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Security guard VS knife wielding gang

Because of my military background and security skills I would get assigned to some really dangerous crime hot spots. I had another good security guard partner who would mostly work with me on these type of jobs. We were known as the troubleshooters because as soon as a client had security troubles we would go and clean it up.

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People make comments about the worst suburbs in each city I have been in and I have learnt that they don’t know what they are talking about. These people only go by the newspapers or other peoples vague assumptions. I have worked in all the so-called bad areas of cities and it becomes clear when you think about the following facts.

Most people never go out in these suburbs after dark anyway or even go at all
The people making the comments are heavily fed so called news which is just hyped up story covers. The real dangerous incidents never make the papers in case you don’t ever leave your house again.

If you have never seen a fight before or a drug deal then it will seem worse than it is and you will tell all your friends the exciting events. This story gets repeated and becomes more dangerous each time.

Gangs

Some people are quick to call a group of strange looking youths a gang, but this is not correct. During the 1980′s gangs of youths were common around public malls and train stations as a place to hang out and see the world going around. Some looked scary and would intimidate people by swearing and verbal threats.

Showdown in the alley

This particular shopping centre had a problem with a gang of about 20 Asian males about 16-22 years of age. My partner and I had been working here for a couple of days and had been effective enough that the gang decided to threaten us so we would leave them alone.

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During one of our nightly external patrols we were going around the back of the centre. This was a narrow area of about 10 metres wide with a chain link fence barrier on one side and the brick wall on the other. We had walked into the strip when the gang had arrived from the other side.

They formed up into a tight group of about 15 members whispering threats and harm to us if we didn’t leave them alone. The leader of the group stepped forward and showed that he had one of those butterfly knives in his hand.

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The knife was a chromed wavy blade butterfly style knife. He started spinning the blade and the handles in his hands. This type of knife has folding handles and spins quickly with a trained knife fighter. Unfortunately for him I have been trained by knife fighting experts and I could see he wasn’t one. I think he expected me to run in fear or something.

I stepped forward and prompted him to take me on and I would fight unarmed. The rest of his gang looked about concerned about my lack of fear and started to step back a bit. I knew then that I had the gang if I defeated the leader.

I stepped about two metres away from the leader and he started spinning the silvered knife faster. Too fast for his training I expect because it flew out of his hands on landed on the ground in between us. There was a considerable silence as the gang moved further back.

I offered him the opportunity to pick up as I wanted a fair fight.

He looked to his gang and saw no love their or support for him. They started walking away as they apologised to us. The gang leader was still standing and not moving to pick the knife up. I picked the knife up and moved next to him for a quiet chat.

The next day the gang no longer bothered the shopping centre and the client was amazed at how quick we got rid of them.

Just rewards

For our efforts we were assigned to another client site and we went to work again.

On some days I still remember the look on his face when the knife spun out of his hands and landed near me. I think it is appropriate that someone that appreciates knives should have it and it always reminds me of how weak gangs really are when you target their leader with confidence.

The knife still spins beautifully.

The reality

These people are in gangs because they are not strong enough by themselves and need to feel secure by numbers and threatening displays. If you are ever confronted with gangs or groups of potential trouble that you can’t avoid, remember this.

The gang wont stay together without a group bond. The strength they have is their confidence that you wont attack them back and others in their group will protect them if you do.

However, no one likes to get hurt generally, especially the followers. Once you have identified who the leader is you are half way to beating them. He needs his followers to support him or he wouldn’t be leading a gang. If you have to fight let him know that it is him that you will target with all your punches and strikes-no one else. Make it clear that you understand that you may get hurt but you will put him in hospital as well. Make it personal and the followers will often not get involved. You can call it a challenge to the leaders right to be the leader.

I hope that you never need to defend yourself from a gang, but the reality is that I have seen people randomly attacked by cowardly groups and repeat offenders, and you need to know that they have been beaten before if you don’t panic.

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