who observes you will sense your readiness, including the most important observer of all: the one who came here intending to attack. There will be a current that can actually be felt by people in your environment, and you will be current -- in the most basic meaning of the word: belonging to the present time.
Currency shows in a great protective team, and that true readiness is the ultimate deterrent. There is a vitality in the present moment that other moments just don't have -- and an attacker can sense when you are fully in the moment. Let him feel that you are not only present with him, but pre-sent ahead of him.
Effective protectors radiate confidence, and people who consider attack can sense that confidence. They can also sense attentiveness, displayed by how a protector's eyes move (or don't move), by body language, and by positioning. They can even read the rate of a protector's respiration. How you look -- literally how you look at people -- can enhance deterrence.
When you combine readiness with ideal positioning, then you are actively protecting, not just waiting -- and if that man you've just moved closer to has attack on his mind, you can change his mind using your attitude alone.
Remember, he is already full of reasons to hesitate. Give him one more reason: Your readiness. Make him think, for thinking stalls acting and throws him out of the Now. Or make him rush, for rushing impedes accuracy, and throws him off balance.
Protector attributes that display currency and readiness:
Appears interested, involved, engaged
Doesn't have unnecessary talk with anyone, including other protectors
Not fussing with clothes, wires, earphone, or other equipment
Hands are free and at the ready
Coat is unbuttoned for easy access to equipment
Makes eye contact with anyone and everyone in the protectee's immediate environment
Shows suspiciousness: Let suspects feel you are "on to them" even if you are not
Enforces the rules, immediately intercepts anyone entering spaces that are established as off limits, even when there's no apparent danger
Physically fit and exuding an air of confidence
Assumes a strong position and a balanced stance
Throughout his diary, Arthur Bremer + , who shot Presidential candidate George Wallace, teaches us the value of appearances. He relates that one crew of protectors is less effective than another because they have "no suspicions" (sic), and he describes some protectors as "bored gargoyles." He also writes about protectors whose appearances and positioning did impress him (and deter him), referring to a "smart agent" whose effective actions he called "a nice trick." Ultimately, he blames "beefed up security" for his failure to kill his target.
The Compendium cases show all too clearly that having protectors near attackers does not automatically deter or prevent attacks. Among many others, there's Israeli Prime Minister Rabin (#251) , Mexican Presidential Candidate Colosio (#229) , Rajiv Gandhi, (#177) , all fatally wounded while protectors were directly next to the assailants, and in at least one case, actually touching the assailant at the instant of the attack ( President William McKinley #1394 ).
Thankfully, there are many more cases (perhaps thousands) where attacks were deterred by the conspicuous currency of protectors -- by the appearances that matter. And currency can do more than just deter attacks; it can actually prevent an attack -- in the truest definition of the word prevent: depriving the person of the "power or hope of succeeding."
An Alternative Universe
Some sects of Tibetan Buddhists believe that merely by being intently focused on the Now, and not doing anything physical, they can influence and even change future events. The idea that intention alone can change the physical world might at first seem farfetched, yet you see it happen in protective work all the time: If someone considering an attack senses that you are fully present (pre-sent), even if you do nothing more,
Currency shows in a great protective team, and that true readiness is the ultimate deterrent. There is a vitality in the present moment that other moments just don't have -- and an attacker can sense when you are fully in the moment. Let him feel that you are not only present with him, but pre-sent ahead of him.
Effective protectors radiate confidence, and people who consider attack can sense that confidence. They can also sense attentiveness, displayed by how a protector's eyes move (or don't move), by body language, and by positioning. They can even read the rate of a protector's respiration. How you look -- literally how you look at people -- can enhance deterrence.
When you combine readiness with ideal positioning, then you are actively protecting, not just waiting -- and if that man you've just moved closer to has attack on his mind, you can change his mind using your attitude alone.
Remember, he is already full of reasons to hesitate. Give him one more reason: Your readiness. Make him think, for thinking stalls acting and throws him out of the Now. Or make him rush, for rushing impedes accuracy, and throws him off balance.
Protector attributes that display currency and readiness:
Appears interested, involved, engaged
Doesn't have unnecessary talk with anyone, including other protectors
Not fussing with clothes, wires, earphone, or other equipment
Hands are free and at the ready
Coat is unbuttoned for easy access to equipment
Makes eye contact with anyone and everyone in the protectee's immediate environment
Shows suspiciousness: Let suspects feel you are "on to them" even if you are not
Enforces the rules, immediately intercepts anyone entering spaces that are established as off limits, even when there's no apparent danger
Physically fit and exuding an air of confidence
Assumes a strong position and a balanced stance
Throughout his diary, Arthur Bremer + , who shot Presidential candidate George Wallace, teaches us the value of appearances. He relates that one crew of protectors is less effective than another because they have "no suspicions" (sic), and he describes some protectors as "bored gargoyles." He also writes about protectors whose appearances and positioning did impress him (and deter him), referring to a "smart agent" whose effective actions he called "a nice trick." Ultimately, he blames "beefed up security" for his failure to kill his target.
The Compendium cases show all too clearly that having protectors near attackers does not automatically deter or prevent attacks. Among many others, there's Israeli Prime Minister Rabin (#251) , Mexican Presidential Candidate Colosio (#229) , Rajiv Gandhi, (#177) , all fatally wounded while protectors were directly next to the assailants, and in at least one case, actually touching the assailant at the instant of the attack ( President William McKinley #1394 ).
Thankfully, there are many more cases (perhaps thousands) where attacks were deterred by the conspicuous currency of protectors -- by the appearances that matter. And currency can do more than just deter attacks; it can actually prevent an attack -- in the truest definition of the word prevent: depriving the person of the "power or hope of succeeding."
An Alternative Universe
Some sects of Tibetan Buddhists believe that merely by being intently focused on the Now, and not doing anything physical, they can influence and even change future events. The idea that intention alone can change the physical world might at first seem farfetched, yet you see it happen in protective work all the time: If someone considering an attack senses that you are fully present (pre-sent), even if you do nothing more,
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