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What is Situational Awareness?
Situational awareness is the knowledge of others and how they impact you and vice versa.
As much as I love fencing and one-on-one combat, I have an equal love for melee combat.
Melee combat, for those unfamiliar with the concept, involves combat between two or more fighters against like or greater numbers. The dynamics of combat change dramatically when the numbers increase.
Tactics for two-on-two differ from one-on-one. Now multiply that by a LOT. Tactics for dozens versus dozens are much more complex (and at these numbers you must consider overall strategy and tactics for small groups within them).
Other factors include what sort of situation for combat you’re in. Fighting in an open field is very different from a broken field or a bridge or in the woods.
One on one combat or melee combat, situational awareness must be taken into consideration.
Terrain and where others are will impact both types of combat. If you watch almost any movie fight scene you will see examples of using the space to your advantage (i.e. fighting in a bar, someone grabs a bottle or a chair to attack or defend themselves.) Knowing what you have to work with during any sort of combat can make the difference between victory and defeat.
