--- title: "How to survive any dangerous situation with these deadly skills" date: "2018-08-05" modified: "2020-10-22" authors: - name: "Blake Stilwell" job_title: "Editor-In-Chief, Air Force Veteran" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/blake/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/podcast/how-to-survive-any-dangerous-situation-with-these-deadly-skills/" categories: - "Special Operations" - "Tactical" --- # How to survive any dangerous situation with these deadly skills ![]() --- Subscribe: [Apple Podcasts]() | [Google Play]() | [Stitcher]() | [Spotify]() Clint Emerson is not your average U.S. Navy retiree. He's not your average anything and he never was. That might be why so many Fortune 500 companies want Emerson to not only speak at their corporate gatherings but also teach them how to survive some extreme circumstances. Emerson is a former Navy SEAL and the author of a number of books, notably *[100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation]()*. He also wrote *100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition* and *Escape the Wolf: Risk Mitigation Personal Security Handbook for the Traveling Professional*. ![]() *Clint Emerson is a retired US Navy SEAL, New York Times Best Sellers author, and crisis management professional.* In his books, he covers everything from making a homemade taser to teaching your children how to handle themselves during an active-shooter situation. No one needs to be a sheep among wolves when going about their daily lives – and Emerson wants you to know how to handle yourself. "Violence is not limited to bad guys," Emerson says. "Violence is okay for good people to activate and use against anything coming your way." He spent 20 years in the Navy as what he calls a "violent nomad." But it was a lifelong dream. In this episode of Mandatory Fun, he describes how a chance meeting in an airport with a man who claimed to be a SEAL altered the course of his life forever. But he wants you to be a violent nomad in the same way – he wants to make you self-reliant, able to self-rescue, and capable of helping others in any given situation, be they natural disasters, man-made crises, or medical emergencies. And you can do it without hiring him and his consulting firm to show you what "violence of action" means. "This kind of violence of action can save your life," he says. "You just need to know how to turn it on." ***Mandatory Fun*** **guest:** Clint Emerson — Retired US Navy SEAL, New York Times Best Sellers author, and crisis management professional. Learn more about Emerson at: - [Clint Emerson's website]() - [YouTube]() - [Twitter]() - [Facebook]() - [Instagram]() - [Escape the Wolf LinkedIn]() ***Mandatory Fun* is hosted By:** [Blake Stilwell](): Air Force veteran and Managing Editor [Tim Kirkpatrick](): Navy veteran and Editorial Coordinator [Orvelin Valle (aka O.V.)](): Navy veteran and Podcast Producer Catch the show on Twitter at: [@MandoFun]() and on our [Facebook group](). ## Author Blake Stilwell is We Are The Mighty's Editor-in-Chief, covering military news, entertainment, and history, along with veteran education, employment and entrepreneurship. He is a former U.S. Air Force combat cameraman with degrees in Graphic Design, Television and Film, International Relations, Public Relations, Business Management and Middle Eastern Affairs. After leaving the military, he began working in film and television production in New York and Los Angeles, work that included ABC News, NBC Olympics, and HBO Sports. He then spent two years in Washington with White House Communications, before joining the Near East Foundation. At NEF he served as an International Development Fellow, then Communications Officer, and finally, Media Officer for the Middle East and Africa. Based in the Palestinian Territory, he coordinated strategic communications between eight country offices, international media, and government and NGO partners. He began a career focused on writing and editing in 2015 with We Are The Mighty. He left in 2019 for Military.com, but returned as Editor-in-Chief in 2025. Blake’s work has been seen on CBS News, Fox News, CBC, The Chicago Tribune, Task & Purpose, Military Times, Recoil, Skillset, American History, and was shockingly even used in a Supreme Court argument. He is an avid traveler and small business owner in Ohio, where he spends most of his energy fixing up a very old house. ### Author social links [Facebook]() [Twitter]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()