Attacks can happen anywhere and without notice. Will you be ready?

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

A teenage boy riding with his mom beat and stabbed for no reason. A man leaves a resturant and is stabbed for no reason. We always hope that we can see the dangers in advance, we hope that by avoiding dangerous areas we will be safer. The reality is an attack can happen anywhere at anytime and even for no reason at all. Ultimate Defense is realizing that a threat can come from anywhere at anytime and then being prepared to do all you can if that threat happens. Prepare, defend, and live!

2 stabbed in separate attacks in Kearns

December 11th, 2010 @ 5:05pm

By ksl.com

KEARNS -- Two people were stabbed in Kearns early Saturday morning, but police say the attacks are not related.

The first stabbing happened at 1:20 a.m. near 6000 South and 5000 West. Police say a 16-year-old boy was riding in a car with his mom and a friend when he saw a group of people dressed in red outside.
He got out of the car and walked up to the group, which then beat him up and stabbed him. The teen is now in critical condition.

The second stabbing happened nine minutes later, just blocks away near 5400 South and 4200 West. Police say a man was leaving a local restaurant when another man -- also wearing red -- walked up and stabbed him in the chest and stomach.

The man drove himself to the hospital and should be okay. Police haven't made any arrests in either attack.

Look eye always look eye!

 The advice that Mr. Miyagi gave to the Karate Kid is such good self-defense advice! No matter how big or strong your attacker is, there is no muscles you can build to protect your eyes better. Also, even if your attacker can withstand a tremendous amount of pain (say from a groin kick because they are hopped up on drugs), with the eye gouge if they can can't see they will have a hard time continuing their attack. Attacking the eyes is also effective because it gets a reactive response. Even the toughest dudes try to swat something away from their eyes.

To be effective remember its an eye gouge you are after not eye scratch. No Larry, Mo, and Curly two finger poke here. Your fingers should be bent like claws and you are intending to thrust those claws into their eyeballs. Don't say gross, practice and be ready to do it. This tool alone could give you the opening you need to save your life. Ultimate Defense means to be ready to do whatever you need to so that you and your loved ones are safe!

This is SHOCKING! Gun To School! Would you know what to do if your attacker was only 16?

This clip floored me!

• First, I was shocked to think kids maybe packing serious fire power to school. 
• Second, I was sad that this 16yr old boy felt like he lived in a war zone and that he felt everyday his life could end. 
• Third, came to the realization that this is in LA but with economy and today's mobile society, kids like this are moving out of gang towns in to suburban small towns. This young man has been trained and has a perception of life are set that he has to defend himself to the death and is willing to do anything if he sees its fit. The gang town he grew up with is his perception and he would carry with him even if he left and lived in happy valley.
• Fourth, this 16yr old is so comfortable with carrying his weapon with him every day and has decided he will easily use it without a thought. Unlike most people who would think about what it would mean to take others life, He will not think through any negative consequences if he pulled that gun or knife. He already has and has accepted that its ok to go to jail or die.
• Fifth, the person you may need to defend against for your life may not be an adult. It could very well be a young man like this who is making a bad decision and has the fire power to make a bad decision lethal.

I watched this video and realize that this young boy doesn't look any different then so many 16yr olds I see now a days. Seeing him on the street you would have know idea he is carrying a gun and knife. I have teen aged kids and I was a teenager once, and even if they don't have bad intent, teenagers all make stupid decision in their learning process of growing up. From inflated egos, to proving themselves to their peers, to getting even, to responding badly to failed relationship, kids make tons of stupid mistakes and have horrible impulse control as they are learning to grow up. Heaven forbid if they have lethal force to back up any of ther many stupid learning decisions.

Are you ready? Would you know what to do if a kid pulled a gun or a knife on you? They may be smaller than you and likely to react more aggressively level the field could you diffuse the threat before it got to that point? Do your kids know what they would do? Knowing the answers to these questions could not only save your life but your families as well. Be in the news for doing great things in your life not for becoming a victim of a tragic loss because you didn't know what to do. Ultimate Defense starts by making a decision to be prepared then doing what it takes to make sure you are.