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eastender

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This thread is prompted by the "Retired Escort" thread - shortened version of the title and comments from other board members including mod8 encouraging a thread touching on various safety issues ( basic common sense).

Do not wish to re-visit the details of the thread in question.

Also, prefer focusing on specific topics as opposed to bouncing around from topic to subtopic, from actual to hearsay, etc.

The Taint

Basic to any scam is The Taint. People running a scam do not want the target or victim going to the police so they will try to "taint" the target by getting them involved in some sort of insignificant illegal activity. Example. You see a provider and eventually repeat, then a relationship developes - the hook is taken. Diner follows, off the clock activities, etc. She asks you to purchase a substance or drive her to work. Don't. Things go wrong and you have to go to the police but your credibility is shot. You now have a history of providing the provider with illegal substances or driving her to work - living of the avails.

Be very vigilant about "The Taint" in any approach or request.
 

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Appeal

Basic to any financial transaction is "Appeal". For the purposes of discussion
"Appeal" may be reduced to two main categories.

"Appeal to need" - basics of life such as food, clothing, shelter, security, etc plus as relevant to this discussion need for affection, acceptance and various other emotional needs.

"Appeal to greed" is the other main category. People want a greater share or a better deal. Main reason why Ponzi scheme's, pyramid sales(combined with "the Taint"), Norberg and countless other scams work.

When a proposal touches both types of "Appeals" you are especially vulnerable.

Corollary to the two "Appeals" is the phrase from a classic movie - "The Flim-Flam Man" starring George C. Scott, Michael Sarrazin, late 1960's. "You can't cheat an honest man." Looking for a deal is one thing but not at the expense of someone else. Usually a scam involves a level of illegality or going against the established rules. Avoid all such proposals.
 

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Does anyone have any useful suggestions on links I should read to learn more about personal security?

Sorry I haven't been posting so much as usual. I've been very, very stressed.

My last post was a bit over the top. Obviously you can't control all circumstances but
for sure though one has to be careful about meeting SPs outside of fairly controlled circumstances.
I made the big mistake of being in her car and going where she said to meet me. It might be some time before I am willing to risk
that again.

Please send me tips everyone. For now I gotta go. I'm okay, stressed, hard time sleeping but, on the other hand I think I've lost like 5 lbs or something! I have been wanting to lose weight forever so that's actually a real plus. :)
 
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eastender

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Does anyone have any useful suggestions on links I should read to learn more about personal security?

Sorry I haven't been posting so much as usual. I've been very, very stressed.

My last post was a bit over the top. Obviously you can't control all circumstances but
for sure though one has to be careful about meeting SPs outside of fairly controlled circumstances.
I made the big mistake of being in her car and going where she said to meet me. It might be some time before I am willing to risk
that again.

Please send me tips everyone. For now I gotta go. I'm okay, stressed, hard time sleeping but, on the other hand I think I've lost like 5 lbs or something! I have been wanting to lose weight forever so that's actually a real plus. :)


Get someone you know and trust to do an evaluation of your specific situation. Most people do not have the mindset to handle their own personal security BUT vendors of various courses in pursuit of the dollar overlook this. Net result you have a false sense of security and are at greater risk as a result.
 

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Dr. Edgar Who, and everyone who could be interested.....

It might help, but it is not an entire answer to all your problem... http://www.senshido.com I personally think the level one and two could be enough to make you be prepared to some kind of particular "street action" ... General martial arts are good, but they are not focused on a very strict quick reply who could be different of your learnings in class. I know, I did tried, in my life, few kind of martial arts, and you are learning like a kind of schematic combat, like a choregraphy. If the guy attack you not totally the way you learned, you couldn't maybe handle the situation.

