Lee Morrison – Third Party Protection

The mindset required for me to protect me is simple enough; this is the instinct of Self Preservation. But the mentality required for me to deal with an aggressive individual who actively seeks to hurt the person I’m with, particularly a significant other, carries a very different potential consequence and therefore objective. That objective lies in making sure that person doesn’t get hurt and gets away from the situation safely.

The ideal would be to avoid or de-escalate the problem so we avoid the situation unharmed, but the reality is that life events are often less than ideal. This is where some pre-planning for certain events can pay great dividends. For example, the significant people in my life know that if we are somewhere and get a problem with anyone they should: “get behind me or ideally get away from me totally, either by running to a shop or similar place of safety or to get to the car, whatever – just get clear and let me deal with it!” As opposed to: get in the way or hold on to me in a way that might impair my movement and/or place us both in jeopardy.

Now at least regardless of the outcome to me, whether I take care of the problem quickly and clinically and escape relatively unscathed or, worst case scenario even if I get hurt, the person I’m with is at least safe! Now the objective of Third Party Protection has been met. This is why the mentality is different; you are to a certain degree making a sacrifice so that person is protected.

The two key scenarios that relate to Third Party Protection are when you are actually with that person and a potential threat steps out in front of you, or when you see someone that you are willing to protect getting verbally or physically assaulted by another person and now you have to encroach from a distance to actively intervene. This program addresses both of these aspects in detail.

This footage was filmed during two International Seminars – one in Dublin, the other in Moscow. It provides Combatives trainees or instructors alike with all of the key principles relating to this module.

Enjoy! UC 2012