Mindset is practiced and developed by doing hard things. Training in jiuJitsu, wrestling or boxing is one of the best ways. Furthermore, classes like Shivworks ECQC or EWO put you in realistic fights with simunitions marking cartridges and training blades that give you mental maps of having “been there before.” Even placing yourself in regular harder physical training like weightlifting or endurance challenges are also great. A combination of all the above is proven, and it’s a lot better than getting it through the real thing if you can avoid it. Shameless plug, go to your favorite podcast platform and find our podcast, EvoSec or Evolution Security, we have some awesome guest where a lot of this and more are discussed. Take care and stay safe

Hah, crazy conspiracy theorist! Yes, if you watch the moment of impact very closely and repeatedly you can see that the “victim” has a strange glitch in his movement, right around the :34 second mark on the X (twitter) video. It’s subtle, but he falls down and then goes up just a hair too quickly. A glitch. But what did it for me was the spook (intel) marker they put on the sign. They mark their work with certain numbers so that other spooks get the message. Eleven is one of those numbers, I won’t bore you with the explanation. Just note that it says “Interviews Thursdays at 5:15”. 5+1+5= 11.

Training with people who do know and who can train you is one way. I wouldn’t just stick with one trainer, try at least one. Maybe you got a good one right off the bat, maybe not but after a couple you’ll have a better idea of which ones know what they’re talking about and why.

And to Paul’s comment in the video – YES, I absolutely turn my car off if I get out for even a few seconds. Started doing this when I had a kid and he was in the carseat in back. If I get out to throw something in the trash 10ft from my car I turn it off, it’s become habit. Killing the ignition absolutely would have stopped this. I’ve seen videos where police have had their cars taken because they don’t kill the ignition as well.

“The fight mindset? I don’t know how to train for that.”

Might start by fully integrating, “Be polite to everyone, and have a plan to kill them.” If one has any hesitation about neutralizing another human being, maybe track shoes and an awareness of all possible exits would serve better as self-defense.

On a related note, there is a high likelihood the attacker already has experience in gunfights, and does not care you are a human.

Even without training, hard to believe the GS missed several ‘stopping shots’ from such close range. A moral and descent human being always harbors a small voice not to kill his own kind, especially if his own physical safety is not at risk, which was case for the GS- just let the thug take the utility truck.

Plenty of articles of studies (debated) of soldiers from earlier years “aiming high” to miss, being reluctant to kill.

Accuracy training is one thing. Overcoming the inhibition to kill is a mindset. If you haven’t developed the mindset ‘willing to kill’ when you draw a weapon, might be best if you take you’re chances unarmed. (Opinion: accuracy training should include imagining a dire threat)

As for the GS letting his guard down as the thug drove away in reverse- inexplicable unless he thought shooting around the thug in the driver seat was sufficient deterrent. Again, seems like he missed on purpose. Fatal error in judgement and/or never really trained at all.