mrvmax wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:08 pm
So for 17, 18, 20 & 21 is he insinuating those are not necessary? It kind of seems like it the way he states it. Some training scenarios are far fetched but just because he hasn’t seen them in videos doesn’t make all of them unnecessary. The majority of people will never be in an armed encounter but it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t train for it. I’m not saying I practice all those because I don’t but just trying to follow his logic from his statements.
I think he is trying to point out what are "primary" things we need to think about and train on and what is not.
That said, #17 "loose magazine" happens. Sometimes the mag doesn't get properly seated... sometimes the mag release button gets accidentally hit. Happens in competition... and on the street. I will continue to practice tapping the baseplate.
#18 says to me that we shouldn't spend an in-ordinate amount of time practicing reloads. Lots of schools/drills/competitions practice reloads, but focusing on primary skills like drawing from concealment are more important and should be a focus of training. This is one area where many competitions often go wrong. Competitions often have one draw and shoot up to 20 rounds with a reload on five+ targets... so draw speed is not as big of a factor in competitions as it is in real life.
#21a: Any life and death fight that goes to the ground is a time when having a fixed blade defensive knife is crucial. I think John's focus on martial arts underestimates this.
#22f: While John may not have a lot of videos where backup guns were actually used... there that does not mean backup guns would not be useful in a wide range of circumstances and there are not people on video who died for want of a backup gun.
Living in the information age it can be easy to get distracted with stuff we are not likely to ever need for self defense. All and all John provides us an excellent list of things to focus our efforts on: carrying our gun, situational awareness, practicing to draw from concealment, moving, getting fast and accurate hits at ranges of 3-to-7 yards, being able to properly handle non-shooting situations, and knowing how to handle the legal and moral aspects of using deadly force. I would add gun safety and keeping your weapon secure to the list.
