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HOW DID THE GUN OR KNIFE GET IN MY HAND?

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I have for a long time been shown edge weapon and firearm techniques, Which are awesome and very effective,but the only problem I have with it is HOW DID THE GUN OR KNIFE GET IN MY HAND? Its a Simple concept in theory First in order to fire your handgun / knife to save your life, your pistol /knife must be in your hand. Mere presence of a pistol /knife on your belt or elsewhere does nothing to stop a deadly attack, most gun fire occur 0-10 ft . in addition, once the pistol is drawn, your shots must hit your intended target as misses: 1) won't stop anyone, 2) You do not want the round ending somewhere unintended like possibly in an innocent by standard. The draw of the pistol must be: 1) Consistent 2) Secure from takeaway attempts 3) Quick on target 4) Methodical 5) Reality based 6) Practiced to a Gross motor skill level In the evolution of tactical shooting platforms and stances, there are usually intelligent compromises made between respective pluses and minuses. For example one stance may be arguably better for slower precise fire isosceles while another may be better suited for close-in work, such as with room clearing. The debates rage on. In the end, it is the skill of the shooter that counts, but stacking the odds in your favor is still the goal of tactics. Center Axis Relock (C.A.R.), a system, not just a platform, may be the next significant step in this never-ending evolution of weapons handling. C.A.R. is truly different in the performance spectrum, the most significant issue to the armed professional. The development of C.A.R. was based on the requirements of close-range combat with a handgun, some of which are: the need for speed, optimum use of cover, ambidextrous ability, realistic weapon retention and performance under the negative effects of stress. In as much, the following key points are useful to understanding C.A.R.: 1)The shooting system works in harmony with the body when under stress and is particularly reliable in close quarter situations. 2)The system was developed to improve marksmanship by focusing on natural visual focal points and gross motor movements. C.A.R. makes the use of the non-dominant eye practical in its system. 3)The stability of the shooter is improved by creating a lower center of gravity and a secure base. C.A.R. is shot from the field interview stance, which makes it the most stable body position a person can realistically use.

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4) The stability of the firing grip in C.A.R. offers a very noticeable improvement in recoil control, which translates into the ability to dump rounds into a target at a blistering rate. In C.A.R. there is no dominant or strong side, so a shooter need not change his body position to engage a target 180 degrees from his muzzle, he needs to just swap grips. C.A.R. lives up to its definition as a non-discriminating platform for stability. CONT ON PAGE 16

