Situational awareness refers to the state of being mentally aware of ones surroundings and the ability to recognize potential threats.

Situational awareness is the ability to identify and process environmental cues to accurately predict the actions of others. (Spotting Danger Before It Spots You)

Must Know For Self Defense -Paul Sharp MDOC

Awareness - Where am I? What am I doing? Who's around me? (credited Tom Givens)

To increase awareness:

1) Stop entering spaces you don't look into first.

Honing Your Situational Awareness To A Razor’s Edge - Tom Givens

Situational awareness are not innate behavior traits. This is a learned behavior pattern best learned through repetition.

When you walk into a room, scan around and see who is in it besides you. Don’t be surprised by someone you did not see.

Real Life Situational Awareness

Most carjackings happen at intersections. Be in condition yellow. If you see someone staring at you, move to condition orange. Have a plan to drive off if they approach you.

Another common crime is the practice of following people to their homes in the suburbs and robbing them in their driveways as they exit their vehicles. I don’t care where you have been: bank, grocery store, ATM, theater; when you turn off the main drag into your neighborhood, look in the rearview mirror. If you make a turn into your neighborhood, again, look in the mirror. If you turn onto your street, again, look in the mirror. If you have made three turns inside your neighborhood and the same ragged, old car you’ve never seen before is right behind you, you might have a problem.

Honing Situational Awareness

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example of forced teaming in non self-defense context

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Left of Greg: Situational Awareness

A Practical Guide to Situational Awareness

CONTACT AVOIDANCE VS CONTACT MANAGEMENT

The Biggest Security Threat - Target Focus Training - Tim Larkin - Self Defense