stuff 118
Everything works both ways 119
Forced teaming 119
Loan-sharking 119
Co-opting 120
Congruence 120
Incongruence 121
Non-sequiturs 121
Boundaries 121
Ask, Advise, Order, and Check 124
Altered States of Mind 125
Cold Conversation Drill 130
Level 3 Touch 133
Calming Touch 134
Directive Touch 136
Distractive Touch 136
Projecting Touch 137
Interlude-Are you Ready for Level 4? 143
Level 4 Empty-Hand Restraint/Physical Control 147
Joint Locks 148
Gifts 149
Basing 149
Leverage 150
Two-way action 150
Applying joint locks 150
Hinge joints 151
Ball-and-Socket Joints 152
Gliding Joints 153
Fingerlocks 156
Practicing Joint Locks 157
Immobilizations 158
Pushing and Shoving (and Assisting) 161
Push from your strength into his weakness 162
Push with an upward vector 162
Exploit his momentum 163
Pain 163
Hair 166
Pressure Points in General 167
Specific Points 168
Philtrum 168
Mastoid 168
Jaw hinge 169
Lymph nodes 169
Suprasternal notch 169
Intercostals 170
Axillary 170
Inguinal 170
Triceps tendon 170
Inner elbow 171
Inner thigh 171
Side of knee 171
Takedowns 172
Balance 173
Momentum takedowns 174
Leverage takedowns 174
Sweeps 175
True throws 176
Knee pops 179
Lock Takedowns 180
Using Level 4 Techniques at Higher Levels of Force 180
Interlude-The 4/5 Split 183
Level 5 Less-Lethal Force 187
Hitting Hard 189
Stay connected 189
Use your core 190
Accelerate 190
Practice 190
Hand Techniques 191
Foot Techniques 192
Contouring 193
Making it Work When You are Losing 194
Causing Damage 195
Timing 197
Power Generation under Adversity 199
Using a tool 200
Using the environment 201
Using torque 203
Using gravity 203
Using momentum 205
Using aggressive forward pressure 206
Targeting 207
Shock 208
Organ Bruising and Injury 210
Broken Bones 210
Joints and Sprains 211
Foot 212
Ankle 214
Knee 215
Ribs 216
Kidneys 218
Clavide 219
Solar plexus 219
Groin 220
Jaw 222
Nose 224
Ears 226
Eyes 226
Pepper Spray 230
Tassers® 232
Level 5 Conclusion 233
Interlude-On Killing 235
Level 6 Lethal Force 239
Mindset 243
Free-for-all drill 245
Find your limits 247
Slaughtering an animal 248
Breaking the Freeze 251
Principles for Survival 252
Be prepared 253
Don't get hit 254
Embrace the pain 255
Watch for weapons 256
Cheat 258
Expect the unexpected 259
Yell for help 261
Manage the aftermath 262
Putting it in Context 263
Targeting 264
Head 265
Throat 267
Upper (cervical) spine 269
Targets we didn't list 270
Defensive Weaponry 273
Accessing a Weapon 275
Impromptu Weapons 277
Drawing a Weapon 279
Using a Weapon 280
Blades 281
Bullets 284
Wounds 285
Firearms 287
Shooting 289
Modifications, quality, and reliability 291
Wrap up 293
Level 6 Conclusion 293
Conclusion 295
Glossary 297
Index 299
Bibliography 307
About the Authors 311
Rory Miller 311
Lawrence Kane 312