Deadly Skills

Retired Navy SEAL and best-selling author Clint Emerson demonstrates life hacks for staying alive, staying safe and staying in control.

Skill 99: Defeat zip ties
Zip ties are cheap and effective, making them popular with kidnappers. Retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson teaches you how to escape from them.
Skill 100: Defeat Duct Tape
Duct tape is the most common way kidnappers detain their captives. Retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson teaches you how to get out of a sticky situation.
Skill 92: Perform a reverse 180
Need to get out of a tight spot? Retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson shows you how to perform a reverse 180. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)
Skill 61: Elude ransomware attacks
Ransomware attacks are increasingly common and retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson shows you how to prepare for one before it hits. (Daniel Woolfolk and Alan Lessig/Staff)
Skill 88: Survive a drowning attempt
If you find yourself tied and thrown under water, retired SEAL Clint Emerson has some tips to survive. Emerson is the author of 100 Deadly Skills. (Daniel Woolfolk and Alan Lessig/Staff)
Deadly Skills Quickfire: Survive an Attack
Security expert Clint Emerson gives tips on avoiding becoming a victim of an attack. Emerson is a retired Navy SEAL and the author of 100 Deadly Skills. (Daniel Woolfolk and Alan Lessig/Staff)
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