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Palmetto · 11-25-2011, 02:56 PM

Situational awareness and a bluff probably saved my life or kept me from getting robbed.

I once lived in a townhouse complex that faced the woods. It had a very long sidewalk in front leading to the parking lot that wasn't very well lit. One dark night while walking to my car, I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. A man in the woods was paralleling me and didn't know that I could see him. As I got closer to the parking lot, he got closer to me on the sidewalk. This was before I even owned a gun, so when the guy got close to me, I bluffed by putting put my hand in my pocket and dared him to come any closer. It worked, he moved away back into the woods and I never saw him again.

Had I not turned my head some when I came out my door, I would have never noticed this guy in the woods watching me.

11-25-2011, 02:56 PM	#6
Palmetto V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 188	Re: What Are The Real Tactics Of Self Defence? Situational awareness and a bluff probably saved my life or kept me from getting robbed. I once lived in a townhouse complex that faced the woods. It had a very long sidewalk in front leading to the parking lot that wasn't very well lit. One dark night while walking to my car, I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. A man in the woods was paralleling me and didn't know that I could see him. As I got closer to the parking lot, he got closer to me on the sidewalk. This was before I even owned a gun, so when the guy got close to me, I bluffed by putting put my hand in my pocket and dared him to come any closer. It worked, he moved away back into the woods and I never saw him again. Had I not turned my head some when I came out my door, I would have never noticed this guy in the woods watching me.