I'm living everytime I'm meeting someone new a kind of stress: Of course, I am a woman, I'm going to meet a man, generally more heavy and more strong physically. That's one of the reason I like to exchange a bit by email to feel if this could be ok to meet the person who contacted me. I understand very well your fear to meet because I am living it, at different levels, each time I'm meeting someone...That's true that we could developp a kind of trust, of course, and meet someone well known for me is a bonus in this way, because I could think that he won't do any harm to me.... That's something included in my activity, and I imagine this is one of the part why the level of the donation is. My activity is definitively something who could be dangerous for me. But, in the other hand, the frequency of bad encounters is really low in my situation. Maybe I am just doing the right things to avoid it.

Maybe another thing is to stick to escort well known and well established for a little while.

I just don't know what to add else, I just can tell you that your misadventure is rare, and generally, the girls/women are the ones who are afraid to be attacked, because the probabilities are much more tendancing to that...

Anyway, good luck to you...

PS: To just give some example, I did go dating in restaurant, I did go to private residence and private chalet(alone in the woods with my date...) , I did travel with some gentlemen too and have been in unknown towns and countries... The fact is to stay always vigilant, but at a normal level... The probabilities you will be again attacked are lower now then the average people who were not, because it is rare to be attacked in an human life, especially in Montreal, compared to other North-American cities. But to learn some basic defense might be a good idea.

MD xx

PS2: Of course, I am really curious to read the rest of Eastender's ways to avoid any kind of human trap. His writtings could be adaptable to any situation. Thanks to take the time to share, by the way. xxx
 
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A limited knowledge of Martial Arts can be more dangerous to yourself than to your attacker. It tends to give people a false sense of security and that can get you killed. Everything seems to work well in the class but when confronted by someone with a knife or a gun, most people's training goes right out the window and they freeze. The best defense against an aggressor is to walk or run away, or if that is not possible, give the person your money, your wallet, whatever he wants. If you decide on a physical confrontation you better be prepared to kill the attacker because he's probably ready to kill you.

Money can be replaced, property can be replaced. Your life can't be.
 

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It is also quite possible that someone's imagination is working overtime and they are making a mountain out of a mole hill.
 

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A limited knowledge of Martial Arts can be more dangerous to yourself than to your attacker. It tends to give people a false sense of security and that can get you killed. Everything seems to work well in the class but when confronted by someone with a knife or a gun, most people's training goes right out the window and they freeze. The best defense against an aggressor is to walk or run away, or if that is not possible, give the person your money, your wallet, whatever he wants. If you decide on a physical confrontation you better be prepared to kill the attacker because he's probably ready to kill you.

Money can be replaced, property can be replaced. Your life can't be.

Truer words have never been spoken. Many years ago I was working in a club with a Vietnam vet/ Green Beret. One of the dancers was taking a self-defense course and was bragging about how she could defend herself from an attacker much bigger than her. She did not know the background of my co-worker and boasted that she was able to handle him( he was nearly 6" tall - I wasn't willing to grant him the extra 1/4" about 190lbs). Finally she goaded him into trying to attack her from behind in the gas station parking lot near the club. He smiled approached from behind with a stick, she grabbed his arm, he countered, lifted her spun her over his head, put her on the ground with a foot on her throat and said -" In real life you are seconds into death".

I cannot repeat more strongly, do not believe or try to imitate the action films, the self-defense hucksters or other fantasy world scenarios.
 

eastender

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Exit Strategy

The thread has taken on a broader context. We have moved beyond scam type situations to include those where personal safety is an issue. Granted there was overlap in the thread that motivated this one so it is reasonable to discuss both at the same time.

There is a commonality between successful scams and your personal safety. The common consideration is that if you do not have an exit strategy for any situation the level of risk and danger increases tremendously.

A potential scam may not present physical danger but it presents financial and emotional danger. Facing such a situation you should always have an exit strategy available. First lie and you should be gone. Typical scam involves a test at a price to you. Especially true in the industry. Scenario. You have a date with a provider outside of agnecy time but she cancels. If there are excuses and an alternative date is set. Fine. If there is a test involved - "I had a flat tire and the garage tells me the tires are too worn. I need replacements" Could you lend me $xxx.00 for tires. It could happen to anyone. Time to walk.

