Scaling Force Dynamic Decision Making Under

Use too much force and you are going to jail.

Rory Miller, former sergeant, has been studying martial arts since 1981. He's a best-selling writer and a veteran corrections officer. He's taught and designed courses on Use of Force Policy and Decision Making; Police Defensive Tactics; and Confrontational Simulations: Rory Miller resides near Portland, Oregon. Lawrence Kane began his martial arts training in 1970. He's a best-selling writer and black belt in Goju-Ryu karate. Kane supervised security at a Pac-12 football stadium for 26 years where he has been involved with hundreds of armed and unarmed confrontations. He is a senior manager at an aerospace company and resides in Seattle, Washington.

Dedication	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Table of Contents	p. vii
Foreword-Clint Overland	p. xvii
Foreword-Ron Bishop	p. xxiii
Introduction to Scaling Force	p. 1
Prerequisities	p. 7
Introduction to Violence	p. 7
Fighting versus Sport	p. 10
Social Violence	p. 13
The Monkey Dance	p. 15
The Group Monkey Dance	p. 15
The Educational Beat-Down	p. 16
The Status-Seeking Show	p. 16
The Territorial Defense	p. 16
Predatory Violence	p. 17
Resource predators	p. 18
Process predators	p. 18
Situational Awareness	p. 18
The victim interview	p. 23
The 4 D's	p. 24
Weapons awareness	p. 26
Situational awareness during a fight	p. 28
Identifying the threat's "tell"	p. 31
Legal Ramifications of Violence	p. 34
Affirmative Defense	p. 35
I.M.O.P. Principle	p. 36
Intent	p. 36
Means	p. 37
Opportunity	p. 38
Preclusion	p. 38
Reasonable force	p. 39
Disparity of Force	p. 40
Proportional Force	p. 41
The Articulation Drill	p. 42
The Decision to Get Involved	p. 43
Fight to the Goal	p. 44
Dealing with Threats with Altered States of Consciousness	p. 45
Pain Compliance versus Mechanical Compliance	p. 47
Never Quit	p. 48
Account for Adrenaline	p. 50
It's Not a Continuum	p. 54
Presence	p. 57
The Lowest Level of Force	p. 58
The Intangibles	p. 61
The Power of Authority	p. 62
Fitness	p. 64
Posture and Stance	p. 66
Appearance and Demeanor	p. 69
Attire	p. 72
Behavior	p. 74
Positioning and Proxemics	p. 76
Display of Force Option	p. 81
Conclusion	p. 85
Voice	p. 87
Range and Style	p. 88
The Players	p. 90
Rate, Tone, Pitch, and Volume (RTPV)	p. 93
Listening	p. 94
Strategic Verbal De-escalation	p. 99
Changing the Emotion	p. 99
Changing the Social Context	p. 107
Changing the Equation	p. 111
Raising the Stakes	p. 116
Tricks and Tactics-Miscellaneous Stuff	p. 118
Everything works both ways	p. 119
Forced teaming	p. 119
Loan-sharking	p. 119
Co-opting	p. 120
Congruence	p. 120
Incongruence	p. 121
Non-sequiturs	p. 121
Boundaries	p. 121
Ask, Advise, Order, and Check	p. 124
Altered States of Mind	p. 125
Cold Conversation Drill	p. 130
Touch	p. 133
Calming Touch	p. 134
Directive Touch	p. 136
Distractive Touch	p. 136
Projecting Touch	p. 137
Interlude-Are you Ready for Level 4?	p. 143
Empty-Hand Restraint/Physical Control	p. 147
Joint Locks	p. 148
Gifts	p. 149
Basing	p. 149
Leverage	p. 150
Two-way action	p. 150
Applying joint locks	p. 150
Hinge joints	p. 151
Ball-and-Socket Joints	p. 152
Gliding Joints	p. 153
Fingerlocks	p. 156
Practicing Joint Locks	p. 157
Immobilizations	p. 158
Pushing and Shoving (and Assisting)	p. 161
Push from your strength into his weakness	p. 162
Push with an upward vector	p. 162
Exploit his momentum	p. 163
Pain	p. 163
Hair	p. 166
Pressure Points in General	p. 167
Specific Points	p. 168
Philtrum	p. 168
Mastoid	p. 168
Jaw hinge	p. 169
Lymph nodes	p. 169
Suprasternal notch	p. 169
Intercostals	p. 170
Axillary	p. 170
Inguinal	p. 170
Triceps tendon	p. 170
Inner elbow	p. 171
Inner thigh	p. 171
Side of knee	p. 171
Takedowns	p. 172
Balance	p. 173
Momentum takedowns	p. 174
Leverage takedowns	p. 174
Sweeps	p. 175
True throws	p. 176
Knee pops	p. 179
Lock Takedowns	p. 180
Using Level 4 Techniques at Higher Levels of Force	p. 180
Interlude-The 4/5 Split	p. 183
Less-Lethal Force	p. 187
Hitting Hard	p. 189
Stay connected	p. 189
Use your core	p. 190
Accelerate	p. 190
Practice	p. 190
Hand Techniques	p. 191
Foot Techniques	p. 192
Contouring	p. 193
Making it Work When You are Losing	p. 194
Causing Damage	p. 195
Timing	p. 197
Power Generation under Adversity	p. 199
Using a tool	p. 200
Using the environment	p. 201
Using torque	p. 203
Using gravity	p. 203
Using momentum	p. 205
Using aggressive forward pressure	p. 206
Targeting	p. 207
Shock	p. 208
Organ Bruising and Injury	p. 210
Broken Bones	p. 210
Joints and Sprains	p. 211
Foot	p. 212
Ankle	p. 214
Knee	p. 215
Ribs	p. 216
Kidneys	p. 218
Clavide	p. 219
Solar plexus	p. 219
Groin	p. 220
Jaw	p. 222
Nose	p. 224
Ears	p. 226
Eyes	p. 226
Pepper Spray	p. 230
Tassers®	p. 232
Conclusion	p. 233
Interlude-On Killing	p. 235
Lethal Force	p. 239
Mindset	p. 243
Free-for-all drill	p. 245
Find your limits	p. 247
Slaughtering an animal	p. 248
Breaking the Freeze	p. 251
Principles for Survival	p. 252
Be prepared	p. 253
Don't get hit	p. 254
Embrace the pain	p. 255
Watch for weapons	p. 256
Cheat	p. 258
Expect the unexpected	p. 259
Yell for help	p. 261
Manage the aftermath	p. 262
Putting it in Context	p. 263
Targeting	p. 264
Head	p. 265
Throat	p. 267
Upper (cervical) spine	p. 269
Targets we didn't list	p. 270
Defensive Weaponry	p. 273
Accessing a Weapon	p. 275
Impromptu Weapons	p. 277
Drawing a Weapon	p. 279
Using a Weapon	p. 280
Blades	p. 281
Bullets	p. 284
Wounds	p. 285
Firearms	p. 287
Shooting	p. 289
Modifications, quality, and reliability	p. 291
Wrap up	p. 293
Conclusion	p. 293
Conclusion	p. 295
Glossary	p. 297
Index	p. 299
Bibliography	p. 307
About the Authors	p. 311
Rory Miller	p. 311
Lawrence Kane	p. 312
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