Workplace Security Essentials

Chapter 6

Punching

When They Are Close Enough to Kiss—Internal Threats

Abstract

Martial arts students have to learn different techniques to protect themselves from different types of attacks. One of the most common and perhaps instinctive attacks is the punch. One black belt instructor once noted that punches were a useful attack only when your opponent was “close enough to kiss.” That is not an attractive thought, but it stresses how punches are the most useful on someone close.

In retail, the largest dollar amounts of losses are attributed to internal theft, not shoplifters. In any organization, its own employees are a potential threat, having access to the most valuable parts of the business and in trusted positions. So the question becomes how ...