Self-Defense TRAINING
KDI Instructor AJ Johnson performs a communication team-building stress test. Students are tethered together blindfolded and the team leader directs his team through obstacles, while the other members relay what is being said, which works well in all emergency scenarios.
DIGNITARY PROTECTION COURSE SERVES UP TIE-INS FOR FAMILY SAFETY In-depth Karl de la Guerra, Inc. class a chance to learn tactics, train with top-shelf instructors. STORY AND PHOTOS BY PAUL PAWELA
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f I were to ask each of you individually what your most valuable investment is, many of you would state your house, a vehicle, or property. Of course, all of those are huge expenses and very valuable. The only problem with that response is that it’s the wrong answer. Why? Because who are you buying that home for, that vehicle for, or that property for?
Of course, the answer is your family. Your family will always be your number one valuable investment. And like any other investment out there, you should know how to properly protect it. We have a propensity to go to great lengths to protect our valuables and our property, and yet for our most important valuable, our family, we do very little in the way of protection. Consider this quote (source unknown) for a moment: “Most people don’t want to be part of the process, they just want to be part of the
outcome. But the process is where you figure out who’s worth being part of the outcome.” Could that not be applied to the family? Remember these words when you think about what you and the rest of your family would need to do in the event of a critical crisis situation like an earthquake, tornado, fire or hurricane. What about more personal critical crisis incidents such as an active shooter situation, an armed robbery or a home invasion? In your family, who has which americanshootingjournal.com 99
