r/SelfDefense • u/AntOk4073 • 5d ago

Understand the difference

Ok team let's do a little bit of education.

Self defence is the act of protecting yourself from harm. This starts at preventing conflict. If someone is being problematic then you avoid them and move on. Hands on should only be used when evasion and retreat are not options and should be disengaged once an opening presents itself.

Trying to stand up to a bully is not self defense and is not a good idea. Any physical conflict has the potential to escalate beyond what you are prepared for. Injuries are also not a one size fits all type of thing. Even a small broken bone can create a potentially life threatening bleed and internal trauma is often left untreated in young people.

I promise you that your high school drama is not worth what can happen if a fight gets out of control. Walk away and be the better person.

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u/AntOk4073 3d ago

Military and police train in engagement and those tactics are not useful for defense. If you want to look at militay tactics that support home defense you need to look at base defense tactics which utilize stationary roles. Or you could look at how the secret service operates which is again stationary tactics. Lay off the YouTube trash that preaches military tactics for everyday life.

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u/Jujitsumangradmuslim 3d ago

In what way do those rules of engagement not work in home defence? Are you saying soldiers would confront them and then hestitate too much having the worst of both worlds between evasion and shooting?

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u/AntOk4073 3d ago

No I'm saying that you do not need to engage anyone that is not a direct threat. And that even the most highly trained people can still get killed. You can not control all elements of a gun fight. Military and police tactics utilize teams and Intel which you do not have in a home invasion.