MKEgal
Regular Member
Yes, Tom says he will make this a regular offering in his rotation of advanced / continuing ed classes.
I may take it again.
We had about 12 people & it was a blast. I'm still limping.
(Next time, ibuprofen before class in addition to another dose + the spiked eggnog after I get home.)
Class actually went a bit longer than scheduled, & most of it was hands-on, either attacking the dummies or using plastic guns with each other.
Very very little used real guns, after they were checked several times for no ammo. (No worries about mine... I can only shoot citrus.)
One point he made very early, & is a bit of a philosophical change from similar training I've had, is that we were not learning self-defense. We were learning how to overwhelm an attacker in order to get away, get them to decide to leave, or at least have room to draw & fire. For that brief period between the attack starting & ending the defender has to be more violent & determined than the attacker.
The proverbial can of whoop-ass was much in evidence as we pummeled those creepy green canvas dummies.
I had to chuckle at the guys (that would be everyone else in the class): even on the dummies, only maybe 1 or 2 could bring themselves to do groin strikes. The rest kneed what would be the thigh or lower abdomen.
And yes, the heavy gloves are neccessary when working on retention / takeaways with the plastic pistols. Doing it with metal on bare hands is gonna hurt.
That's something we need to spend more time on to really have it useful when needed. Definitely a perishable skill.
I may take it again.
We had about 12 people & it was a blast. I'm still limping.
(Next time, ibuprofen before class in addition to another dose + the spiked eggnog after I get home.)
Class actually went a bit longer than scheduled, & most of it was hands-on, either attacking the dummies or using plastic guns with each other.
Very very little used real guns, after they were checked several times for no ammo. (No worries about mine... I can only shoot citrus.)
One point he made very early, & is a bit of a philosophical change from similar training I've had, is that we were not learning self-defense. We were learning how to overwhelm an attacker in order to get away, get them to decide to leave, or at least have room to draw & fire. For that brief period between the attack starting & ending the defender has to be more violent & determined than the attacker.
The proverbial can of whoop-ass was much in evidence as we pummeled those creepy green canvas dummies.
I had to chuckle at the guys (that would be everyone else in the class): even on the dummies, only maybe 1 or 2 could bring themselves to do groin strikes. The rest kneed what would be the thigh or lower abdomen.
And yes, the heavy gloves are neccessary when working on retention / takeaways with the plastic pistols. Doing it with metal on bare hands is gonna hurt.
That's something we need to spend more time on to really have it useful when needed. Definitely a perishable skill.