Lessons learned – Are we training realistically?
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John is the co-owner of UW Gear, Inc, premier maker of tactical gear and equipment for those armed citizens working in rural environments. With the input of current serving and former Law Enforcement, Combat Infantry and Special Operations troops, his designs are geared towards working armed in unsupported environments. A former Florida National Guardsman, avid outdoorsman, Patriot and prepper, John tailors his gear to those who know preparedness doesn’t mean emulating the cover of tacticool magazines.
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Go over the drills that are in the book “No 2nd Place Winner” by Bill Jordan.
Action always beats reaction.. the lesson most burned into my mind from the classes I took. To be honest I never heard of split times, but my instructors did make us slice the pie and shoot on the move in scenarios against multiple targets.
Urban prone is always a fun position, as is supine. You dont always get it nice and sunny like a golf course. Practice those emergency positions, because it might save your ass…
Flat Range is to teach marksmanship skills. Training to fight is an entirely different skill set. Physical and mental fitness. Being able to sprint as fast as you can, shoulder a weapon and calm your breathing enough to squeeze a good enough shot is a very difficult skill to train. It’s also hard to practice due to the nature of what you have to do.
I do sprints in my back yard and try to get my heart rate back down as fast as I can, then do another run. Since heart rate is an issue, being in good shape helps because your body will not need to work as hard to perform as needed so your heart rate won’t spike as fast. Conan has some fantastic articles on Health and Fitness. Though adrenaline is hard to beat. That’s the mental part. This is where putting yourself in stressful situations as often as you can is a way to train your mind to focus in chaotic situations. A good community first aid training can be pretty stressful. I hate giant crowds, I put myself in them all the time to practice that focus.
The Ol’ man ran into burning buildings for a few decades and he always says: The more insane a situation is, the more sane you need to be. It rings true in just about every aspect of life.
Great video, I think the emphasis of good gear is important too. If you’re on a a budget, just get a sturdy 2-3moa red dot instead of the cheaply made Low Power Variable Scope with the canted red dot, they’re going to break because you are going to fall and trip and smack into things.
If you think Kyle hadn’t trained or practiced skill sets you’re kidding yourself. Taking the time to observe an out of battery bolt and then hitting the forward assist during an extremely high stress situation is way more than intuition or luck. He practiced that before. His actions were restrained and focused. He was a kid and a well trained one at that.