GunFu: J.S. Bach and the Art of the Smooth Gun

Slow is Smooth. Smooth is Fast. Why?

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[lostburro]

"...even stuff that I've seen going back to ancient Mesopotamian...."

And you don't look a day over 50!

Great insight! TNX for sharing!

Some part of your managerie always seems to find its way into your videos, and this one was no different. I think it was the terrior but, in the reflection, sometimes it looked almost like a white rabbit. (And not the Jefferson Airplane type either.)(See wine chiller, starting about 7:50.)

[ZombieTactics]

@lostburro I didn't catch that in editing ... thanks for the heads up. That was definitely "Emma the Tactical Terrier" and not part of the "Orange Cat Strike Team" or "Black Feline Ninja Assassins", lol.

[derekgrebner87]

jack of all trades, but master of none.

[ZombieTactics]

@derekgrebner87 "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

~ Robert A. Heinlein

[Grubkat]

Most folks would be blown away if they saw Tai Chi or Ba Gua at fighting speeds. The slow repetition builds muscles and muscle memory. It allows the body to accept faster repetitions over time. That has been my experience at least.

[ZombieTactics]

@Grubkat Oh absolutely. I worked with some guys in S.F. who used to spar Ba Gua out in the courtyard at lunchtime ... amazing and scary, seems almost superhuman.

[BestoinkDooly]

Would love to see Toccata & Fugue in .45 Caliber.

[ConvictedTerrorism]

I'm fairly sure its somewhere in the 80s mark for repitition to fully be learned precisely at that pace .

[auradud3]

you are correct sir, this is the way old school martial arts were taught, soon the action becomes natural, without thought, fluid, good vid

[032125]

@ZombieTactics Hey I live by that quote; I didn't know anyone else did.

[brotherscoobs]

another "axiom" to ponder that basically carries the same message. "the hurrier you go the behinder you get...proficiency comes by taking your time and doing it right...before you know it you're fast and efficient. it applies to so many more things than fighting or shooting..all that is required of the practitioner is patience

[dnasplice]

@ZombieTactics (in responce to Heinlein insect) ....“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”~ Bruce Lee

i think both quotes hold true. thanks

[FlyingPancreas]

Great vid. As you pointed out, the training principles involved are far older than firearms. As a fledgling musician, my first and most enduring lesson was to practice everything "slowly enough to avoid making mistakes." The danger in pressing oneself to move faster as a primary aim, as you have also illustrated, is that it is very easy to unwittingly burn repetitive errors into one's muscle memory. "Faster" will follow almost as an involuntary physical reaction to slow, correct repetition.

[MichiganTNP]

very nice look at you Mr. smooth fingers very cool. The amount of research you put into your vids are what make them by fare the most use full vids I watch now - schmoo -

[LMarshall32]

Fantastic video, just added to my Favorites List. Thank you for your effort!

[cuahitl]

Good shit.

[oyarrito]

Good video! Thanks for posting.