The Annual Combatives Camp is an end user course built around the fundamentals of S.P.E.A.R. System. Each year there is a different theme and usually a few special guests. This year Rodney King, the founder of Crazy Monkey Defense, and Zach Even-Esh, Underground Strength Coach, will be present. If you've never made it to a training event offered by Tony Blauer, this is a great opportunity. The event will be in Vienna, Virginia held at CrossFit Rubicon.

“At core, men are afraid women will laugh at them, while at core, women are afraid men will kill them.” 
      -Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

Since summertime is a busy time of year filled with vacation and travels, we’ve decided to outline some suggested summer reading material. Our first suggestion is, The Gift of Fear, written by an industry expert on violent behavior, Gavin DeBecker.  In this book, DeBecker explains how to identify the subtle, pre-incident indicators of violence.  The audiobook version of The Gift of Fear plays out like a suspense thriller and is full of useful information: advice on what to do if you are being stalked, how you should act when you are approached by a stranger, and many other self-defense relevant concepts. One of the key points of this book is listening to your intuition.
Some of the Pre-incident indicators discussed are:

• Forced Teaming- a person assuming a common bond that does not exist
  
• Too many Details-excessive details when lying
  
• Not accepting “NO”-not accepting or respecting your decision
• Giving unsolicited help or an unsolicited promise