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DoesyourfirearmstrainingmiroraGunfight? IchalengeyoutosearchYouTubeforPoliceDashcam Shooting,HighRiskWarantService,HostageRescue,oranyothercombinationoftermsyoucanthinkof todescribeaviolentatackordeadlyforceincident. Watchthevideo,Ifyourcurentfirearmstraining mirorsamultitudeofthosevideosthengoodforyou.Thesamequestionshouldbeaskedabouttheway youtrainedgedweaponsdefenseorunarmedself-defense.
Inthefirearmsworld,sooftenmanyschoolsteachyoutostandonaline.Aftereachstringoffirethatline isdressedupperfectly.Theonlymovementis1steptotheleftor1steptotherighttoget“ofthelineof atack”orthe“X”.Theymayalsoonlymovestraightforwardorstraightback.Isthat"realistic"movement neededtosurvivetheincidentsyou'veseenonYouTubevideos?Wouldthosemovementshelpsomeone dominateagunfight?
IsyourtrainingFirearmsTrainingorGunfightTraining?Canyoutaketheskilsyoupracticeorhave learnedontherangeandsurviveagunfight?Thinkintermsofthesportofboxing.Youcanhitaheavybag, aspeedbag,ormitsaldaylongeverydayforyears.Ifthat’syouronlytrainingregimen,doyouenvision thatfighterwilwinagainstanopponentwhohasbeensparing?
W h ile y o u h a v e b e e n tra in in g s o m e s k il ls n e e d e d to fig h t th e o p p o n e n t, d o y o u k n o w w h a t a rig h t h o o k lookslikecomingatyou?Whatdoestheopponent’shipsdoashethrowsanuppercut?Basedofhisbody movementcanyoupredictthenextpunchheisgoingtothrow?Afightercannotbelearningthosecuesfrom onlyhitingaheavybag,speedbagormits.Knowinghowtorespondtothosecuesarevitaltowinninga fight.
ThisiswhereIam goingwithFirearmsTrainingvs.GunfightTraining.Wealhaveamentalpictureofhow wethinkanatackwiloccurorlookwhenithappens.Doesagunfightalwaysmirorourmentalpicture whenitoccursinreallifeatfulspeed?Canyourecognizetheearlywarningsigns?Haveyouseen s o m e o n e d ra w a w e a p o n fro m c o n c e a lm e n t? W h a t d o p re -a t ta c k in d ic a to rs lo o k lik e in re a l life ?
Defensive gunfightskils need to be tested.Findawaytodosoandensurehow youaretrainingisrelevanttothesituation (s)youmightfindyourselfin. I'vebeen lucky thatIhave been involved as an instructorforUltimate Training Munitions Reality Based training/Force-on-Force
sforthelast7years.I'veatended othershootingschoolsandinstructedmany firearmstrainingclasses.I’venoticedsome instructors advance their curiculum to encompass drils more applicable to gunfighting.Othersstilresorttowhatthey havealwaystaughtorwhattheydidwhen
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