Re: De-escalation Tactics? – The Self Defense Company

Re: De-escalation Tactics?

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You also have to ask yourself, “What’s the motivation behind “verbal Judo”?

FEAR.

Not that fear isn’t healthy but more times than not, deep down, people who invest heavily in this have little or no confidence in their ability to physically control a subject and take comfort in the idea of saying the magic words and calming the savage beast.

If you’re confident in your physical abilities, like Ed suggests, you miraculously have great deescalation skills.