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Six simple things you can do to make yourself a much better fighter
This months article is all about training -- and I'm not talking about sweaty "Rocky" kinda training.I'm talking about six simple things you can do to make yourself a much better fighter if you're serious, in a true life or death situation. Like how to practice initiating a counter attack... how to maintain a constant barrage... increasing your strike accuracy... the key to practicing Target Awareness... how to develop a "Strike" mentality... why developing a "Battle Cry" is critical. You'll need this if you're serious, in life or death personal protection.Please understand that Street fighting does not require the same level or type of conditioning as sport fighting. Surprisingly, cardiovascular endurance isnt a significant factor in a street fight, I know this is a controversial claim but research and 18 years of study and observation backs it up. Remember, true street fights (as opposed to mutually agreed combat) rarely last longer than 10 seconds. Understanding and employing the 4 Ds (Deception... Distraction... Disruption... Destruction), will trump cardiovascular conditioning. So with that in mind, having the ability to initiate and maintain continuous explosive action for 8 to 10 seconds will give you a huge advantage in a fight. Design your training accordingly. For street fighting focus on anaerobic conditioning (strength and power training). Eight to ten seconds may not seem very long but try going all out on a heavy bag for that amount of time...its pretty tough. The more realistic you train the better. This includes the emotional component as well. Here are some tips: 1-Practice initiating a pre-emptive attack and counter attack from multiple positions and stances. If you practice the 4 Ds you wont be initiating the attack from a classic boxers stance. More than likely your hands will be up, open, and forward in an I dont want any trouble submissive posture. This is the position you want to practice launching from. 2-Practice maintaining a constant barrage. And if training with a partner, maintain constant forward pressure. Constant Barrage is more important than Strike Accuracy. Practice Target awareness. If working on a heavy bag, imagine different targets being made available, if working with a partner, make sure he or she offers you a variety of targets to attack. 3-Practice your verbiage as you initiate an attack as well as anything you might say during the attack. Make it as real as possible. If you working with a training partner have your partner play the part; yelling, threatening, cursing, etc. His goal should be to drive up the emotional content as much as possible. 4-Develop a Strike mentality - Start hitting a heavy bag. A partner with strike mitts is even better, because it allows you to get used to movement. Practice striking with your hands, elbows, shoulders, head, and knees and mix up Hi -Line shots (at the head and chest) and Lo-Line shots (at the stomach, ribs, groin and legs). 5-Get a Battle Cry - As I just discussed, this does a couple things. First it throws off your adversary for a couple of crucial seconds at the beginning of your action sequence. His brain will be burning up valuable seconds trying to process what all the yelling is about (what the hell...) while your attack is under way. Very effective. The second function of the battle cry i s to prompt your brain into action. Theres a big difference between thinking about taking action and actually ta king action -- and its easy for most people to get locked down in planning. Your brain needs a kick in the butt to transfer its energy from the thinking and planning mode into the action mode the battle cry is a verbal go thats imperative to getting yourself moving forward. Its nothing new -- soldiers have been using this for thousands of years as a way to overcome freezing and to strike fear in their enemies. But youll want to use this verbal battle cry in training ONLY when you launch into an a ttack so that it holds power and is an internal trigger.

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 6-Always practice proper execution: Watching countless videos of actual street fights as they happened has only cemented what my research has already strongly suggested -- that real-world fighting is sloppy. It is the rare exception for a fighter to properly execute a complex martial arts move. This is why its important to practice proper execution as youll be more likel y to retain a percentage of it when crunch time hits. As Bruce Lee once pointed out: 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. But Bruce was a little off in his numbers. Studies show that it takes about 2,000 repetitions of a move before its actually implanted into your brains neural pathway for easy recall even under stress. Now 2,000 sounds like a big number, but its not. The key is to practice a move correctly.Don't rel y on what you see in the movies -- Hollywood will get you killed! Learn from an someone who knows! Til next time... Live and Learn, Try and Burn, Do and Succeed, Walk It Before You Talk ItOoh -Rah!! Mike Semper Fi Morales of www.Fit2Fight.com over & out!

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Fact Sheet: Guns Save Lives

A. Guns save more lives than they take; prevent more injuries than they inflict. Guns used 2.5 million times a year in self-defense. Law-abiding citizens use guns to defend themselves against criminals as many as 2.5 million times every year -- or about 6,850 times a day. [1] This means that each year, firearms are used more than 80 times more often to protect the lives of honest citizens than to take lives. [2]* Of the 2.5 million times citizens use their guns to defend themselves every year, the
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overwhelming majority merely brandish their gun or fire a warning shot to scare off their attackers. Less than 8% of the time, a citizen will kill or wound his/her attacker.[3]* As many as 200,000 women use a gun every year to defend themselves against sexual abuse.[4]* Even anti-gun Clinton researchers concede that guns are used 1.5 million times annually for self-defense. According to the Clinton Justice Department, there are as many as 1.5 million cases of self-defense every year. The National Institute of Justice published this figure in 1997 as part of "Guns in America" -- a study which was authored by noted anti-gun criminologists Philip Cook and Jens Ludwig.[5]* Armed citizens kill more crooks than do the police. Citizens shoot and kill at least twice as many criminals as police do every year (1,527 to 606).[6] And readers of Newsweek learned that "only 2 percent of civilian shootings involved an innocent person mistakenly identified as a criminal. The 'error rate' for the police, however, was 11 percent, more than five times as high."[7] * Handguns are the weapon of choice for self-defense. Citizens use handguns to protect themselves over 1.9 million times a year. [8] Many of these self-defense handguns could be labeled as "Saturday Night Specials."