Reality = over x billion anyone's in the world so why did it happen to her at this specific time? Let's see the tires. If you cannot see and judge tire safety then you should not be lending money for tires.

Similar your own personal safety. Getting to a place is simple. Getting out may not be. As often as possible park so that no one can get behind you. If waiting for someone in a parking lot occupy a space so that incoming cars are visible to you. view a parking lot or where you park not as a matter of your convenience but from the standpoint of an attacker - do the shadows favour you or a potential attacker? Are larger vehicles blocking your vision of the area? Iis your movement restricted? If the exit is different from the entrance are ther potential problems that are unaccounted for?

Think about an exit strategy in all situations where there is the smallest level of risk.
 

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A limited knowledge of Martial Arts can be more dangerous to yourself than to your attacker. It tends to give people a false sense of security and that can get you killed. Everything seems to work well in the class but when confronted by someone with a knife or a gun, most people's training goes right out the window and they freeze. The best defense against an aggressor is to walk or run away, or if that is not possible, give the person your money, your wallet, whatever he wants. If you decide on a physical confrontation you better be prepared to kill the attacker because he's probably ready to kill you.

Money can be replaced, property can be replaced. Your life can't be.

Hello Techman,

All true...except that I would replace "kill", with completely disable. It might still end up being lethal, but I would not start with a kill in mind. If it comes to the point where there is no other choice then defend yourself and make sure the attacker is taken out.

Yes, when confronted with an armed person give them every item they want. That is the advice even a 6th degree black belt gave my class. "You can replace everything but your life".

Self-defense classes do give one a false sense of security. That is a problem for a number of reasons. One may feel they can handle a confrontation that is unpredictable and may be grossly underestimated. Some may feel self-superior or let their machismo and pride get in the way rather than focusing a de-escalating the situation. Also, using unpolished self-defense training can lead to unintentioned severe or deadly results. I have found even in light practice with live stand-ins it is easy to hurt someone twice your size unintentionally with these techniques, especially if you have not developed good control of them. These skills are not toys and they are not for fun or games. It is a bit scary that one of my most reliable strikes would probably be deadly if accomplished correctly. So don't try to prove anything with these skills and don't "play" with them.

I am sure we have some keyboard warriors that will explain how their blackbelt will protect them from the tire iron to the back of the head, reality sucks .

Agreed! Thinking you are invulnerable is the worst possible mistake. These skills are for a "no choice left" scenario only.

BTW, if you do kill an attacker (or a legitimate enemy in war, or anyone) you will have a whole new set of mental/emotional problems to deal with the rest of your life. It' s not like in the movies.
LL

Definitely! Unless you are cold-blooded there will be mental/emotional baggage to deal with. Even those who believe in their due right to defend themselves ruthlessly are very likely to feel the burden after.

Good luck,

Merlot

BTW...I heard about a growling pit bull alarm once. Wouldn't that be pretty effective for the home.
 
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eastender

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Self - defense Classes

A comment about self-defense classes.

If the self-defense class does not teach you basic street safety,recognition, avoidance and exit strategies then it will do more harm than good by providing a false sense of security.

I've seen a few of these so-called self defense classes offered at schools, community centers and some of the instructors beyond the macho posturing get easily flustered if you ask them basic questions - what if the attacker is left handed or right handed? Can you tell if an attacker is left handed or right handed? And so forth.

If you are going to spend hard earned money on a self-defense course ask the key questions before putting up the cash. Choreographed moves that look impressive during a demonstration would get you destroyed on the street.
 

