Knowing at what distance a person becomes a threat is important for a good self-defense mindset. Here’s a reality check.
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Knowing at what distance a person becomes a threat is important for a good self-defense mindset. Here’s a reality check.
Is this video tips only applicable for women or both man and women?
I would say if someone is already on me forget the firearm. I did notice when the other person was running to time her draw she fully pressed out, why? If that close wouldn’t Center Axis Relock be more appropriate? Fully pressing out is a good way to be disarmed or hit out of hand.
I only say about disarm because bad people who rob, mug, hurt people for a living know how to rob, mug and hurt. People who have bad intentions do it all the time, how often do we fight? Just like a person who in Martial Arts who has never been in an all out fight will probably get hurt bad by a person who all they do is fight, hurt people.
I hear you but this video isn’t about close quarters defensive tactics. It’s a simple illustration of how much distance someone can cover in the time it takes to draw and shoot. The point was to help clarify the false sense of security from just “having a gun.” That on its own doesn’t necessarily do one any good.
Yes, thank you. I guess I always see the common Weaver Stance so much. I just subscribed and like it here. Just think, a person only has a second or two to make a decision..Good article.
I apologize if I’m posting in the wrong topic section, my cell isn’t acting in a way that I can read the headers, at the moment. I was raised working in our family’s fine jewelry store, starting at age 12. It was located in a rough town with a bad rep., & in the worst neighborhood, to boot. My father was a big advocate for the safety of the staff, customers, family & himself, so that was the atmosphere in which I was raised. There were custom built, under-counter firearms niches, always stocked, & two sawed off shotguns, kept in closets behind the counters. I’d had the misfortune to have encountered having a gun stuck in my face, (not a great feeling, especially before your first cup of morning coffee), several times early on. I’d began training in martial arts at age 13, later earning my black belt, & eventually co-owned my own self-defense school. So some might wonder why I feel that carrying is a necessity, at almost all times. In all honesty, after an encounter in which I had absolutely no other choice, finding myself cornered in a very secluded area, by a very large, obviously crazy would be assaliant, who, after persuing me & the 5 pups I was training, for close to four hours over rough terrain that I knew very well, but still finding myself & my dogs cornered, 15 feet from the bay, with no place to go, I’m not sure how well I’d have fared, had I not instinctually decided it was time to spin around & face my would-be assaliant, while racking my very loud, semi-automatic handgun, striding directly towards the hulking crazy man, & his two large, mean dogs, who had been following me in silent, close pursuit, for far longer than someone looking to strike up a casual conversation. Much to my relief, he’d shown a brief look of total disbelief, before turning around & making a very quick exit, his two big Rotts along side him. I can’t even express the flood of emotion & relief I felt when he left, it was unlike any other feeling. I’ve had so many people, (almost always women), who I’ve for some reason, felt the need to share this cautionary tail with,actually say to me, “There’s NO WAY I could EVER decide to shoot another human, or take a life”. Woman to woman, I’ve explain it this way, “When this person decided that it had suddenly become his mission in life, to track me down, trap me in a place without any means of escape, I actually believe that it was he who had made that decision for me”. Yes, I could have attempted to either attack, of counter-attack his eventual attempt to at the very least, assault me, but considering the fact that he had at least 15” inches height on me, along with a minium of 175 lbs., over my 102 lb. frame. I think my biggest mistake was waiting too long to launch my self-defense plan. Women need to learn to listen to their gut instincts, be trained & prepared for something that hopefully, will never happen in their lifetimes. I’ve been in similar types of situations on a half a dozen occasions over the years, & that was the only time I’d ever felt the need to draw my weapon, since my years of Kajukenbo & fighting training was usually sufficient, but I was, & remain certain that this time, my children would have grown up without a mother. It’s so much easier to be ignorant, than to put in the time necessary to he prepared!
Please, ladies, just read the statisticts…