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B. Concealed carry laws help reduce crime

* Nationwide: one-half million self-defense uses. Every year, as many as one-half million citizens defend themselves with a firearm away from home. [9] * Concealed carry laws are dropping crime rates across the country. A comprehensive national study determined in 1996 that violent crime fell after states made it legal to carry concealed firearms. The results of the study showed:* States which passed concealed carry laws reduced their murder rate by 8.5%, rapes by 5%, aggravated assaults by 7% and robbery by 3%; [10] and * If those states not having concealed carry laws had adopted such laws in 1992, then approximately 1,570 murders, 4,177 rapes, 60,000 aggravated assaults and over 11,000 robberies would have been avoided yearly.[11]* Vermont: one of the safest five states in the country. In Vermont, citizens can carry a firearm without getting permission... without paying a fee... or without going through any kind of governmentimposed waiting period. And yet for ten years in a row, Vermont has remained one of the top-five, safest states in the union -- having three times received the "Safest State Award."[12]

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* Florida: concealed carry helps slash the murder rates in the state. In the fifteen years following the passage of Florida's concealed carry law in 1987, over 800,000 permits to carry firearms were issued to people in the state. [13] FBI reports show that the homicide rate in Florida, which in 1987 was much higher than the national average, fell 52% during that 15-year period -- thus putting the Florida rate below the national average. [14]* Do firearms carry laws result in chaos? No. Consider the case of Florida. A citizen in the Sunshine State is far more likely to be attacked by an alligator than to be assaulted by a concealed carry holder. 1. During the first fifteen years that the Florida law was in effect, alligator attacks outpaced the number of crimes committed by carry holders by a 229 to 155 margin. 2. And even the 155 "crimes" committed by concealed carry permit holders are somewhat misleading as most of these infractions resulted from Floridians who accidentally carried their firearms into restricted areas, such as an airport.

C. Criminals avoid armed citizens

* Kennesaw, GA. In 1982, this suburb of Atlanta passed a law requiring heads of households to keep at least one firearm in the house. The residential burglary rate subsequently dropped 89% in Kennesaw, compared to the modest 10.4% drop in Georgia as a whole. [16] * Ten years later (1991), the residential burglary rate in Kennesaw was still 72% lower than it had been in 1981, before the law was passed. [17] * Nationwide. Statistical comparisons with other countries show that burglars in the United States are far less apt to enter an occupied home than their foreign counterparts who live in countries where fewer civilians own firearms. Consider the following rates showing how often a homeowner is present when a burglar strikes: * Homeowner occupancy rate in the gun control countries of Great Britain, Canada and Netherlands: 45% (average of the three countries); and, * Homeowner occupancy rate in the United States: 12.7%. [18] Rapes averted when women carry or use firearms for protection * Orlando, FL. In 1966-67, the media highly publicized a safety course which taught Orlando women how to use guns. The result: Orlando's rape rate dropped 88% in 1967, whereas the rape rate remained constant in the rest of Florida and the nation. [19] * Nationwide. In 1979, the Carter Justice Department found that of more than 32,000 attempted rapes, 32% were actually committed. But when a woman was armed with a gun or knife, only 3% of the attempted rapes were actually successful. [20] Justice Department study: * 3/5 of felons polled agreed that "a criminal is not going to mess around with a victim he knows is armed with a gun." [21] * 74% of felons polled agreed that "one reason burglars avoid houses when people are at home is that they fear being shot during the crime."[22] * 57% of felons polled agreed that "criminals are more worried about meeting an armed victim than they are about running into the police." [23 [1] Gary Kleck and Marc Gertz, "Armed Resistance to Crime: The Prevalence and Nature of Self-Defense With a Gun," 86 The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Northwestern University School of Law, 1 (Fall 1995):164. Dr. Kleck is a professor in the school of criminology and criminal justice at Florida State University in Tallahassee. He has researched extensively and published several essays on the gun control issue. His book, Point Blank: Guns and Violence in America, has become a widely cited source in the gun control debate. In fact, this book earned Dr. Kleck the prestigious American Society of Criminology Michael J. Hindelang award for 1993. This award is given for the book published in the past two to three years that makes the most outstanding contribution to criminology. Even those who don't like the conclusions Dr. Kleck reaches, cannot argue with his impeccable research and methodology.

