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AFFILIATIONS Terry Barnett's British Combat
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THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
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We take precautions to ensure our safety all of the time; Looking both ways before crossing the road, locking the doors and windows before we go to bed, unplugging electrical appliances, fitting a smoke detector etc. Our cars are powered by an internal combustion engine, fuelled by highly flammable petrol. Our homes are powered by electricity and gas; we have boilers which are fuelled by highly flammable gas. What would you do if your car or house caught fire? How many of you have a fire extinguisher in your car or your homes? We can equate this synopsis to self protection, for example; when we lock the doors and windows, unplug electrical appliances etc we are creating fences or to put it another way putting in place procedures which will decrease the risk of a fire breaking out. If we use these ‘fence concepts’ correctly and regularly the chance of a fire starting are greatly reduced, what we can’t do is guarantee that a fire won’t brake out which is why we should always have a fire extinguisher on hand. A fire extinguisher is a last resort; it is what stands between life and death. An empty fire extinguisher is useless, a rusty fire extinguisher is unlikely to work properly; we need to service and maintain the fire extinguisher to ensure it will work if it is ever needed. As a self protection instructor I am very interested in fire extinguishers. Several years ago I decided to specialise in self protection, or, ‘putting the fire out’. Experts like Al Peasland have spent years developing fence concepts which is why I advise my students to study these principles. What happens if the fence has been breached? We reach for the fire extinguisher; this is the area I specialise in, pre-emptive strikes which are like fire extinguishers. Until recently there were many different types of fire extinguisher; water, CO2, dry powder, and foam to name just a few, thanks to new developments in chemical technology most of these have been eliminated and standardized. I have developed a system of self protection along the same lines; why use a water and C02 extinguisher when one dry powder extinguisher will do? Most of what I teach is based on the premise that the ‘fire’ is within two feet of me, any further away and my fences are still in place and there is still a chance a won’t need to use the extinguisher. If all of my fences have been breached the decision about what to do next has been taken out of my hands, the fire must be extinguished because I am not going to get burned. It’s as simple as that. ‘How can I be sure my fire extinguisher is in good working order’ I here you say! And it’s an interest point because we are using fence concepts all of the time, or at least we should be, so we know they work. The system I teach is difficult to practice because it involves knocking people out. The answer to this problem may surprise you…competition! This makes sense if you deconstruct combative competition, I don’t have time to do that here but I will in another article, but to make the point; yes there is a referee yes the fighting stops when the bell sounds and yes you are wearing gloves, gum shield etc. but think about it for a moment; you can still end up with a gashed eye or smashed jaw. All of the fences have been taken down by pre-agreement so it’s all down to how effective your fire extinguisher is. So combative competition is an excellent training ground both physically and mentally, and when I say combative competition I mean Muay Thai Boxing, MMA etc. I would recommend to anyone who takes self defence/protection seriously that they seek out specialised experts to learn from and continually test what they are learning. Fence concepts can be tested in the broadest sense in a real life situation every time we go out in that we are able to test situations, being aware of what’s going on around us, never standing with our backs to a room, more awareness than true fence concepts but you understand my point I hope. Our fire extinguisher needs to be tested too! My name is Jim Burns and I do! Jim Burns |
Jim Burns
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Stay Safe and Have Fun Al x
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