Self Defense as a System with Joel Ryals - Epi-3856
All links, resources, source material and the audio of this podcast can be found at https://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/se... one hour after the livestream version of this video is over. Self defense is not a gun, a knife, a dog, a class, or a stronger deadbolt. Those things can all matter, but none of them are a complete answer on their own. Real self defense is a system built around awareness, judgment, mindset, training, tools, and the ability to make decisions when everything is moving fast and ugly. Today Joel Ryals returns to TSPC to talk about what most people get wrong about violence and personal protection. Real violence is not clean, fair, predictable, or limited to the tidy scenarios people often imagine. It comes with stress, confusion, bad information, multiple variables, and sometimes multiple attackers. That means your plan has to be more than owning gear or taking one class. Joel is the founder of Fortress K9, a former Deputy Sheriff in Hillsborough County, Florida, and a veteran with multiple combat deployments. His work focuses on real world protection, including how properly trained dogs can function as part of a larger defensive system rather than just intimidating animals with a bite command. In this episode we discuss mindset, awareness, training failures, personal protection dogs, tools, home security, and how to start thinking in layers instead of products. Self defense is not something you buy once and check off a list. It is something you build, test, improve, and integrate into your life. Sponsors of the Day Stack Bitcoin with these tools! Sign Up for Strike - https://bit.ly/jack-strike Sign Up for Fold - https://use.foldapp.com/r/7HN7NHNR Get on the Fold Credit Card Waitlist - https://foldapp.com/credit-card?r=4hlyN Get My Book - Laws of Life - https://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/la... Join the MSB Here - https://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/me... Find all my Cool Courses at - https://homefoodsystems.com/course_re... All my Bitcoin tools in one place - https://bit.ly/my-btc-tools Get your TSP Swag - https://tspswag.com/

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