SELF-DEFENSE; SUB-PRINCIPLE: JAM/AOJ and Five Stages

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JAM is a  an acronym for, “Jeopardy, Ability and Means,” used to determine if one is being interviewed for a resource predation type attack (example, not just for this type of attack; used to determine if and when violence is going to occur). AOJ is an acronym for, “Ability, Opportunity and Jeopardy,” also used  to determine if and when violence is going to occur. In truth it is a matter of which the individual uses to stay within the self-defense square.

The five stages are the stages of violent crimes, i.e., what to look for along with JAM/AOJ in determining whether someone is going to go violent on you. Marc MacYoung states, “Short version, the person crosses a psychological boundary and moves closer to physical violence - and his body reflects it.” The five stages of violent crime are, “Intent, Interview, Positioning, Attack and Reaction.” 

To use this sub-principle a practitioner must study and understand not just JAM, both individually and as one whole, AOJ and the five stages but all of the sub-principles of self-defense to apply the craft universally and within that SD square. 

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