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I took a weapon retention and disarming class today.
The class was pretty good. I know taking a class here and there and dabbling a bit in martial arts doesn't make a person proficient. What is does make me, in this regard, is humbled.
If you are a close quarters weapon fighting guru, feel free to contribute. If you already know these things, terrific. This is an honest assessment of my thoughts after the class and I hope this causes others to consider the same, if they have not already done so. Feel free to add/contribute/ask questions.
What I usually take away from classes and training are some thoughts about how I do things, more than the specific skills taught in the class. If you don't practice those fine skills, they will be lost, but thinking about how I train, how I carry my gear, and how I handle altercations stays with me.
Dealing with someone grabbing your (blue) gun is not something for which most of us normally train. I know 99% of the time I'm at the range or dry firing in the garage, not thinking about someone trying to disarm me and how I'd react. Same with trying to disarm someone who has a striking object, knife or gun. There is more to it than just grabbing the weapon.
The other things I really took away from the class are how close most altercations typically are. Someone with a knife can do an incredible amount of damage in a hurry if they are in close. As much as I enjoy shooting IDPA or hitting the range, this class has encouraged me to start training more with 5 yards, within 3 yards even. I need to practice shooting one handed more (including weak hand), shooting from the ground and shooting "tucked in", not arms fully extended.
Finally, the other style of hand to hand fighting that I've trained for (beginning level MMA, mostly boxing and grappling), emphasizes clinches and other very close in fighting. Also the pace is wildly different. Fighting someone with boxing gloves on a mat for 5 minutes or practicing hip tosses and other judo throws are very different from some junkie ambushing me on the street with a knife within just a few feet. We did a lot of drills to essentially knock the weapon away/redirect it and create some distance. This again was very different than trying to grapple. Just a totally different skill set and different pace.
I'm a pretty good shot and am decent at basic grappling, striking and wrestling. The immediate explosive action required to disarm, deflect or avoid a weapon when responding to a close quarters armed attack is really sitting with me tonight.
The class was pretty good. I know taking a class here and there and dabbling a bit in martial arts doesn't make a person proficient. What is does make me, in this regard, is humbled.
If you are a close quarters weapon fighting guru, feel free to contribute. If you already know these things, terrific. This is an honest assessment of my thoughts after the class and I hope this causes others to consider the same, if they have not already done so. Feel free to add/contribute/ask questions.
What I usually take away from classes and training are some thoughts about how I do things, more than the specific skills taught in the class. If you don't practice those fine skills, they will be lost, but thinking about how I train, how I carry my gear, and how I handle altercations stays with me.
Dealing with someone grabbing your (blue) gun is not something for which most of us normally train. I know 99% of the time I'm at the range or dry firing in the garage, not thinking about someone trying to disarm me and how I'd react. Same with trying to disarm someone who has a striking object, knife or gun. There is more to it than just grabbing the weapon.
The other things I really took away from the class are how close most altercations typically are. Someone with a knife can do an incredible amount of damage in a hurry if they are in close. As much as I enjoy shooting IDPA or hitting the range, this class has encouraged me to start training more with 5 yards, within 3 yards even. I need to practice shooting one handed more (including weak hand), shooting from the ground and shooting "tucked in", not arms fully extended.
Finally, the other style of hand to hand fighting that I've trained for (beginning level MMA, mostly boxing and grappling), emphasizes clinches and other very close in fighting. Also the pace is wildly different. Fighting someone with boxing gloves on a mat for 5 minutes or practicing hip tosses and other judo throws are very different from some junkie ambushing me on the street with a knife within just a few feet. We did a lot of drills to essentially knock the weapon away/redirect it and create some distance. This again was very different than trying to grapple. Just a totally different skill set and different pace.
I'm a pretty good shot and am decent at basic grappling, striking and wrestling. The immediate explosive action required to disarm, deflect or avoid a weapon when responding to a close quarters armed attack is really sitting with me tonight.