Episode 51 - Competition vs Self Defense

[glockster68]

this video will open a can of worms for sure...but in the street there is only one rule...win, and do anything it takes to win and get away from the attacker. Anything can be a weapon especially if there is more than one of them. unarmed combat skills are real important because if they get the drop on you...unarmed techniques transition to the gun...etc. Nice classic dojo background pic!!!!

[thestemens16]

The audio fluctuation on this video was driving me nuts.

[hockeyfurniture]

what are the shoulder holsters and what are you carrying?

[powerfactorshow]

@hockeyfurniture I'm carrying a Colt .380 hammerless in a Brauer Brothers rig. The holster was probably made in the 1960s, but it's of the same design as those being made in the '20s and '30s, so appropriate to the gun. In another episode I'm carrying a Colt Government Model in a Galco Jackass. Of the mass-produced shoulder rigs on the market, I think the Jackass is a good value, though I'd really like to have an Alessi with the "pull-through" snap in the trigger guard

Rick

[powerfactorshow]

@hockeyfurniture I'm using a Black Hills Leather holster to carry my G19

bhlstore (dot) com

They are made to order...and take about 3 months typically depending on their backlog. Black Hills makes some really nice leather holsters. I've got one of their rigs for my USFA SAA...and it was spectacular!

Tell Rudy that Steve from the PowerFactor show featured their product...and maybe he'll give you a break on the prices.

Steve

[powerfactorshow]

@hockeyfurniture I don't believe in shoulder holsters, so I have a KRISS Vector SDP on a single point sling.

Thanks for watching!

-Caleb

[MaiaCoimbra]

very nice 

[Posercam]

I have standing orders with a well known shooter turned cop to email or PM me when/if the LE world teaches him some tactic with respect to shooting that will save his life. It's been going for a year or two years now...still no emails or PM's from the guy.

[Posercam]

beware the Walter Mitty's. mindset-->skillset-->toolset. Amateurs tend to be overly focused on the tools. The intermediate shooters are focused on their skills. Experts/masters view things based upon, "how does this affect my mindset?" They will be in a "gunfight simulator" such as IDPA/USPSA and think ahead to what if. If the SHTF, they will be thinking "I have been in this situation before," and be more confident in their abilities.

[Posercam]

with respect to evolving self-defense techniques....who still carries a kubotan on their keychain? remember those?

[a38337]

(cont from below)

Full force option scenario training using redman suits, sims, and living, moving, breathing, thinking adversaries is much better preparation for reality.

For a competition that is a very good preparation for defense, take a look at the National Tactical Invitational. It would be good to see a PF episode about that! Or an episode with, say, Insights or LMS about Force on Force training. Just an idea.

Great job guys, enjoy the show.

[a38337]

USPSA/IDPA will definitely make you a better shooter. It is only part of the solution, a very important part. When it comes time to go to guns, shooting more accurately and faster than your adversary is important.

However, it is not the 2 way range. It is not the street (where quite often, shooting isn't "the" answer.

[scooter17568]

Thanks for another great episode.

[TH3G00DS0LDI3R]

I agree.. comp's do increase your trigger time, therefore helping you in a defensive situation. Comp's are not a replacement for traning though. In real life the "stage" isnt pre-set..LOL But as far as learning to deal with failure's, aiming, reloading under pressure i think comp's are great for reinforcing that training. But comp's dont replicate dynamic force on force situations.

[MiniUziDotCom]

Training and competition are what you make of them, it's mindset.  Some folks can go to the best training money can buy and take nothing from it. Others find experience and knowledge in the most mundane courses of fire. Training scars can kill and muscle memory can save. It's up to the INDIVIDUAL to have perspective on their own skill set and scars and to be honest with themselves where they are . It's their life on the line and their responsibility,no one else's.

[pries81]

Great subject guys and, I agree. The skills we develop in competition become subconscious, leaving our conscious minds to deal with whatever else is happening in a "real-life" situation. As competition shooters we have highly developed skills that can be applied to almost any "what if" situation. As far as being conditioned to draw and shoot, or shoot twice I don't think that's the case. When we come to a stage, we condition ourselves to do whatever we need to do for that particular stage.

[DG69834]

PHRASING!!



[Jasper50]

Great vid. I agree that shooting ipsc helps in a real life situation. I heard a vid on youtube where the instructor said in a very high pressure real life situation, the shooter won't be about to locate his front site. So the idea using gross motor skills of point and shoot instead of the fine motor skill of lining up the front with the rear site is stressed. Gun handling? Yea ipsc will help a lot in not shooting yourself by mistake due to poor gun handling. Again great vid.

[MrAwsomeauger]

Great video I think you guys nailed it. While competition isnt set up to mimmic real life defensive situations it does teach great gun handling and marksmanship skills while under pressure. There really is no other training outlet that allows you to push yourself to improve your skillset. Even the best police or military training doesnt directly correlate to a combative enviroment due to safety concearns.

[jtischauser]

That $hit will get you killed on the streets!