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Hello all,

Anyone who thinks good self-defense is choreographed is greatly mistaken. I never spent a penny on choreography...lol. We learned how to effectively defend ourselves and to subdue an attacker as quickly as possible. The emphasis was always on learning to adapt to an attack and using skills spontaneously. Any choreography was a performance exercise only for a standard of comparison in exhibitions or performance competitions. Quite obviously, a confrontation is totally unpredictable and it is absurd to think one can choose a choreography to defend oneself in real life as Bruce lee said: “Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” In other words, be adaptable. So, if you like choreography...see a movie. Choreography is only slightly more useless as being a big bouncer in a confrontation. The biggest bouncers die just as fast from a gun or a knife attack no matter how big or macho.

Yes, a good self-defense class does teach you some basic street safety, recognition, avoidance and exit strategies, but only very minimally since that is not their purpose. Good teachers are very pointed in reminding you to be very careful about developing a false sense of security, and the skills are equally applicable and effective no matter what "hand" the attacker favors.

BTW...I wasn't recommending self-defense classes. Just commenting on them. But, if you want good advice about these classes go to someone with the knowledge.

Cheers,

Merlot
 
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eastender

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Choosing a Self-defense Course.

EE,

Can you ellaborate on chossing a self defense class?

This may sound ironic but talk to a trained LE officer or liason and have them relate what happened to victims that had taken self-defense courses. Then if you wish to continue.............

Ideally there would be an interview and some testing to see if you are emotionally ready to handle the physical aspects of a confrontation. Not everyone is and giving them a false sense of empowerment is rather dangerous.

If you are deemed qualified then the course should be specific to your situation and circumstance. Example, footwear is an important factor in safety. The excellent advice re footwear that you may get for Florida conditions may be terrible advice for winter Montreal conditions. Your age, overall physical condition, reflexes - compare your test results to that of a potential attacker and evaluate your chances if you both have the same training while giving the attacker the advantage when it comes to substance induced need or rage.

If after all this you still feel that a self - defense class is the way to go, then find one where at least as much time is spent learning the various techniques that make physicality not necessary.
 
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eastender

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Choreographed - Please Read

Hello all,

Anyone who thinks good self-defense is choreographed is greatly mistaken. I never spent a penny on choreography...lol. We learned how to effectively defend ourselves and to subdue an attacker as quickly as possible. The emphasis was always on learning to adapt to an attack and using skills spontaneously. Any choreography was a performance exercise only for a standard of comparison in exhibitions or performance competitions. Quite obviously, a confrontation is totally unpredictable and it is absurd to think one can choose a choreography to defend oneself in real life as Bruce lee said: “Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” In other words, be adaptable. So, if you like choreography...see a movie. Choreography is only slightly more useless as being a big bouncer in a confrontation. The biggest bouncers die just as fast from a gun or a knife attack no matter how big or macho.

Yes, a good self-defense class does teach you some basic street safety, recognition, avoidance and exit strategies, but only very minimally since that is not their purpose. Good teachers are very pointed in reminding you to be very careful about developing a false sense of security, and the skills are equally applicable and effective no matter what "hand" the attacker favors.

BTW...I wasn't recommending self-defense classes. Just commenting on them. But, if you want good advice about these classes go to someone with the knowledge.

Cheers,

Merlot

Anyone who has seen a self-defense class demonstration at the local community center quickly realizes that it is choreographed. A signal is given for the attacker in the wings to attack and the attack targets the heroes strong side.Watch a few demos from the same school and the angle of attack is virtually the same. Life is not like that.

Subdue an attacker. Please tell me how you will get the attacker to sit quietly and wait for the police to arrive while you are making a 911 call on your cell phone.If you are fighting a street person your worst mistake would be giving them the slightest smidgen of a second chance. Do it and you will wind-up DEAD.

Please stop contributing such dangerous nonsense to this thread.
 
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Merlot

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Anyone who has seen a self-defense class demonstration at the local community center quickly realizes that it is choreographed. A signal is given for the attacker in the wings to attack and the attack targets the heroes strong side.Watch a few demos from the same school and the angle of attack is virtually the same. Life is not like that.

