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The James Altucher Show

310 - Tim Larkin: Surviving the Unthinkable

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2018

⏱️ 79 minutes

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We live in this society where there's "rules of etiquette"... but there aren't really "rules of etiquette" when someone's trying to kill you. Sometimes violence is the answer. "This is a key mind shift people need to take for their own self protection," Tim Larkin said. Tim's an American self-defense expert, the founder of Target Focus Training, and author of the "New York Times" bestselling book "Surviving The Unthinkable." And he'll teach you how to save your own life. Show Notes: "When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake" by Tim Larkin "Survive the Unthinkable: A Total Guide to Women's Self-Protection" by Tim Larkin "How to Survive the Most Critical 5 Seconds of Your Life" by Tim Larkin "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene "Abnormal Psychology" By Ronald J. Comer The 21-Foot Rule Pancho Villa Jason Bourne Movies The Sopranos A History of Violence Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.4

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

0:12.4

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:15.4

A lot of the stories you talk about are obviously people who are not used to fighting their civilians.

0:21.8

It's for a better word.

0:23.2

There are in many cases smaller and I think this is also kind of a loosely style cliche which is

0:28.8

use the energy and the force of the other person on your side.

0:32.0

So in this case he's using the strength of the other person to kind of pull that person down

0:38.0

to in order to get what he wants.

0:39.8

Right.

0:40.0

That seems like a lot of what the solution is.

0:42.8

Always use as much like almost like outsource the energy to the other person.

0:47.0

Yeah.

0:47.6

And it seems like that's a strong principle here.

0:49.8

Yeah and you want to create a situation where you can make physics and physiology meet badly.

0:53.2

Physics and physiology meet badly.

0:54.6

I like that phrase.

0:55.4

Yeah.

0:55.8

It's really what you're trying to replicate because somebody says,

0:58.8

well I'm only say 90 pounds, what could I do?

1:00.8

Well, does anybody want 90 pounds dropped on their throat?

1:04.0

Does anybody want 90 pounds dropped in a lot of these vulnerable areas of human body?

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