And this, IMO, is an excellent example of what good self defense is all about. (I don't agree with the video saying grabbing a chair is escalation or arming. To me, it was already escalated and the chair was a possible shield.)
definitely a great example in how to deal with that situation. He shows calm confident movement, which gives off a good psychological advantage. I see this as one of the best outcomes from the scenario.
Pretty good, better than mine. Just on the escilation it might mean he escilated the force to the level the person was using. So he escilated it to match. If that makes any sense.
Not really. I see where you're coming from, but he is already being threatened with lethal force. The chair just gives him a barrier, the de-escalation is him presumably talking and leaving. Assuming everyone else has left, that was a pretty perfect solution after one view.
on first view it looks odd. the other people are way too calm. I think it was staged. that said. does all the right things. regarding arming in the face of a knife attacker. Picking up a weapon to defend against a knife is not escalation, rather it is a necessary action for self defence. Chances of defending empty handed against a knife are vanishingly low. the video gives a good example of how once armed with a defensive weapon one does not have to use it to counter attack. rather one can use it to create time, space, and opportunity to defuse a situation. Still looks fake to me though.
Doubtful it was staged. The woman in red's expression at 00:57 (when she sees the knife and her mind goes 'click') looked like one of genuine shock.