One of the best parts of SouthNarc’s curricum is MUC: Managing Unknown Contacts. Effective MUC can stop a situation before it has a chance to get ugly.

John Farnam just posted a quip that provides a pretty good example of MUC. I don’t know if this student was formally schooled in MUC, but it appears at least something similar.

Some key points from the quip:

• She was aware of her surroundings. Not just observing a strange man and his behavior, but also being aware of the time of day and her location.
• She kept up a monologue, not a conversation.
• Her voice and demeanor were emphatic.

ShivWorks’ Practical Unarmed Combat DVD gives a good introduction to SouthNarc’s MUC material. Better is getting some training direct from SouthNarc.