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The Effects of Simulation on Self-Defense
In a self-defense course, students are told they could face life in prison if they kill someone. When under stress, people's ability to be rational "just falls out of the window," he says. The most important part of training is inoculating civilians with what it means to make rapid decision-making when put under extreme pressure.