After completing the Sheepdog Training evolution in San Diego on February 15th, I decided to email the cohort. That email became this article. Read it. It’s of the utmost importance. Your future just may depend on it. Airport Theory begins with a simple observation that most people never stop to make. Airports are not neutral…
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Endsley’s model of Situational Awareness did not emerge from combat maneuver or competitive decision-making. It emerged from a different problem set entirely: why highly trained professionals in high-risk, technology-dense environments were still making catastrophic errors despite having access to abundant information. The framework was developed by Mica Endsley, a cognitive psychologist and human factors scientist whose…
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The OODA Loop is often taught as a situational awareness model. It is not. It did not originate as a theory of awareness, nor was it designed for civilian protection. The OODA Loop emerged as an attempt to explain why some decision-makers consistently outperformed others under extreme pressure, even when training, information, and equipment appeared…
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Situational awareness is often spoken about as if it were a personality trait. Some people are described as naturally observant, others as oblivious. This framing is convenient—but it is wrong, and dangerously so. Traits cannot be trained, evaluated, or relied upon under pressure. Disciplines can. Within the Krav Maga Worldwide framework, situational awareness is treated as a…
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