Principles of WeaselCraft

Terry & I are getting together on a couple of project ideas. One is a porn flick starring Terry and the entire inmate roster of cell block "D".

And sheep.

The others, though, are going to be based in the realm of personalized self defense, with a focus on the individual's strong and weak points. Since both of us are products of boys homes, reform schools and the like, we have picked up as many secrets about fighting filthy dirty as we have about any martial "style". To this end, we have begun schmackeling together what our intents and purposes will be, what we want to say, how should we present, etc. It's still in it's infancy, but I put together a short list of some of the principles that are the underlying foundation of what we are saying, particularly Terry. Some of it came from our friends as well (credit Mike Blackgrave for the "Go Ugly Early" idea) and others came from our various experiences from childhood. I thought it would be a cool thing to share, so here goes.


1: You obviously do not know who you are fucking with.
I don't care who you are or what you want, I will go home. Whether that is by fighting, running, hiding, hiking, or killing you, I am going home. That is not negotiable. Forward drive and aggression beats retreating and playing catch up (Once you gain momentum, exploit it)

2: Weapons trump empty hands every time.
A weapon from ambush is better than an unarmed frontal assault. Only play the odds if you’re in Vegas, leave “fair” for the kids at Disneyland.

3: Soft words or hard steel are a survivor’s only language.
If you’re going to do it, DO IT. Save the words for the eulogy

4: A foot in the door doesn’t always mean you’ll get a tour of the house.
A good trap or setup may have to be abandoned at any time for any reason. You may have to reverse your perfect entry to start over again. Don’t be so in love with a technique or position that you lose the fluidity of negotiation if you have to change tactics in the middle of the fight. It may very well be you made the wrong move to begin with. Stubbornness will get you killed.

5: Wheels within wheels, plots within plots.
Never over commit your attack. Always fight out of deception and trickery even if your opponent is grossly unskilled. Use fainting and misdirection to achieve confusion in your opponent, he should never know what strike killed him.

6: The price of overestimation is nothing. The price of underestimation is everything.
(Prepare for the worst. Assume you are out manned, out gunned and out fornicated. Plan for disaster. At the worst, all you have done is over packed. If the S hits the F, you have thought ahead)

7: The only rules are the ones that get you killed: Dying is against the rules.
Don’t allow yourself to be drawn into a losing fight by “rules” or any notion of “honor”. Dead is dead, you do it by ambush, surprise, superior training and firepower at 500 yards, if needs be. Survival is what counts, not “style”. Cheating is how it’s done.

8: When two fighters of equal skill & training meet, the fight will fall to strength, speed or weapons.
Don’t think that training a Martial Art makes you anything special, or bulletproof.

9: Go ugly early.
When the swords are drawn, then the time for talking is past. Don’t allow your opponent to set the pace of the fight, or you have already lost. Escalation is the method in which minor altercations become life-or-death matters. Negate the escalation process & go straight to “Kill”, even if it’s only the intent and facial expression, and you will find most opponent’s haven’t had time to mentally prepare for your level, therefore they will be more reluctant to engage.

10: Use the World (Learn to be Resourceful)
Find the most uncomfortable ground to fight from, the middle of the freeway, a mall, anywhere. If you are uncomfortable most likely your assailant is also, and he will start thinking of the nearest exit. Break things and set off alarms if possible. Try to draw attention to yourself & involve others in you can. Break a store window. Rapists disdain an audience and people tend to back off when you throw obstacles in their path. If there are cars nearby start hitting them, maybe you can set off an alarm. Snatch the aerial antennae from one & use it as a whip, these bastards leave a NASTY welt, especially on the face.

11: Only turn your back on a corpse.
Never under any circumstances trust the “honor” of your opponent. His word means less than nothing. If he offers you his hand, cut his fucking fingers off.


Some or most of this may change later on, like I said, this thing is still a baby. But I think it's a good start.