Understanding Body Language & Pre-Attack Indicators

A large part of our awareness training focuses on attack recognition. Your personal security plan should include the ability to recognize body language, trusting your instincts and reacting decisively when your life is on the line. By being able to recognize the pre-attack signals that the body engages in involuntarily, you will increase your reaction time to avoid and or escape an attack.

Attack recognition is the ability to be mentally prepared to react to an attack. When you are able to recognize pre-attack indicators, you are able to kick in your pre-planned avoidance maneuvers to escape and hopefully avoid a violent confrontation altogether.

Most predators want to "verify" that their targets are appropriate. Therefore, they will approach you and engage in innocent small talk to be able to size you up. This is were your intuition comes into play. You need to be on full alert when something starts to feel "wrong."

Predators will also exhibit unconscious body language cues prior to a full attack. When you see any of these, kick up your awareness and start looking for a safe exit while mentally preparing to defend yourself if needed.