Public Self Defense Training
[b][color=red]Consider public self defense training, if TJ safety concern is an issue.[/b][/color]
Being assaulted and getting your asas kicked.....
Here's a memo for concerned individuals about getting beat up in Mexico: It's the same as getting beat up anywhere else in the world.
A square kick in the balls in Pomona is just about the same as a square kick in the balls in Tijuana. Same with choke-holds. Blacking out on the street in Bakersfield is the same as in Tijuana.
So the same kinds of defensive mechanisms you would use us Barstow would be used in TJ. For example: running away, staying out of strange unknown areas etc.
Common sense must prevail in any case. In Tijuana you want to have all sensors turned on and activated. You want to be aware of your surrooundings. A person who will kick the shit out of you in LA is the same kind of rat that would want to kick the shit out of you in TJ.
Country John
Probably The Best Post To Date On This Topic
this post should be required reading before your are allowed in the zona norte. each "rule" is right on the money, well written and true.
very nice post hadez.
country john
[quote=hadez]a little advice from someone who has lived in mexico, been in cop cars, been to jail and has actually broken the law infront of a cop and gotten away with it multiple times.
during my many adventures in mexico i have learned what lines you can cross and which ones you can not.
1st rule. always be respectful. once you insult a mexican it becomes a matter of pride that they "win" and in case you did not know mexicans have huge amounts of pride. it is their turf and they will "win" if they put their minds to it. at the very least they will take allot of your time but most likely they will get more then just time.
2nd rule. know yourself. if you do not have any "person skills" in terms of dealing with the underground in mexico then always have cash to buy your way out. how you deal with a person from the us is different then how you deal with a person from mexico and that is different then how you deal with a person from china, india or england.
3rd rule. do not engage in any illegal activity unless you have money to buy your way out. i have seen a waiter sell a guy drugs then talk to another waiter who goes and gets securty. after watching that person fork over the drugs and money to security (probably for fear of cops being called) i saw the 1st waiter get the drugs back so he could start the hustle all over. do not try to get involved with insurance scams, **** girls, drugs, or fights. once you break the law you expose yourself to all kinds of money hustles and trust me there are tons of people down there just waiting for an american to slip up so they can get paid.
i have had the cops send a us citizen to walk with me for a block and then roll up on us. the us citizen was working with them and had drugs on him. for about 20 minutes the cops tried to get money from me saying that having drugs is a serious offense. i would tell you how i dealt with that situation but quit honestly every situation is diferent. you need to pay attention and size up all parties involved. if you have any question about your ability to do this then you need to just pay the money. this happened about a block from the clubs in zona norta as i tried walking to the dance clubs.
do not stray away from the clubs. if you want to leave the area take a cab.
realize ultimately everyone you encouter is trying to make money. that is the key to every situation you deal with.
in my experiences mexico is a very fun place. nearly all of my troubles down there have been self caused by someone in the group i was down there with.[/quote]
