I was recently visiting some friends in El Paso TX.
A large group of us met at a new club and I ended up meeting several new people that night.
One of these guys was named "John" (for the sake of this article) John had had quite a few to drink that night and it seemed like the more he had, the more talkative he became.
He told me that he didn't like the bouncers.
I had to agree with him that they seemed a little too intense with the black BDU pants and German style tanker boots.
It seemed everyone in the establishment was having a good time and staying out of trouble.
I saw John again later that night.
I noticed he was carrying something in his hand which was down by his side.
He was carrying a handful of wooden skewers.
He had somehow gotten them from behind the bar and was walking around with them.
"Why do you have those?" I asked.
"If the bouncer asks for my ID I'll ******* stab him.
" I found out much later that John had a serious criminal record and was lying low for the moment.
He was actually dodging a five year sentence that he was set to begin serving earlier in the year.
He skipped out on his bail.
The bouncers were walking around checking IDs for most of the night and would have gotten a terrible surprise by asking John for his.
I don't know that he even had one.
In this particular situation, the bouncer may have spotted the threat because he has dealt with these situations before.
Perhaps he has gone through these situations mentally and has prepared.
Or maybe he would have been turned into shish kebab.
Most of us are not bouncers but the threat exists for everyone.
Start your training immediately.
Many situations can be avoided if a threat is spotted and then avoided.
For those that can't be avoided, it's great to have a basic set of combat skills to fall back on.