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In "A Tribute to a View I Have Opposed," Marvin E. Wolfgang writes that, "What troubles me is the article by Gary Kleck and Marc Gertz. The reason I am troubled is that they have provided an almost clear-cut case of methodologically sound research in support of something I have theoretically opposed for years, namely, the use of a gun in defense against a criminal perpetrator.... I have to admit my admiration for the care and caution expressed in this article and this research. Can it be true that about two million instances occur each year in which a gun was used as a defensive measure against crime? It is hard to believe. Yet, it is hard to challenge the data collected. We do not have contrary evidence." Wolfgang, "A Tribute to a View I Have Opposed," The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, at 188. Wolfgang says there is no "contrary evidence." Indeed, there are more than a dozen national polls -- one of which was conducted by The Los Angeles Times -- that have found figures comparable to the Kleck-Gertz study. Even the Clinton Justice Department (through the National Institute of Justice) found there were as many as 1.5 million defensive users of firearms every year. See National Institute of Justice, "Guns in America: National Survey on Private Ownership and Use of Firearms," Research in Brief (May 1997). As for Dr. Kleck, readers of his materials may be interested to know that he is a member of the ACLU, Amnesty International USA, and Common Cause. He is not and has never been a member of or contributor to any advocacy group on either side of the gun control debate. [2] According to the National Safety Council, the total number of gun deaths (by accidents, suicides and homicides) account for less than 30,000 deaths per year. See Injury Facts, published yearly by the National Safety Council, Itasca, Illinois. [3] Kleck and Gertz, "Armed Resistance to Crime," at 173, 185. [4]Kleck and Gertz, "Armed Resistance to Crime," at 185. [5]Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig, "Guns in America: National Survey on Private Ownership and Use of Firearms," NIJ Research in Brief (May 1997); available at http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles/165476.txt on the internet. The finding of 1.5 million yearly self-defense cases did not sit well with the anti-gun bias of the study's authors, who attempted to explain why there could not possibly be one and a half million cases of self-defense every year. Nevertheless, the 1.5 million figure is consistent with a mountain of independent surveys showing similar figures. The sponsors of these studies -- nearly a dozen -- are quite varied, and include anti-gun organizations, news media organizations, governments and commercial polling firms. See also Kleck and Gertz, supra note 1, pp. 182-183. [6]Kleck, Point Blank: Guns and Violence in America, (1991):111-116, 148. [7]George F. Will, "Are We 'a Nation of Cowards'?," Newsweek (15 November 1993):93. [8]Id. at 164, 185. [9]Dr. Gary Kleck, interview with J. Neil Schulman, "Q and A: Guns, crime and self-defense," The Orange County Register (19 September 1993). In the interview with Schulman, Dr. Kleck reports on findings from a national survey which he and Dr. Marc Gertz conducted in Spring, 1993 -- a survey which findings were reported in Kleck and Gertz, "Armed Resistance to Crime." [10]One of the authors of the University of Chicago study reported on the study's findings in John R. Lott, Jr., "More Guns, Less Violent Crime," The Wall Street Journal (28 August 1996). See also John R. Lott, Jr. and David B. Mustard, "Crime, Deterrence, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns," University of Chicago (15 August 1996); and Lott, More Guns, Less Crime (1998, 2000). [11]Lott and Mustard, "Crime, Deterrence, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns."

