Ensuring a healthy and safe relationship between precautions and risk

www.iainabernethy.co.uk/ In this video I discuss the relationship between risk and the precautions taken to mitigate that risk. A key principle of self-protection is ensuring a healthy attitude to personal safety. If the risk is greater than the precautions, then we are in the “danger zone”. If the precautions are greater than the risk, then we may well be in the “paranoia zone”. Neither is healthy and both should be avoided. It’s also important to understand that irrespective of the precautions taken or not taken, the criminal is always solely and fully responsible for the crime. At the present time, we don’t live in an ideal world and hence criminal activity is part of the world in which we live. Therefore, simple precautions - that are commensurate to the true level of risk and that don’t prevent us from living happy and full lives - would seem to be sensible. The video covers these topics in more depth.
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[@jimboyer3528]

I really enjoy your videos and books. They provide a refreshing take on martial arts and especially on kata practice and were eye opening for me. I found this video thought provoking as well providing a useful framework to base the types and level of preparation vs risk. I will say this, however, one can avoid almost all risky situations by simple choices, but it is the unexpected that needs to be prepared for. Not sure how to gauge or determine an unexpected risk. No chart can do that. I would argue that the main goal of a well designed kata is simply to teach one how to move along with awareness and focus. As such, kata practice surely is one of the best preparatory tools we have. Again, love your stuff and your book on bunkai is my favorite. I have read it many times. Thank you for sharing.

[@pawned79]

This is completely appropriate for a martial arts discussion, but my mind immediately went to personal/societal firearm safety/regulation. I’m in the USA and do own a number of firearms, but at this point in my suburban family lifestyle, they’re all just unloaded and locked in a safe; I have no ready access to them, and I’m much more concerned at this point about what appears to be a very American problem b/t mental health and firearm access. I genuinely don’t mean to get POLITICAL. I’m 100% onboard with the advice given here: you don’t want to be a fool and be caught unaware, and you don’t want to be running constantly at 100% seeing villains around every corner.

[@simoneriksson8329]

I spent some time in the "paranoia zone" and it took so much energy and was clearly bad for my mental health... It contributed to a situation where I started to have difficulties doing everydaystuff like going to the grocerystore. It took some work to get back into a more healthy zone again... Thanks you for the video 🙏

[@YoukaiSlayer12]

That was a good video on a very important subject.

[@edwardglenn9310]

Another great graphical and semantic overview to add to the conversation about Martial arts and Self-protection. Thanks Iain.

[@zoranculjak4884]

Thanks fot that, greetings from Germany!!!

[@MarshOakDojoTimPruitt]

thanks Iain

[@theaikidoka]

You know Iain, that seperating border between the zones looks a little like a road. Or highway, if you will. And depending on which way your eye moves along it, it could be a highway...to the DANGER ZOOOOONE!........

[@practicalkatabunkai]

Very good!

[@jonetsu7246]

Love it

[@davidbrewer7451]

Thanks, Iain, another excellent, really interesting video. One tip? Maybe get a black pen (or anything darker) to draw the graph? 😊

[@practicalkatabunkai]

It looked fine in real life :-) Will be sure to use a more camera-friendly pen in future through.

[@littlegiantrobo6523]

I’m in the US, and a problem with that paranoia zone, additionally, is that it enables/reinforces harmful levels of prejudice such as racism, xenophobia, and transphobia.