Spotting danger before it happens is a skill that can be developed and may even save your life. Understand the threatBuild situational awarenessDevelop personal defensesA mother dropping her teenager off at the mall, a young man leaving home for college, a family about to head out on their first trip overseas. What do all of these
Spotting danger before it happens is a skill that can be developed and may even save your life. Understand the threatBuild situational awarenessDevelop personal defensesA mother dropping her teenager off at the mall, a young man leaving home for college, a family about to head out on their first trip overseas. What do all of these
Gary Quesenberry is a US Army veteran and a career Federal Air Marshal. As a defensive tactics trainer for Federal and civilian services, he has devoted his life to studying the areas of violence and predatory behavior. Gary serves as the CEO of Quesenberry Personal Defense Training and has developed numerous basic and advanced level training courses focused on mental toughness, marksmanship, and defensive tactics. As a competitive pistol shooter, Gary has been featured on the History Channel’s hit television series Top Shot - Season 3 and Top Shot All-Stars. He has an extensive background in domestic and foreign counter-terror training and has worked in both the private and corporate sectors to help educate others on the importance of situational awareness, and personal safety. Gary resides in Hillsville, Virginia.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOREWORD INTRODUCTION PHASE ONE - Understand the threat Chapter 1: The basics of predatory behavior * 1.1 How predators choose their targets - The seven-second PROD * 1.2 Perception * 1.3 Risk * 1.4 Observable value * 1.5 Defenses * 1.6 Think Like a Predator * Situational Awareness in Action: The Foiled Millennium Terror Plot * Exercise: Target Selection * Key Points Chapter 2: Conducting a self-assessment * 2.1 Who would target you? * 2.2 What do they want? * 2.3 When would they strike? * 2.4 Where would they strike? * 2.5 Start Thinking Like a Protector * Situational Awareness in Action: The Attempted Time Square Bombing * Exercise: Using the Self-Assessment * Key Points PHASE TWO - Build your situational awareness Chapter 3: The basics of awareness * 3.1 Defining the threat - Perception vs. Reality * 3.2 The levels of awareness * 3.3 Understanding the Reactionary Gap * Situational Awareness in Action: Joey Grundl's Big Delivery * Exercise: The What-If Game * Key Points Chapter 4: The next level of awareness - Comprehend, Identify, and Anticipate * 4.1 Comprehend the situation * 4.2 Identify what's important * 4.3 Anticipate outcomes * 4.4 The Role of Intuition * Situational Awareness in Action: Ten-Year-Old Danny DiPietro * Exercise: Environmental KIMs Games * Key Points PHASE THREE - Develop personal defenses Chapter 5: What comes next * 5.1 Establishing a basis for action * 5.2 Avoidance - The safest option * 5.3 Escape * 5.4 De-escalation * 5.5 Confrontation * Situational Awareness in Action: Lee Parker's Backpack * Exercise: Route Planning * Key Points Chapter 6: Reinforcing your defenses * 6.1 Improving mindset * 6.2 Minimizing distractions * 6.3 Controlling fear * 6.4 Building Confidence * Situational Awareness in Action: Julianne Moore Stops a Kidnapper * Exercise: Counting Drills * Key Points Chapter 7: Putting It All Together * Situational Awareness in Action: Uber Hero Keith Avila * Exercise: Six Steps to Spotting Trouble * Key Points CONCLUSION APPENDIX ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOREWORD INTRODUCTION PHASE ONE - Understand the threat Chapter 1: The basics of predatory behavior * 1.1 How predators choose their targets - The seven-second PROD * 1.2 Perception * 1.3 Risk * 1.4 Observable value * 1.5 Defenses * 1.6 Think Like a Predator * Situational Awareness in Action: The Foiled Millennium Terror Plot * Exercise: Target Selection * Key Points Chapter 2: Conducting a self-assessment * 2.1 Who would target you? * 2.2 What do they want? * 2.3 When would they strike? * 2.4 Where would they strike? * 2.5 Start Thinking Like a Protector * Situational Awareness in Action: The Attempted Time Square Bombing * Exercise: Using the Self-Assessment * Key Points PHASE TWO - Build your situational awareness Chapter 3: The basics of awareness * 3.1 Defining the threat - Perception vs. Reality * 3.2 The levels of awareness * 3.3 Understanding the Reactionary Gap * Situational Awareness in Action: Joey Grundl's Big Delivery * Exercise: The What-If Game * Key Points Chapter 4: The next level of awareness - Comprehend, Identify, and Anticipate * 4.1 Comprehend the situation * 4.2 Identify what's important * 4.3 Anticipate outcomes * 4.4 The Role of Intuition * Situational Awareness in Action: Ten-Year-Old Danny DiPietro * Exercise: Environmental KIMs Games * Key Points PHASE THREE - Develop personal defenses Chapter 5: What comes next * 5.1 Establishing a basis for action * 5.2 Avoidance - The safest option * 5.3 Escape * 5.4 De-escalation * 5.5 Confrontation * Situational Awareness in Action: Lee Parker's Backpack * Exercise: Route Planning * Key Points Chapter 6: Reinforcing your defenses * 6.1 Improving mindset * 6.2 Minimizing distractions * 6.3 Controlling fear * 6.4 Building Confidence * Situational Awareness in Action: Julianne Moore Stops a Kidnapper * Exercise: Counting Drills * Key Points Chapter 7: Putting It All Together * Situational Awareness in Action: Uber Hero Keith Avila * Exercise: Six Steps to Spotting Trouble * Key Points CONCLUSION APPENDIX ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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