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Reactionary Zones Part Three
What to do when it's the wrong time to get up close and personal.

In the past two months, Shooting Illustrated has published 2 articles focusing on understanding The Complete Combatant’s concept of Reactionary Zones.

Part 1 focused on the “MOST” amount of time to react, act and respond to a threat. The MOST distance is around 25 feet and beyond. We often say that “distance equals time” so this zone gives us the MOST distance or time, to make a really good first decision.
Part 2 focused on “SOME” amount of time to react, act and respond to a threat. We consider 12-25 feet the SOME zone. I personally think this is the hardest zone to manage because at 25 feet you can usually just move with purpose to avoid a threat but as the threat moves closer to you, your decision to avoid needs to be made pretty quickly.

Today is Part 3, which focuses on the last Reactionary Zone that truly gives you enough time to process what you are seeing, make a decision and then move into action to respond.

Scenario: It is a crisp January night, you have just had an outstanding dinner with some friends and it is now time to say goodbye. Everyone is getting bundled up, farewell hugs are given and everyone is extending well wishes as a new year begins. Everyone is parked in different areas of the lot but the parking area is still full of cars and it is very well lit so you are a bit careless. Just as you reach your vehicle, an apparent unarmed man jumps out from behind one of the cars that is parked close to you, aggressively asks for money and starts working his way toward you. What do you do?

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