K.I.S.S.
Keep Individual Security Simple
By Chuck Helmke
and Charlotte Guttenberg
WHAT ARE YOU REALLY
GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IN A
CONFRONTATION, IF...
YOU HAVE NO TRAINING, OR...
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT IT?
K.I.S.S.: Keep Individual Security Simple by Chuck Helmke and Charlotte Guttenberg is a primer for individual security (self-defense). Although K.I.S.S. offers advice and tips useful to any age group or gender, the writers are particularly interested in the concerns of senior citizens and people with disabilities, people who may think they cannot defend themselves. They do this utilizing a fictitious group of senior citizens and the problems they encounter with a gang that is victimizing them.
The writers are senior citizens who recognize issues that can easily be overlooked in other training courses by trainers who have yet to experience the tolls of age.
Helmke says, “I have tried to address problems in a down-to-earth manner that is readily understandable, regardless of the present training level of students. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this type of training.
“Statistically, the safest defensive solutions are avoidance, deterrence and de-escalation. They have proven to be absolutely the safest way to live your life. However, these three solutions can fail because of something we did not do or because of something totally out of our control.
The writers are senior citizens who recognize issues that can easily be overlooked in other training courses by trainers who have yet to experience the tolls of age.
Helmke says, “I have tried to address problems in a down-to-earth manner that is readily understandable, regardless of the present training level of students. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this type of training.
“Statistically, the safest defensive solutions are avoidance, deterrence and de-escalation. They have proven to be absolutely the safest way to live your life. However, these three solutions can fail because of something we did not do or because of something totally out of our control.
“If avoidance, deterrence and de-escalation have failed to defuse a volatile or violent situation and a life-threatening situation is imminent, I have problems with the idea of hand-to-hand combat for most people. The only true equalizer for these types of potentially life-threatening situations, in my humble opinion, is a handgun. That is my defensive choice.
“For whatever reasons, if you feel that is not your choice, then I will do my best to address some possible alternatives you may choose to use. That said, I feel the handgun is the best possible defensive weapon for anyone, especially women, senior citizens and people with disabilities. It might prepare you for the day I hope never comes.”
In the words of some experts in the world of defense who have read K.I.S.S.: Keep Individual Security Simple:
Brent Shepherd, Director of Operations at the American Police Hall of Fame Shooting Center says of K.I.S.S., “This is the most straightforward explanation of applied personal safety principles I have ever read. The concepts and practical applications are easy to follow and this book provides insights that can benefit everyone.”
Retired Philadelphia policeman, Steven O. Forester says, “This book offers you the opportunity to learn how to be a survivor of the worst thing that could happen to you, the loss of your life or that of your loved ones. The world is changing and not always for the good. Don’t let the bad guys win. Give yourself the edge to come out of that situation a winner. Remember, age is just a number, if you prepare your mind and body to do the task, it can be done.”
Retired deputy sheriff, C.J. Gibson says, “After Mary became a victim of a purse snatching, Arthur and Louise, along with their neighbors decided not to be victims any longer and took some personal initiative to prepare themselves for individual security. In a society plagued with increasing violence, Helmke and Guttenberg provide an easy, fun read and practical advice for anyone interested in taking responsibility for their personal security. They deliver this advice utilizing an elderly couple with physical challenges and limitations often faced by our aging population. Helmke and Guttenberg are passionate and knowledgeable in the task of personal safety. They provide sound, real life, practical concepts to begin your quest of individual security.”
Special Agent Jeffrey Stover, Retired U.S. Secret Service says, “If you decide to kill a fly -- you kill it with a sledgehammer…you know how a fly can be such a pest -- you move your hand to make it move away or try to swat it with your hand -- but can’t quite get it. You may move to attempt to catch it and set it free somewhere else. We’ve all done that. But the odds of catching the fly are slim. The swatting just has the fly coming back. You decide to escalate the use of force -- right? Out comes the fly swatter. As this book reiterates, that’s when the swatter is brought out -- the decision has been made to end this confrontation. As in a lethal confrontation, the use of a firearm’s deadly force is justified.”
Firearms trainer Don Reber says, “Helmke and Guttenberg bring us into a story of desperation that turns into inspiration. Their own commitment to personal security comes out as they take you along the path to awareness on many levels. Anyone seeking the way to defend themselves and their loved ones, needs these concepts. They are important to anyone’s well-being. Prepare today, be safer tomorrow.”
THE AUTHORS:
Chuck Helmke and Charlotte Guttenberg are co-writers of K.I.S.S.: Keep Individual Security Simple and are ISSUS: Individual Security Solutions, U.S. co-trainers. Both are senior citizens who recognize the issues of individual security encountered by others who are in their age group. Their advice and training are applicable to all age groups and genders, with or without issues of age or disability.
Helmke lives in Indialantic, Florida. He served in the U.S. military in both the Army and Marines, then worked in industry for many years. After retiring, he founded the self-defense training company, ISSUS, with his now-deceased wife, Suzan Adams Helmke. Since that time he has trained many people in both non-lethal and lethal force defense.