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[12]Kathleen O'Leary Morgan, Scott Morgan and Neal Quitno, "Rankings of States in Most Dangerous/Safest State Awards 1994 to 2003," Morgan Quitno Press (2004) athttp://www.statestats.com/dang9403.htm. Morgan Quitno Press is an independent private research and publishing company which was founded in 1989. The company specializes in reference books and monthly reports that compare states and cities in several different subject areas. In the first 10 years in which they published their Safest State Award, Vermont has consistently remained one of the top five safest states. [13]Memo by Jim Smith, Secretary of State, Florida Department of State, Division of Licensing, Concealed Weapons/Firearms License Statistical Report (October 1, 2002). 14Florida's murder rate was 11.4 per 100,000 in 1987, but only 5.5 in 2002. Compare Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Crime in the United States," Uniform Crime Reports, (1988): 7, 53; and FBI, (2003):19, 79. [15]John R. Lott, Jr., "Right to carry would disprove horror stories," Kansas City Star, (July 12, 2003).[16]Gary Kleck, "Crime Control Through the Private Use of Armed Force," Social Problems 35 (February 1988):15. [17]Compare Kleck, "Crime Control," at 15, and Chief Dwaine L. Wilson, City of Kennesaw Police Department, "Month to Month Statistics: 1991." (Residential burglary rates from 1981-1991 are based on statistics for the months of March - October.) [18]Kleck, Point Blank, at 140. [19]Kleck, "Crime Control," at 13. [20]U.S. Department of Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Rape Victimization in 26 American Cities (1979), p. 31.[21]U.S., Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, "The Armed Criminal in America: A Survey of Incarcerated Felons," Research Report (July 1985): 27. www.gunowners.org Monday, 29 September 2008 00:00Written by Administrator

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In The NEWS

Security Guard is a HERO

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Clermont, Florida -- Twenty-one frantic families are sent scrambling as a building collapses around them: it's like some kind of Indiana Jones movie. Those families say it's a humble hero, security guard Richard Shanley, who got them out alive when a sinkhole opened up underneath a timeshare resort near Disney World. Shanley told 10 News he raced from condo to condo, hustling guests to safety as the sinkhole swallowed walls and walkways. The roofline of the second story is now at eye level. Officials say it may topple further, because everything's leaning so much... but they think the sinkhole itself is now stable. Engineering crews will spend Tuesday testing to make sure the spread has truly stopped. The Summer Bay Resort's CEO says families whose things were swept down into the chasm will be paid back, and while this cluster of timeshare condos remains evacuated, 50 of his property's 53 buildings are open and occupied. The resort's owners say they plan to rebuild the destroyed units, but in a different area of the large property.

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The Dangers of Edged Weapons

When should you deploy one in Self Defense?. Its late at night and you are walking to your vehicle after attending a meeting that took longer than expected. As you are walking down the side walk, a man approaches you and asks you for directions to a local bar. As you attempt to tell him, he charges without warning. He attacks vigorously and violently. You feel multiple hits to your face, chest and to your sides. You attempt to deploy your pistol or knife as you feel another rapid succession of hits to your sides and arms and back. These hits are inflicting sharp pains, and they are now preventing you from getting to and using your weapon, but you keep fighting to get your weapon into the fight. The fight continues for only several seconds, but seems like a life time. You feel yourself getting light headed and it is becoming harder to see and worse yet, very hard to keep your balance. You realize that your arms and legs are not responding the way you want them to as you keep attempting to get to your weapon, so you can stop further injury .Light headed and horrified, you collapse onto the ground numb from your injuries and your world slowly darkens. Your body is going into shock because of the large amount of blood you have lost caused by an edged weapon that you did not see, anticipate nor stop. Your world goes black. Unfortunately, realistic scenarios such as the one described above are rarely discussed, nor are the escapes practiced in todays gyms or dojos. It is my opinion that todays defensive community is plagued with a lot of unrealistic training. Students are rarely told the real dangers of edged weapons and many instructors teach theories and techniques that look great in the gym or dojo but are simply ineffective in real life street fights. One of these theories is, that when attacked and you are carrying a knife for self defense, that you must do everything you can to deploy and use that knife to stop the attack. This can be very dangerous, even fatal. In the real world and on our streets, attacks are unpredictable, fast and very dangerous. We need to face these facts when we train. Most criminals carry some kind of weapon as this gives them a great advantage. Many criminals prefer edged weapons, and for many good reasons. Knifes are easy to conceal, easy to get, extremely dangerous and they do not need to be in the hands of a skilled fighter tokill. A thirteen year old kid with a stolen stake knife from a local restaurant can easily kill you.

