Theory of Mind (ToM) in Self-Defense refers to the capacity to understand and attribute mental states to yourself and to others with the purpose of predicting violent behavior and defending against it. In today’s article I will develop a theory of ‘criminal’ mind and answer the question, “who is the bad guy?”
In section one I will develop a profile on the violent offender exploring values, beliefs, motivations, and meaning of the act. In section two I will introduce some of the personality traits common to violent offenders. In section three I will introduce the ecological elements of crime and predatory violations. In section four I will introduce the considerations and criteria that go into the target selection process. And lastly, in section five I will introduce the root causes of interpersonal violence using the Ecological Model to explore a continuum of risk factors.
To be clear, understanding all of this will not help you in the heat of the moment if you are under attack. All you will have to rely on in the moment is your wits and martial training. However, it will help you to better understand and predict patterns of violent behavior enabling you to formulate more effective prevention and mitigation strategies that you can integrate into your defensive persona and layer into your kung fu training. The ultimate goal of which is to help you keep you and your family safe and secure so that you can focus on leading more a meaningful and harmonious life.
For anyone with past adverse experiences this article may be a trigger so be warned and proceed with caution. To continue reading click the link here to download the full pdf document.
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2022