Subdue an attacker. Please tell me how you will get the attacker to sit quietly and wait for the police to arrive while you are making a 911 call on your cell phone.If you are fighting a street person your worst mistake would be giving them the slightest smidgen of a second chance. Do it and you will wind-up DEAD.

Please stop contributing such dangerous nonsense to this thread.

LOL,

Why do you insist on being childishly obtuse. You seem to insist what you describe is the only way it is. I took private classes for almost two years and never saw anything in a self-defense class that you have mentioned. I never saw you in my classes the whole time so obviously you don't know what I did. I have never been to a "community center" for any self-defense class so we are talking about two totally different things.

No one on this thread has suggested anyone should have an "attacker sit quietly and wait for the police except you". And your attempt to suggest that just shows you still enjoy baiting others with deliberate obfuscating nonsense. Why take this thread in that direction? It was a good thread. So why get silly???

You were just a bouncer, so stop acting like a know-it-all on self-defense. If all you did was go to a community center then you know next to nothing at all about self-defense except the cheap pop corn variety and you are being extremely misleading.

EE,

Can you ellaborate on chossing a self defense class?

LOL...I see you know how entertain yourself.

Cheers,

Merlot
 
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eastender

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The Way It Isn't

LOL,

Why do you insist on being childishly obtuse. You seem to insist what you describe is the only way it is. I took private classes for almost two years and never saw anything in a self-defense class that you have mentioned. I never saw you in my classes the whole time so obviously you don't know what I did. I have never been to a "community center" for any self-defense class so we are talking about two totally different things.

No one on this thread has suggested anyone should have an "attacker sit quietly and wait for the police except you". And your attempt to suggest that just shows you still enjoy baiting others with deliberate obfuscating nonsense. Why take this thread in that direction? It was a good thread. So why get silly???

You were just a bouncer, so stop acting like a know-it-all on self-defense. If all you did was go to a community center then you know next to nothing at all about self-defense except the cheap pop corn variety and you are being extremely misleading.



LOL...I see you know how entertain yourself.

Cheers,

Merlot

Nice to see that you can afford "private" self-defense classes for two years. Unfortunately the time spent did not teach you that most people that live in dangerous areas cannot afford private classes nor are public courses available in privately financed facilities since these schools tend to be found in the affluent areas. Courses that are available in such areas are offered on a limited basis in "community center" type facilities.

Now other than the bragging and trying to hijack the thread to your personal agenda, I have not seen anything remotely resembling solid safety advice from you. So let's see what your "private" courses taught you.

A street person pulls a syringe on you. What should you do? How do you keep the attacker from spitting at you or biting you or bleeding on you during your successful defense? Trust you were given appropriate information during your course so let's read the answers.

When I was doing security for a number of "community" type organizations in Hochelaga / Maisonneuve it was common for self - defense types to try and obtain the use of the gym to offer courses. Can't provide satisfactory answers to the hard questions, then you are out of luck. The facility is not available to your "school".
 
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This may sound ironic but talk to a trained LE officer or liason and have them relate what happened to victims that had taken self-defense courses. Then if you wish to continue.............

Ideally there would be an interview and some testing to see if you are emotionally ready to handle the physical aspects of a confrontation. Not everyone is and giving them a false sense of empowerment is rather dangerous.

If you are deemed qualified then the course should be specific to your situation and circumstance. Example, footwear is an important factor in safety. The excellent advice re footwear that you may get for Florida conditions may be terrible advice for winter Montreal conditions. Your age, overall physical condition, reflexes - compare your test results to that of a potential attacker and evaluate your chances if you both have the same training while giving the attacker the advantage when it comes to substance induced need or rage.

If after all this you still feel that a self - defense class is the way to go, then find one where at least as much time is spent learning the various techniques that make physicality not necessary.

Interestingly enough, the one time I was mugged in Montreal, somehow I "pushed off" on the guy and ran to the nearest open business establishment. Not real pretty or manly, but I'm still alive. I don't remember how I freed myself, only the "pushing off". Must have blocked out the rest.
 
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