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When attacked, chances are you will not realize that the attacker has a knife until it is too late. It is a fact that most victims of knife attacks never seen an edged weapon and most thought they were simply being punched. In low and in no light environments, an 8 inch knife can easily be concealed in the open because of the many shades and shadows that the darkness brings. An attacker using an edged weapon can quickly incapacitate you. Example: an unskilled person can deliver 2-3 cuts and/or 2-3 stabs per second. Each cut/stab can be life threatening if a vital organ is damaged, or a large vein or artery is severed.

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In reality, this means that a non-skilled attacker can inflict 4-6 life threatening injuries in less than two seconds. Now, imagine the injuries that a semi-skilled or skilled fighter can inflict within the same two seconds. Even if a vital organ, main vein or artery isnt damaged, an edged weapon easily severs muscles, ligaments, tenants and nerves. If these items are damaged or destroyed, there is a good chance you will lose mobility of your arms, legs and fingers. If you cant stand, you cant run, and if you cant use your hands, you cant punch or use a weapon of your own. Now that I have painted a mental picture of the dangers of an actual street attack, many students are being told that they have to get to their knife, or other weapon of advantage in order to survive the attack. Students believe that this weapon of advantage is a secret talisman, and that once you get to it, the bad guy will stop attacking you. This belief will get you killed. If you get surprised by an attacker with a knife, you are already loosing the fight. He has forced you to react to the attack. Now, you have to stop thinking about what was happening, think about what is happening and then you have to decide what you are going to do about it. If you decide that you are going to deploy your knife you are going to have to: Orientate yourself; Reach down and acquire your folding knife (which is still closed); Orientate the knife in your hands so you can open it, and then you can use it if you dont drop it during the deployment. During training, deployment of a blade and getting the blade into the fight can easily take three to four seconds. However, under duress; this process can easily take 15-20 seconds. Once your knife is in hand and ready to use, you still have to use it and you still have to inflict enough damage to your attacker so that he/she stops attacking you. This can easily take several minutes. During this entire time of stopping the attack you are receiving more life threatening injuries. Knifes are a great defensive tool, however, they will not immediately stop someone unless you can accurately target this/her structural system (Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons) or their nervous system. Accurately targeting a specific target on your attacker will be near impossible as your attacker, or attackers, will be moving violently and with intent. You can easily be killed within two to three seconds. You may not be dead within two or three seconds, but you can receive enough injuries to quickly incapacitate you and kill you within 20-30 seconds. With this said, if you do not immediately address and stop the attack within two to three seconds, there is a high probability that you may not survive the attack. When attacked, you will need 100% of your focus and energy in stopping the attack using your hands, arms, elbows, knees, feet and what ever else you can get into the fight immediately. If you can not stop the attack because you are out numbered or out skilled and you need your knife to stop the attack, it is imperative that you make distance between you and your attacker first. This distance will give you the time you need to deploy your knife without receiving further injury. Only if you can make this distance should you attempt to deploy you rknife. When we train, we must train to survive todays streets. Training should be full of surprises. Students should train under duress and under street like conditions (low light, wet, late at night, etc.,) and they should attack each other with speed and determination so they can experience what works, and what doesnt. As the ole saying goes Only Perfect Practice makes perfection By Mr. Lauinger.

