AUGUST 2008

"The Fright Reaction: How to Use the Startle Response to Your Advantage for Self-Defense"

ARI KANDEL

The worst-case scenario for students of personal protection is the surprise attack, aka the ambush. It happens when you get little, if any, advanced warning prior to an assault—because of a lapse in your awareness, the cunning of the attacker(s) or both...

• THE NEW YORK TIMES  watch video  read full article

• WNBC NEWS CHANNEL 4  (JETLINER ANTI-TERRORISM)
Segment with Chuck Scarborough on in-flight anti-terrorist defensive techniques using bare hands and common objects.

• SPYMASTER on THE LEARNING CHANNEL
A reality TV series where candidates are trained, assessed and eliminated to come up with a top "Spymaster." A team of Navy SEAL and Delta Force professionals conduct the training and evaluation in evasion, survival, spycraft and combat methods. John Perkins was specifically contacted by the show to provide hand-to-hand combat training for the contestants.