Here is a new program 100% focused on car jacking which will give me the opportunity to make a quick point on this rather little discussed topic.
self defense can be used in a multitude of situations, in an open or confined space, against a single individual or against a group, with or without a weapon, etc.
Each aggression can be declined in an infinite number of different situations, but I won’t go into detail on this subject in this article!
As always, I want to introduce you to the basics, the concepts that lie behind the techniques.
So let’s have a look at some tips that will help you deal with a very specific situation: car jacking. A carjacking raises several issues that can be difficult to apprehend:
- How to defend yourself in a car which is an extremely confined space where you have zero freedom of movement?
- Are you prepared to take it upon yourself to leave your car to an assailant, knowing that it is a precious material asset, which may even be essential to your daily life?
- Beyond your own person, how can you guarantee the safety of the passengers when the car jacking occurs on the road?
So many questions, so many answers.
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“Give your car and go home alive”
If you follow me on my YouTube channel, you probably already know what I’m about to repeat for the umpteenth time: your life (and that of your loved ones) is your most precious asset. It is not your wallet, nor your car.
I cannot repeated this enough.
Of course, being robbed is not insignificant! However, I think you can agree that it is possible to survive this loss.
Whereas you can have multiple cars, you have only one life… So make sure to stay alive as long as possible and DON’T RISK YOUR LIFE FOOLISHLY, not even for a car!
Trust your instinct, he knows better what is good for you! So the next time your brain screams “Danger!”, don’t turn off the sound and listen carefully!
This is the foundation of all good self defense teaching: if your attacker wants something from you, give it up, if possible, and don’t be a smart ass! Flee as soon as you can, and make sure you survive to tell the police what happened and have the chance to hug your loved ones again when you get home safe and sound! It’s a frustrating solution – and hard to deal with considering the testosterone surges – but at least you’ll have escaped unharmed, which is the best possible outcome of such a situation.
As we often say in self defense, “graveyards are full of heroes”!
“From the moment the counterattack begins, you have to go all the way”
Carjacking leaves you two options: defuse the danger if possible, or counterattack relying on violence.
First of all, defusing danger means ensuring that it does not occur in the first place. This implies first being alert when you are out and about, not having your head in the clouds.
Forget about the idea that this is paranoia. It is as important as checking left and right when crossing the street! This is a mindset you need to adopt immediately, and the sooner you integrate this way of thinking, the sooner it will seem natural. In your car, your first reflex should therefore be to lock the doors when you get in and not to leave the windows wide open when you are stopped. This is basic but so important!
Unfortunately you cannot always avoid problems. Road piracy is a difficult thing to deal with, and if your vehicle has been identified as valuable booty, it may not be possible to persuade the offender to change his mind.
If a verbal exchange begins, try to use this opportunity to analyze the situation and prepare a possible counterattack. Easier said than done, I know!
Forcibly remove someone seated at the wheel with force will is not an easy task. If you are forced to intervene, I recommend you to watch my latest video in which I illustrate several approaches (many of which are included in the program), such as, for instance, attempting to punch the hand that holds the steering wheel (the closest one, of course) + controlling the arm by using the center pillar of the car, or using the door when a limb is partly outside.
However, always keep this in mind that the moment you switch to “combat” mode, you won’t be able to back out by trying to talk to your aggressor.
“Fight back as long as you are alive”
Once the conflict begins, no matter how bad you feel, you must not give up until the aggressor is out of the way. If it turns sour for you, keep fighting until you can run away.
As I have said before, you cannot hope to calm him down.
In concrete terms, it means that even if you missed your strike, hit your head in the process, have blood all over your eyes, you are still alive and conscious, so keep defending yourself!
To sum up
If you can, always try to escape from a carjacking. Believe me it’s not worth it, even for a car. Your life is more precious than that.
However, in some situations, intervention may be necessary, for instance when there is someone to protect in the back seat. Use your surroundings as much as possible, use the corners of the car wisely, evacuate the passengers as quickly as possible, and finally keep in mind that in a fight, the first one to give up is the loser.
So sharpen your mind and your body, because you will need to keep your nerves strong in case of injuries and failed attempts to control. Many people will immediately curl up on the ground at the first blow. This will not even make the aggressor run away.