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Security News
I had the Honor of training S.P.S. Security Team Due to the of the training this was the Only pic I was allowed to take. We covered a lot of material in the 8 hours of training.

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Verbal De-escalation drill and scenarios, Gross motor skill set flinch drills entry to control techniques and take downs and restrains. I touched on weapon retention, Spontaneous edge weapon response and some edged weapon disarms, also touched on the art of the draw gun ground combatives and gun disarms as well solo control to take downs and 2 man control and take downs and restrain. It was an eye open training for these guys. I got a lot of positive feedback on the material and training. This course was live, meaning that I just asked them what issues and problems they had I adjusted the training to meet their needs. We worked on a lot of scenarios which helped them use verbal De-escalation

Security guard dead after being shot while responding to apartment fire

HOUSTON A security guard is dead after being shot by three suspects at a north Houston apartment complex, police said. According to the Houston Police Department, a security guard with SEAL Security responded to a fire at 1:30 a.m. in an apartment complex located near Casa Grande Drive and Buckle Lane. When he arrived at the scene, he approached three suspicious males walking away from the fire. One of the suspects pulled out a gun and shot the guard in the head, police said. The security guard was transported to Ben Taub Hospital in critical condition where he later died, police said. The suspects remain at large, police said. As a Security Officer I know just how dangerous our jobs can be. this information shows that once again the professional security officers of Texas are worthy enough to protect our communities. Go in peace for you have served us well and earned the respect of us all.
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Bad Hand Response

Bad hand response is the reflexive action of an untrained person to the initial phase of an edged weapon attack, by responding to the attack with a defensive measure on the same side of the incoming attack. Basically, you cannot defend in this manner, well in any way that is meaningful. Now let me explain to you why? You cannot redirect the attack nor can you stop it, because you cannot protect your own line from the same side go ahead and try it.Now if someone half ass attempts to cut you well, yeah then I suppose it could work. But, Im willing to bet that there just might be a little more intent on the part of an individual doing this. So to test this crazy theory of mine have your training partner attack you with intent so that you are forced to defend appropriately. A revelation should have taken placeyou cant stop it and yes, you get cut... Either your defense collapses or the blade tracks the arm to the torso. If it did not happen this way, then your partner simply sucks. Check to see if they are holding the knife from the right end?

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and Hand Response

Cross Body Response

Now the correct response would be to perform a cross body tap allowing you to stop the incoming attack by re directing allowing the edged weapon to pass or directing it at your aggressor. You can protect the line of attack is this manner because you can flow with energy coming at you without your defenses being nullified. The main focus here is that you should train or rather re train the correct response thus over riding your reflexive response to protect the same side with same side technique. Mr. Marks has 18 years experience teaching and training in various martial systems By: Rob Marks Rob Marks has 18 years experience teaching and training in various martial systems: Close QuartersCombat, Defensive Tactics, I.M.P.A.C.T. Method, Jeet Kune Do, Kali, O.F.T, R.A.T., Reality BasedCombatives, S.A.B.E.R. Method, Silat, SOG, Weapons Tactics, and Wing Chun.

