Originally Posted by
Syn7
I think everyone should have that kind of situational awareness. I was talking about it with a friend today. I was trying to explain how useful it is and some techniques that aren't very obvious for not only identifying threats, but know everything around you, threat or not. When I walk down a street, I know if somebody is behind me and how many there are, what their pace is relative to mine etc etc. You don't have to turn around and look. You have peripheral vision, reflective surfaces, hearing, creating situations where taking a direct look seems natural and not obvious etc etc.
Whether you feel danger or not, whether you're a fighter or not, everyone should have these skills. They are useful on so many levels. You should be able to walk into a room and know how many where there after you have passed through at a minimum. IMO anyways. On the most basic level, it just makes everything a lil more efficient, even if it's only you that has that awareness. When I am in the grocery aisle with my cart, I know if somebody is behind me and how fast they are moving, I will never be in their way. Same goes for driving, whatever. Not having that awareness quite often makes you an impediment to others, and the saddest part of that is that you aren't even aware you're holding people up. It just seems douchey to me to not have that awareness.