This program is designed to provide ‘brain fuel’ to help individuals create their own
strategies for dealing with high-stress situations and to help them identify their limitations
as well as their own innate, hidden tools. Learning and understanding the complex world of
human behavior usually requires years of focused study, so we have filtered out the hard
lessons of psychology and will present them in a condensed, useful format for the group.
This is not a ‘self-help’ clinic but a presentation of how individuals in high-stress, highdanger situations exercise self-control techniques to succeed. It is very easy to become
hijacked by one’s own physiological and mental self-defense mechanisms in a high-risk,
high-stress situation, and our goal is to help individuals understand the mechanisms and
adjust their own tactics and thinking to stay in self-control and prevail. Knowing is the first
step!
Some of the key topics covered:
Modern Psychology and its limitations
Psychology in the tactical universe
Blind-spots in the modern CCW community
Stress Science (types, stress reactions, sensory distortions, mitigation techniques)
Emotional cascades and self-conditioning
Pain mitigation techniques
Combat psychology
Training strategies to develop desired mindsets
Mental models (hardwired thinking patterns)
The criminal mind
Group dynamics and dangers
Social media, entertainment and the changing social landscape