My guest today is Tim Larkin, one of America’s leading Pro-Victim Rights and Personal Safety Advocates. He has had a 25 year career training over 10,000 clients in 52 countries in how to deal with imminent violence. His books include How To Survive The Most Critical 5 Seconds Of Your Life and Survive The Unthinkable. His newest book is When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake. Tim’s father was an officer in the Navy. He knew at the age of 13 he was going to be a Navy Seal. His whole adolescence and early adulthood was dedicated to that goal. After college he started his Seal training. Toward the end, with just a couple weeks left of rigorous training, he went out on a routine training dive and a wave hit his ear. Tim burst his eardrum and his career was over. This was the first time, at age 21, his body had failed him. Sometimes the smallest things, like an eardrum bursting, can change your whole course of life. This lesson learned early on by Tim translates to everything he now teaches.

The topic is his book When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• Las Vegas shooting
• Simulated shootings
• Asocial violence
• Non-verbal cues
• Disabling one of your sensory feelings
• Navy Seals
• Exploiting the human body
• Knowing principles not techniques
• Violence is a 50/50 endeavor
• Killing with kindness first

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