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Training Scars: Will Competition Habits Get You Kilt in Da Streetz? (ad-free) (Patreon)

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2023-09-05 12:00:03
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2023-09

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Training scars: the idea that your practice routine will dictate what you do under stress. Is it real? Yes. Does it need to be? No.

The first objective of basic practice and training is to become proficient at specific tasks, like drawing a pistol or reloading a rifle. Unfortunately, that seems to be where a lot of people stop. In my opinion, the real goal of practice and training is to develop the mental capacity to perform those tasks under stress while still be aware of both the task and the "big picture" situation of what is goin on around you. With no practice, you are unable to do complex things under pressure. With some practice, you are locked into how to perform those tasks so that you don't have to think about them. But the ultimate goal and purpose of practice is to be able to remain fully conscious of what you are doing under stress, so that you can do the right thing in any given situation.

In my experience, this sort of mental awareness comes from the amount of trigger time one has under stress - whether real stress or artificial competition stress. Competition is a lot more accessible and a heck of a lot safer than real combat, and thus competition is an essential element of any robust training program unless you're one of those tier 1 special operators who has access to shoot houses full of roleplayers on a daily basis.

The real training scars do not come from shooting too much competition; they come from not shooting enough competition.

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Training Scars: Will Competition Habits Get You Kilt in Da Streetz? (ad-free)

https://utreon.com/c/forgottenweapons/ http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons http://www.floatplane.com/channel/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.forgottenweapons.com Training scars: the idea that your practice routine will dictate what you do under stress. Is it real? Yes. Does it need to be? No. The first objective of basic practice and training is to become proficient at specific tasks, like drawing a pistol or reloading a rifle. Unfortunately, that seems to be where a lot of people stop. In my opinion, the real goal of practice and training is to develop the mental capacity to perform those tasks under stress while still be aware of both the task and the "big picture" situation of what is goin on around you. With no practice, you are unable to do complex things under pressure. With some practice, you are locked into how to perform those tasks so that you don't have to think about them. But the ultimate goal and purpose of practice is to be able to remain fully conscious of what you are doing under stress, so that you can do the right thing in any given situation. In my experience, this sort of mental awareness comes from the amount of trigger time one has under stress - whether real stress or artificial competition stress. Competition is a lot more accessible and a heck of a lot safer than real combat, and thus competition is an essential element of any robust training program unless you're one of those tier 1 special operators who has access to shoot houses full of roleplayers on a daily basis. The real training scars do not come from shooting too much competition; they come from not shooting enough competition. Contact: Forgotten Weapons 6281 N. Oracle 36270 Tucson, AZ 85740

Comments

Anonymous

IIRC, the CHP officer at Newhall did not have the brass in his pocket after the gunfight. I do remember that Bill Jordan related a similar event with a Border Patrol officer involved in a cross-river shootout, but that officer was not killed.

Michael Ford

Although my experience was “different training” not “combat.” I’m a brown belt in BJJ. When I took ECQC, I immediately reverted to my training and shot a triangle on a guy with a fake knife - who then fake stabbed me in the ass. My sport training did not prepare me for different considerations in a more realistic scenario. That said — I still did night and day better than the guys who hadn’t trained at all! It’s a great thing to remember when considering blind spots in your training, but a horrible excuse to train less.

Anonymous

Excellent video! Training for different scenarios / situations is key to developing talent. My military time is a while ago (retired 2005), but we trained, as best we could, for different levels. Key difference in military training is that is it is team training.

Anonymous

Could it be that there is a reason why you see so many soldiers (in Ukraine, for example) with dump pouches on their belts? They don’t always use them to stow empty magazines, but sometimes they do. It depends on the situation, as you said. If not all ammunition is issued in loaded magazines, retaining a few magazines is a good idea if circumstances allow it.

Anonymous

I love watching the scenarios designers come up with for 2 gun matches but the one thing that bugs me about them is that there is no acknowledgement that real world targets shoot back. The first task in a combat situation is to take cover. Maybe a way to add a dose of realism would be something like a basketball shot clock: spend too many consecutive seconds exposed to "enemy fire" and you get a penalty or par out.

Anonymous

Good points! Specialization can be excessive.

Anonymous
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Along those lines, the local 2-gun matches I take part in have penalties for "Cover" and "Exposure." - If more than two of four body points (nose, armpits, and belt buckle) are presented to a not-yet-neutralized target, "Cover" is applied per shot (+6 seconds each). - If a competitor crosses a doorway or similar to expose all four points, "exposure" is applied (+30 seconds). - If no cover is available, shots must be taken while the shooter is in motion. Since these are time-minus-score with par times of 120-240 seconds, the penalties add up very quickly and are difficult to shoot fast enough to 'game' past those penalties.

Retired No Bad Days

In light of what you said, if the shooter is under the clock to retain their mags, why not let the shooter determine how and when he retains the mags? For example drop the mags at each shooting station and pick them all up at the end under the clock.

Anonymous

Like almost everything in life, excess rote training can be detrimental to your health. Better, is to do mental exercises (thinking ahead) toward what you will do if a certain situation happens. Did this before sailing the Pacific Ocean. Tried to imagine what I would do if X happens. Realized I needed to position spares and tools near the site of need. This meant buying duplicate tools and extra spares. Many people laughed, but in one situation I was able to prevail when the other "Yatchies" suffered damage or loss. I would rather fly with a Pilot that knows his aircraft and only has to refer to Check List as a secondary tool, then with a Pilot that has to refer to a check list for everything he does because he does not have the assistance of a good Flight Engineer. By Flight Engineer I mean the mechanic that knows the aircraft, not the later check list following guy that has no clue.