Articles with situational awareness

Enhance Your Self-Defense and Church Security Training With the ASP Unlimited App (Review)

ASP Unlimited is the membership app of Active Self Protection, founded by John Correia. ASP’s mission is to “help others develop the Attitude, Skills, and Plan to better protect themselves and their loved ones from harm” through research-informed evidence-based lessons.

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A fee-based subscription service for either iPhone or Android, ASP Unlimited gives you access to the entire Active Self Protection library—featuring John Correia, Neil Weidner, Stephannie Weidner, and the entire ASP team.

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This video and text content is rich in self-defense education, equipping you with the mindset, skillset, and toolset to safeguard you, your loved ones, and your congregation if you’re a member of your church security team.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Self-Defense and Church Security Lessons by John Correia Reviewing an Attempted Carjacking ]

Church security team members should regularly watch ASP’s video analyses to learn defensive principles they can apply in their church contexts. As John Correia says, “While we do cover church incidents when they arise, the main value for church safety teams in learning from the daily ASP analyses is to have mental reps of real situations that happened to real people, giving team members a broad experience of actual incidents to draw from in their own encounters.”

CCW Safe: Situational Awareness Video Series

CCW Safe is the self-defense legal coverage membership program that connects members with a criminal defense attorney and helps pay for legal expenses involved in a court case following a self-defense incident. It also provides educational resources on topics pertaining to self-defense.

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One such resource is its Situational Awareness: Stay Ready, Stay Safe 9-part short video series presented by retired Oklahoma City police officer Cris Cunningham, CCW Safe Critical Response Specialist. During her 31-year career, she spent 17 years in the Homicide Unit as an investigator.

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The topics of the 9 episodes are as follows:
      Part 1:  What is Situational Awareness?
      Part 2:  Situational Awareness Basics
      Part 3:  What Role Does Intuition Play?
      Part 4:  Safety Tips while Traveling
      Part 5:  Parking Lots/Garages and Large Gatherings
      Part 6:  Public Event Safety Tips and Confrontations
      Part 7:  Improve Your Situational Awareness
      Part 8:  Simple Daily Habits
      Part 9:  Final Thoughts

6 Myths About Pepper (OC) Spray

Pepper (OC) spray is one of the cheapest, most effective, and easiest-to-conceal non-lethal self-defense tools available. It provides a critical “reactionary gap” by temporarily blinding and incapacitating an attacker from a distance, allowing you to escape to safety.

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But this GAT Daily article says “there’s a lot of mixed information and misinformation concerning this handheld defense weapon.” It has identified the following 6 myths you should be aware of:

Personal Defense World EDC Video Series: Vehicle Situational Awareness

The print and digital magazine Personal Defense World describes itself as “your go-to site for everything essential to serious self-defense.” One of its feature productions is the Everyday Carry Video Series offering brief instructional videos on a variety of EDC topics.

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Below is the EDC 7-minute video explaining the importance of being situationally aware as a self-defense tool while walking to your vehicle. Following that is the list of, and links to, other videos in the series.

The Increasing Threat of Drones to Church Security

“Churches, as both public spaces and symbolic institutions, face unique vulnerabilities when it comes to unwanted drone activity,” says Keith Graves of Christian Warrior Training in his article, Are You Equipped to Tackle the Rising Threat of Drones?.

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He says, “Drones are rapidly becoming more advanced and accessible, offering anyone with modest means the ability to observe, scout, and even disrupt events from above. While drones can be tools for security, their misuse poses serious risks, particularly for places of worship.”

“Drones are one of the biggest ways that people who want to conduct adversarial attacks can effectuate them cheaply and from a distance, and with not much planning,” says FBI Director ‌Kash Patel.

Graves suggests drones can be used by lone-wolf attackers or trained terrorist gangs as tools for reconnaissance in three ways: