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Six fast forks in the road — which would you take?
Paulo Simoes
May 28, 2025
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Welcome to What If Wednesday!
This is the day we step off the beaten path and dig into alternate outcomes.
We’ve broken down the scenario.
We’ve covered the main technique.
Now let’s ask the question every smart fighter should be asking…
…“What else could I have done?”
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Today is What If Wednesday…
…where we explore a few different Engagement Options on how to handle our situation of the week.
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If you haven’t seen the video you can check it out here…
or…
Let’s start exploring options, building adaptability, and learning to think like someone who wins fights… not survives them.
Let’s take a look at a few tactical forks in the road.
In this week’s Alternate Response Playbook, we break down 6 tactical responses to a loading haymaker:
✅ Full Cover – Shell up and close distance to smother the punch
✅ Duck and Weave – Slip the arc and reposition for control
✅ Lean Back and Kick – Avoid the strike and respond with range
✅ Half Cover – Partial shell with vision and counter capability
✅ Duck and Shoot – Drop under the strike and drive into a takedown
✅ Cover and Punch – High-guard defense followed by fast counter
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Then ask yourself…
…which path feels most natural to you—and would it still be your choice under pressure?
Want to see how these decisions play out in live training?
🔐 Inner Circle Mission Briefing: What If Wednesday
You’ve seen the scenario. You’ve trained the technique.
But the fight doesn’t always follow your plan.
Today, we’re diving into adaptive response training—exploring 6 tactical forks based on how the threat unfolds.
In this video, I’ll walk you through each path showing the ins and outs of each variation from out playbook.
Watch the breakdown. Think critically. And ask yourself:
Which path would you take—and could you teach it under pressure?
Inner Circle members get access to the full breakdown and demo video.
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✅ Before You Go...
Which response felt most natural to you?
Would you lean back, duck in, or put up a shell and weather the storm?
Drop your thoughts in the Operators Lounge or hit reply and tell me what clicked.
Because here’s the truth…
…Violence is unpredictable. But your response doesn’t have to be.
Play these scenarios out now…
…so when it’s real, you don’t freeze — you act.
Stay sharp. Stay dangerous.
– Paul Simoes
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