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Fighting in Structures - Part 3: How CQB Fits Into the SI Curriculum
CQB is more like chess than MMA.
The Evolution of a Gunfighter Part II
I have been asked many times, “What classes should I take next"?...
Fighting in Structures - Part 2: CQB Skills for Home Defense
More realistically, citizens are not going to have the full panoply of tactical gear, just a pistol, or if you’re at home perhaps a rifle or shotgun. We’re probably going to be operating alone, though in the best case scenario we might have the help of a friend or family member. The tactics and techniques we train with need to reflect this...
Your Sights Are Training Wheels
The "point shooting only" crowd will tell you that since it always happens up close there is no point in learning to use the sights. And the "sighted fire only" crowd will tell you that distance is your friend and that the superior accuracy gained by using the sights is a better thing to rely on. So who is right?...
Fighting In Structures - Part 1: Why learn CQB skills?
One of the biggest reasons people buy firearms is for home defense. Knowing how to fight in this environment and to use your home’s ‘terrain’ to your advantage is vital. Consider the following scenarios...
Listerine Combat - In Your Face Gunfighting
When we capture a mind's eye picture of combat with a pistol, most folks picture a nice "reactionary gap" between them and the BG..because we are always in "Condition Yellow" and no BG is going to catch us unaware..right??...
Accuracy and Performance Standards For The AK System
How much accuracy is needed and for what? The propeller-heads with their protractors and pocket calculators would say of course, "As much as possible". Yet if that comes at the cost of reliability, weight, or ease of resupply, that would be too much...
Kalashnikovs In Houston - Student's After Action Reports
Our AK's were hitting steel from 100, 200, and 300 yards. Some with optics and others with irons!...
Combat Accuracy
The generally accepted nation wide hit ratio for law enforcement officers is 15-25%. This is with guys that have to qualify often using fundamentals of marksmanship skill sets. The question is why is this hit ratio so low while the qualification standards are so much higher?...
Shotgun Gunfighting - After Action Report
If I need to grab a long gun to fight for my life, it’s going to be my AK, not my 870. This was a good opportunity to brush up on a weapons system that I don’t really get much practice with...
The Drawstroke
Is it important to focus on it? If you don’t get the gun out, you might die. Is that important to you?
Force on Force and the Enemy of Uncertainty
There are a number of circumstances that could come to pass during a lethal encounter and although it would appear that the bad guy is often statistically favored to win, no one can say for sure what the conclusion will be...
What is so EXTREME about Extreme Close Range Gunfighting?
We can only do so much on a shooting range against inanimate targets. Unless you are just practicing to shoot unarmed deaf and blind people you need to work against a live adversary...
Shooting at Arm’s Length
The words I hear most often when describing lethal encounters is how fast they start and with little warning...
Right Hand, Left Hand, One Hand, Both Hands, Either Hand
Regardless of how much you train or practice, you will always be better with one side than the other...
The Evolution of a Gunfighter Part 1
If you can’t fight and protect what’s yours, your possessions and your dignity will be taken unless you have something to offer of value to someone who can protect you...
Aligning Down the Top of the Slide
I tend to rely on one trick more than any other. That is “aligning down the top of the slide.” It is an amazing versatile concept of aiming that works beautifully within the reality of the fight...
Why - What - How? The Purpose We Share
A part of that responsibility is to prevail in any conflict that comes your way, not only for yourself, but also for those entrusted to you, the loved ones who rely on you for provision and safety. Survival is not enough friends, as one who seeks excellence, you have a responsibility to win decisively...
Equipment Readiness
What I’m talking about is equipment readiness which in my opinion goes hand in hand with the combat mindset and therefore should get the same relevant consideration...
Don't Bring a Gun to a Knife Fight
Implied by this is the idea that the gun is in all ways a superior weapon to the knife, and that a skilled gunman has little to fear from a knife wielding assailant. The problem is it just ain’t so...
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