I recently watched an podcast in which Joe Rogan interviews Derren Brown, a very well-know hypnotist and mentalist. It’s a long and interesting interview. But skip ahead to the 13:30 mark and listen to a few minutes of Derren’s explanation of what a “handshake induction” is.
Some background (FYI, many years ago, I was actually a certified hypnotherapist. No kidding. LOL.). An induction is when a hypnotist or hypnotherapist puts a subject into a hypnotic “trance.” There are many methods. Some of the them are classic “you are getting very sleepy...”. Some, like the handshake induction, are instantaneous, and rely on interrupting the normal flow. (Ummm... Irimi).
Derren goes on, in this little clip, to explain how he has used this technique in a martial arts situation. It’s pretty interesting.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n_tpWrv76Q8
This reminds me of a story... A good friend of mine (let's call him Tim) is a long-time school principal. He often had to make a showing at school events and help with security and such. At one such event, a football game, he noticed one of the school's well-known misfits, sitting along by himself, away from the game. The kid (let's call him Charlie) was known to be a little weird, but harmless.
Tim notices that a small group of tough-looking guys is walking towards Charlie, and he can tell they're talking about him, and are thinking of having some fun with him. Tim stealthily edged within earshot to monitor the situation.
As they approach, one of the big bullies steps forward to confront Charlie. However, before the bully can get a word out, Charlie hops off his perch, takes a step toward the bully, and says "have you ever held a monkey?"
"Huh?" The bully is taken by surprise, and tries to shake it off in front of his friends.
Charlie persists. "Have you ever held a money, man? I've never done it, and it's on my bucket list. What about you?"
And the confrontation was over, as the bullies backed away and moved off.
Irimi is a powerful thing.
