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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Brown" data-source="post: 5191" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>"You don't know how you are going to react until you are in that situation."</p><p></p><p>We never know. </p><p></p><p>However we substantially cut down the odds if we train properly.</p><p></p><p>As an aside that will hopefully relate what I'm talking about:</p><p></p><p>How many times do you believe a major-league baseball player has practiced his swing before he felt it was reliable? I'd say its in the millions. If you don't practice hard, you can't expect that you will rise to the occasion. You will more than likely default to your level of training. </p><p></p><p>A friend of mine and a popular law enforcement trainer once said that he saw Mark McGuire at a San Diego Chargers game, back when Big Mac was playing for the A's. He approached him and asked him the very question I listed above. Mcguire told him "I was just hitting home runs in my head until you came over and bothered me."</p><p></p><p>That should give everyone some kind of idea of the level of dedication it takes to make a technique reliable under extremely stressful conditions.</p><p></p><p>Now lets spin it to the criminal side of things.</p><p></p><p>A $30 per day crack cocaine habit is pretty common among addicts and there are thousands of them in Tulsa alone. In order to obtain that $30 per day, a crackhead must likely do something criminal, whether that be stealing car stereos, breaking into parking meters, or knocking people over the head. </p><p></p><p>If the crackhead has chosen the "knocking people over the head" route, that means he probably has to do it at least three times a week just to support his habit. In my book, this makes him an expert if he's done it for more than a couple months.</p><p></p><p>How many of us, who are not in a profession of arms, get into a fight more than once a year? My guess is none since most of the people here are good folks. If I had to bet, I'd say 99% of folks here haven't been in a fist-fight since high school. </p><p></p><p>This is a good thing. That is until someone targets you. Then you will wish you had that crackhead's experience.</p><p></p><p>Thus the only option to cut down the odds for the good folks is hard, realistic training on a regular and on-going basis.</p><p></p><p>No one says you HAVE TO have that level of dedication. I just feel that people should not delude themselves into thinking they are ready for a violent confrontation just because they've got a permit, a nice holster and a bunch of nice blasters.</p><p></p><p>Michael Brown</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Brown, post: 5191, member: 18"] "You don't know how you are going to react until you are in that situation." We never know. However we substantially cut down the odds if we train properly. As an aside that will hopefully relate what I'm talking about: How many times do you believe a major-league baseball player has practiced his swing before he felt it was reliable? I'd say its in the millions. If you don't practice hard, you can't expect that you will rise to the occasion. You will more than likely default to your level of training. A friend of mine and a popular law enforcement trainer once said that he saw Mark McGuire at a San Diego Chargers game, back when Big Mac was playing for the A's. He approached him and asked him the very question I listed above. Mcguire told him "I was just hitting home runs in my head until you came over and bothered me." That should give everyone some kind of idea of the level of dedication it takes to make a technique reliable under extremely stressful conditions. Now lets spin it to the criminal side of things. A $30 per day crack cocaine habit is pretty common among addicts and there are thousands of them in Tulsa alone. In order to obtain that $30 per day, a crackhead must likely do something criminal, whether that be stealing car stereos, breaking into parking meters, or knocking people over the head. If the crackhead has chosen the "knocking people over the head" route, that means he probably has to do it at least three times a week just to support his habit. In my book, this makes him an expert if he's done it for more than a couple months. How many of us, who are not in a profession of arms, get into a fight more than once a year? My guess is none since most of the people here are good folks. If I had to bet, I'd say 99% of folks here haven't been in a fist-fight since high school. This is a good thing. That is until someone targets you. Then you will wish you had that crackhead's experience. Thus the only option to cut down the odds for the good folks is hard, realistic training on a regular and on-going basis. No one says you HAVE TO have that level of dedication. I just feel that people should not delude themselves into thinking they are ready for a violent confrontation just because they've got a permit, a nice holster and a bunch of nice blasters. Michael Brown [/QUOTE]
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