10/23/2026
Story Time:
I took my family on a trip and we are here in CO on a trip this weekend.
On the way the family and I decided to stop half way in FoCo on our way and stay at a hotel we always enjoy with a big pool down town for the kids to swim in which we have stayed at before.
While we were there our girls were swimming and there was a guy I would put for older 40s and his girlfriend, in the hot tub area looking at our girls.
At one point the guy asked if he could throw a beach ball that was in the hot tub area to them… which was no problem.
Then he asked if he could come chat with us, Maja and I and invited himself over… we were the only ones in the pool area.
He pulls up starts talking and gives us several sob stories to soften his approach on the passing of his father his disabled son and also his rough life… mind you I don’t know him from Adam but he is telling me all these very feel very emotional things… but I know from my background what he is trying to do…
He continues to spot check our girls and making comments about them how he has a son of his own. He also is trying to get me to be conversational which I am not. I have a feeling in my gut, it’s there I know it to be true, it’s a bad one, and I just stare a hole into this him as I try to figure this dude out and give him very unwelcome vibes.
His girlfriend left and never came back… finally he tells me after trying to be very buddy and chummy “man you are an intense and intimidating dude… you don’t share much…”
I don’t say a word, I just look at him and stare.
Finally he gets so uncomfortable he looks at his phone and claims he has an emergency and splits. Maja Jechorek and I talk about it and wonder what his motive was she worked dfs for 9 years and I work as a cop for 15… we talk and wonder where his interest lies… we think maybe our kids or maybe if he has some form of a emsi cacher to skim cards, or key fobs with his phone… we know the girls are safe with us, so we lock down our accounts thru experian lock (highly recommend) and then go to the desk to get our room code changed and also check our car (they can clone your cars keys too).
We Tell the front desk this guys name he told us is “Martin” and the interaction was very odd, pushy and strange… I tell him the Guys first name and they look… they don’t have a @“Martin” that checked in at all. I tell them he was checked in just prior to us in line. Still no Martin…
I tell the front desk gets General info and they state to lock our room and let them know if anything suspicious happens to let us or local Leo know immediately…
I let them know if anyone comes in our room with our Kids at Night I would let them know… after.
We then go to use the room key card and it doesn’t work so I stay with kids and Maja goes to redo the cards… where low and behold at the time Mister “Martin” and his girl are claiming to the front desk there was a mix up with payment of the room, they weren’t feeling it to stay there, and if they can get a refund for the room and need to leave etc etc…
I tell Maja I’m gonna go to the front desk right there… she convinces me to call the front desk instead (wise choice) and let em know that’s the guy… which I do.
Later front desk calls our room and tells us it’s being handled and that they thanked me for the info. Not sure what that means?
We currently are safe and sound.
I say all this to say… times are getting very strange and there are people out there that want to victimize others or their kids or take advantage of you. Be aware.
Don’t be a victim. If you are a man and have a family it is your responsibility to be a viable threat to these as****es, if you have sons train them up to be protectors and providers. If you have daughters you have to also teach them.
We can no longer turn a blind eye and think that these things or situations won’t happen to us because of x y z.
Train up, stay vigilant and keep your head on a swivel you don’t have to live breathe and sleep it but beginning and keepin it consistent goes along way compared to the general population.
Situational awareness is paramount had we let our guard down who knows what would have happened to us, or our girls.
I thank God and also all of my teachers, instructors, professors, training partners, law enforcement training, students, peers and colleagues that have trained me in the arts, tactics and situational awareness…
Michael Sidney Mica CipiliTravis Elliott Kali Center Martial Science Training Academy Iron Monkey Martial Arts Elite Edge Fi****ms Training and Tactics LLC Russell Clark
without your training and knowledge my family and I could have been a low hanging fruit for whatever this guy may have had planned who knows? I don’t even wanna think about it.
Support your local martial arts academies, online training and any and other training that helps you become better, get in shape and train or gain knowledge.
Get comfortable being uncomfortable, train with tools and weapons, and learn about threat detection and situational awareness.
If you need help in any of these arenas to keep you or your family safe even outside of what I teach and offer or outside of what you think you would enjoy, please let me know I can find you a resource in martial arts, fi****ms training, Situational awareness most likely either in person, close by or online if you think this is important. I know I do.
It is all good stuff to know and have handy. You will never regret investing in those things but you will regret when some as***le takes advantage of you or your loved ones and you are unprepared and have to live with the aftermath.
That is all. Be safe and be vigilant.