Training with different trainers led him to realize that the many different styles and forms of self-defense could easily confuse any student, especially the beginner. Adopting, adapting and adding, he developed a highly successful style of defense that is both body-friendly and easy to learn, especially for the aging student and for students with physical challenges.
His open-minded attitude leads him to constantly refine and “tweak” his training style, to enable his students to “get home safely at the end of the day.”
Guttenberg, who also lives in central Florida, is retired from the newspaper and publishing industry.
Her specialty is training the aged, physically challenged and beginning shooters., as well as tactical training. Personal experience contributed to her concern that many people think they can’t learn to protect themselves because of physical issues, including age-related ones. After finding other training ineffective because of an injury, she became interested in teaching Helmke’s body-friendly methods to others. A certified personal fitness trainer, she immediately recognized the logic and body-friendliness of his methods. She exclusively uses the Helmke-ISSUS method of defensive and weapons training.
Let ISSUS give you“For whatever reasons, if you feel that is not your choice, then I will do my best to address some possible alternatives you may choose to use. That said, I feel the handgun is the best possible defensive weapon for anyone, especially women, senior citizens and people with disabilities. It might prepare you for the day I hope never comes.”
In the words of some experts in the world of defense who have read K.I.S.S.: Keep Individual Security Simple:
Brent Shepherd, Director of Operations at the American Police Hall of Fame Shooting Center says of K.I.S.S., “This is the most straightforward explanation of applied personal safety principles I have ever read. The concepts and practical applications are easy to follow and this book provides insights that can benefit everyone.”
Retired Philadelphia policeman, Steven O. Forester says, “This book offers you the opportunity to learn how to be a survivor of the worst thing that could happen to you, the loss of your life or that of your loved ones. The world is changing and not always for the good. Don’t let the bad guys win. Give yourself the edge to come out of that situation a winner. Remember, age is just a number, if you prepare your mind and body to do the task, it can be done.”
Retired deputy sheriff, C.J. Gibson says, “After Mary became a victim of a purse snatching, Arthur and Louise, along with their neighbors decided not to be victims any longer and took some personal initiative to prepare themselves for individual security. In a society plagued with increasing violence, Helmke and Guttenberg provide an easy, fun read and practical advice for anyone interested in taking responsibility for their personal security. They deliver this advice utilizing an elderly couple with physical challenges and limitations often faced by our aging population. Helmke and Guttenberg are passionate and knowledgeable in the task of personal safety. They provide sound, real life, practical concepts to begin your quest of individual security.”
Special Agent Jeffrey Stover, Retired U.S. Secret Service says, “If you decide to kill a fly -- you kill it with a sledgehammer…you know how a fly can be such a pest -- you move your hand to make it move away or try to swat it with your hand -- but can’t quite get it. You may move to attempt to catch it and set it free somewhere else. We’ve all done that. But the odds of catching the fly are slim. The swatting just has the fly coming back. You decide to escalate the use of force -- right? Out comes the fly swatter. As this book reiterates, that’s when the swatter is brought out -- the decision has been made to end this confrontation. As in a lethal confrontation, the use of a firearm’s deadly force is justified.”
Firearms trainer Don Reber says, “Helmke and Guttenberg bring us into a story of desperation that turns into inspiration. Their own commitment to personal security comes out as they take you along the path to awareness on many levels. Anyone seeking the way to defend themselves and their loved ones, needs these concepts. They are important to anyone’s well-being. Prepare today, be safer tomorrow.”
THE AUTHORS:
Chuck Helmke and Charlotte Guttenberg are co-writers of K.I.S.S.: Keep Individual Security Simple and are ISSUS: Individual Security Solutions, U.S. co-trainers. Both are senior citizens who recognize the issues of individual security encountered by others who are in their age group. Their advice and training are applicable to all age groups and genders, with or without issues of age or disability.
Helmke lives in Indialantic, Florida. He served in the U.S. military in both the Army and Marines, then worked in industry for many years. After retiring, he founded the self-defense training company, ISSUS, with his now-deceased wife, Suzan Adams Helmke. Since that time he has trained many people in both non-lethal and lethal force defense.
Training with different trainers led him to realize that the many different styles and forms of self-defense could easily confuse any student, especially the beginner. Adopting, adapting and adding, he developed a highly successful style of defense that is both body-friendly and easy to learn, especially for the aging student and for students with physical challenges.
His open-minded attitude leads him to constantly refine and “tweak” his training style, to enable his students to “get home safely at the end of the day.”
Guttenberg, who also lives in central Florida, is retired from the newspaper and publishing industry.
Her specialty is training the aged, physically challenged and beginning shooters., as well as tactical training. Personal experience contributed to her concern that many people think they can’t learn to protect themselves because of physical issues, including age-related ones. After finding other training ineffective because of an injury, she became interested in teaching Helmke’s body-friendly methods to others. A certified personal fitness trainer, she immediately recognized the logic and body-friendliness of his methods. She exclusively uses the Helmke-ISSUS method of defensive and weapons training.
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