Protecting the Frontline Course 8 (diary entry)

30.03.2022 The teacher consultancy  course took a close examination of the fence concept and how it is taught. After a brief overview of the consistent effectiveness of pre-emption and its tactical effeciency, we looked at how the fence should be introduced to students. Boundary lines need to be set in order for fences to be built. A boundary line is something that can be set in a variety of contexts and they are essential for how an individual operates in life. They might be emotional, moral, ethical and/or psychological. They are part of attitude (as is everything in self-protection) and help establish our values and principles. From a managing violence perspective, it simply means deciding where your personal space starts and, most importantly, where you can safely stand before another individual can physically reach you. A fence is a concept. It should be viewed as trip line - a means to confirm whether or not a potential threat wishes to attack. Fences might take the form of an item of furniture or anything that comes between you (the defender) and a threat (the offender). If they take the form of hands, the fence is best executed as a natural extension of everyday gestures. The hands should not be static and the fence should not stylised in any way. A good place to start might be looking at the international gesture for "Stop". Another way to communicate the idea is through using a "presentation stance". Keeping the mobile and natural execution of the fence in mind we looked at a few popular tactics such as the passive fence, the negative fence, the aggressive fence, the exclamation fence and the invisible fence. https://clubbchimera.com/services/