What is the Meaning of the Term "Violence of Action"?

  The term violence of action literally means the unrestricted use of speed, strength, surprise, and aggression to achieve total dominance against your enemy.

Allow me to say that if these factors are applied with absolute aggression a small weak combatant can easily win an engagement or a prolonged conflict with a superior adversary.

The goal of fighting any war or battle is to win. The results of being killed are pretty final and chances are that if you are the one who ended up dead you probably lost the battle. If you are totally focused on winning and use all of these factors in combination you virtually assure yourself of the victory. When in doubt ATTACK!!

When you attack leave absolutely nothing in reserve. Win or die, which is probably the only option that you have anyway. Don't stop or give up. Slap your enemy and holler at him at the same time. When you run out of bullets throw rocks. If you don't have a gun use a club. If you don't have a club use a knife.

There is nothing at all wrong with kicking, clawing, scratching, yelling. Go for the groin. You have to do all that it is possible to do to win and you have to apply every winning technique in your arsenal at the same time.

I'm repeating this to drive home the concept that any fighting technique is useless unless you first totally commit to violence of action. Don't be afraid to hit first, and when you do, hit hard. Remember, you are fighting because this is the best and only option. Pull the trigger -- because you are in a battle for your life! Your instincts, assessment, and situational awareness have told you that you are in mortal danger. You don't know the other person's intentions fully, and you never can. What you can do is survive -- it is your right to not be killed or harmed by another person.

Make every blow count and you could walk away; otherwise you may be carried away. Punch, kick, elbow, gouge, bite, stab, rip, crush -- you name it, you should do it, because this person is trying to take your life. The only rule in fighting is to live. If you a re tired or low on ammo then don't waste any punches or bullets.

Make every one count. Don't swing or shoot if you are not going to connect. If you have to run to stay alive then by all means do so. Always look for opportunities to get an advantage over your adversary. use every trick or advantage no matter how trivial or small. Don't take anything for granted.

Concentrate your attack on the smallest and most vulnerable area. Look for the weakest point and punch through it, quickly and decisively. All movement, to include running is for the purpose of gaining an advantage on your adversary. When you perceive that he has the advantage run very quickly to a location where you can engage him on your terms.

Now I have taken an article which was written by a Navy SEAL and changed it around so that it reflects many of my own views. I'm sure that if any of my US Navy SEAL Military Ring customers see this article they will find it hard to disagree.