ExSniper
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Great comments! Mental preparation and mental toughness come first. As Leighton pointed out, sometimes age and physical limitations determine much about how we will fight. Even with that said, there are relevant H2H techniques or less lethal weapon techniques that might be worth consideration.
For an armed civilian, getting into a fight is a mistake. Once you have entered into mutual combat you had better win or someone is taking your weapon away from you and things can get really bad. You can't start fighting someone, realize he is kicking your a** and draw your pistol to shoot him. That would not, ordinarily be justifiable self defense. So as a minimum you need to learn some defensive and evasive/escape techniques.
All of the instructors mentioned here are outstanding. I have not had a chance to take their classes but I am using Seeklander's book right now, I have books & DVDs from many of the top instructors, which I think for many of us is a good but not great alternative. Hands-on training is better but not always possible. I am just coming around to the possibility of competition as training, as my early experiences with competitive shooting were all ruined by "gamers" who had no idea what staying alive in a shooting war or gunfight entails.
Troy, just watching part of the training sessions you guys were having with Royce Gracie was impressive! He definitely knows his stuff and seemed to be sharing that knowledge well.
Keep the comments coming. Tell us what you are doing to prepare yourself whther you are civilian/LEO/military. The level of knowledge and experience on this forum is what sets it apart.
For an armed civilian, getting into a fight is a mistake. Once you have entered into mutual combat you had better win or someone is taking your weapon away from you and things can get really bad. You can't start fighting someone, realize he is kicking your a** and draw your pistol to shoot him. That would not, ordinarily be justifiable self defense. So as a minimum you need to learn some defensive and evasive/escape techniques.
All of the instructors mentioned here are outstanding. I have not had a chance to take their classes but I am using Seeklander's book right now, I have books & DVDs from many of the top instructors, which I think for many of us is a good but not great alternative. Hands-on training is better but not always possible. I am just coming around to the possibility of competition as training, as my early experiences with competitive shooting were all ruined by "gamers" who had no idea what staying alive in a shooting war or gunfight entails.
Troy, just watching part of the training sessions you guys were having with Royce Gracie was impressive! He definitely knows his stuff and seemed to be sharing that knowledge well.
Keep the comments coming. Tell us what you are doing to prepare yourself whther you are civilian/LEO/military. The level of knowledge and experience on this forum is what sets it apart.