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CONT.. from Page 1 There are four basic positions in C.A.R.; High, - Despite its name, this is actually the "lowest" position. The weapon is held cradled close, but not immediately next to, to the chest at the centerline axis (hence the name of the system) and pointed at the target, with the dominant arm held at a 90 degree angle across the torso. The non-dominant forearm crosses the torso under the weapon's barrel and the hand grasps the shooting hand, with the upper arm held against the shooter's side (and out of the muzzle's line of fire). Advantages to this position are that the weapon is easy to retain if an enemy tries to grab for it, the weapon can be held for long periods with less fatigue, it looks less aggressive and more defensive to an opponent, and the close position of the arms to the torso can offset the effects of stress. This position is designed for Close Quarters Battle. It can be unsafe as, without caution, adequate self-awareness and body positioning, there is a risk of shooting oneself in the non-dominant bicep, and, as the system was geared towards the use of semi-automatic pistols, some types of firearm such as large caliber revolvers should not be used in this position due to the muzzle- or cylinder-blast potentially causing. Combat High, This position is a "low ready" stance, and it used for cautious observation rather than directed shooting. The weapon is held with both hands up near the face, roughly 6-9 inches from and below the dominant eye with both eyes open in order to keep a clear view of the environment and to maintain situational awareness. The weapon is kept tilted at roughly 30-45 degrees to the dominant eye to naturally fall in line with the position of shooting arm (holding it completely vertical would uncomfortably bend the wrist). The non-dominant hand wraps over the shooting hand to stabilize the grip, with the non-dominant elbow kept down and near the shooter's side, though not touching it. Extended - Similar to "Combat High," except the weapon is held forward, approximately 11-13 inches from the eyes and the sights are in the shooter's focal zone. The elbow of the shooting arm is lifted to about jaw level and the non-dominant arm is kept in line with the torso. This is the most common shooting position, and is based on several principles. First, the smaller distance between the sights and the eyes allows a wider view of the environment; stances with the sights out farther cause the eyes to focus in a single spot. Second, the position of the arms, if properly executed, causes the recoil to be absorbed straight backwards instead of up, down or sideways, thus allowing faster repeated shots while keeping on target. This position is intended to be used for shorter ranges, about 2-10 yards. Apogee. - A further progression from "Extended", the weapon is held even further from the eyes with the arms extend in a position similar to a Weaver stance, except the weapon is still held tilted to one side in line with the wrist and arm, and the body is still in a "bladed" stance. This is designed for medium range, controlled shooting.

These positions are used based upon the distance of the threat and the speed required to make deep hits. The basic four positions are mirror image for right-hand fire and lefthand fire. There are physiological traits associated with using combinations of dominant vs. non-dominant eye and hand combinations, and these traits are exploited well in CAR. Also, the use of sighted-fire and non-sighted fire are integrated into a system that allows the shooter to adjust methods based Page 15

upon need and skill. One forearm is always directly behind the weapon. This accounts for the excellent recoil control and ability to shoot very fast. Because the weapon is always close to the torso, reload/malfunction drills have improved economy of motion. Weapon retention is outstanding. Nasty combinations of elbow strikes and pistol punches, which can develop real power and force, are finally achievable. In C.A.R., one hand merely offers extra support, and the firing hand can fire solo with solid close-range accuracy. This frees-up a hand for the shooter to open doors, key his radio, etc. C.A.R. works well with long guns, OC spray, TASER and other related weapons; the benefits still apply and there can finally be commonality in training among diverse weapons. C.A.R. is about saving time. Fast yet accurate shooting is a result of the recoil moving the weapon backwards in C.A.R. instead of upwards as with traditional techniques. The significance of this speed shooting capability cannot be ignored considering the unreliability of pistol instant-stops. In addition, because the gun is held closer to the body there is faster multiple target acquisition due to the fact the weapon has a shorter distance to travel between targets.

The biomechanics of C.A.R. are solid, and after relatively little practice, the shooter can feel the comfort of maintaining the various positions. This is different from the traditional stances that cannot be maintained for long due to muscular tension. The lesson of working in harmony with the shooters body takes hold. Emphasis should be placed here on the difference between range applications vs. tactical application. Traditional stances typically are offshoots of range-application shooting techniques. C.A.R. was reverse-engineered to emphasize stability, speed and quite simply tactical/real life application. CAR shooting drills have built-in features such as moving, scanning, breathing and checking ones six. Typical shot patterns involve combinations of multiple shots to the body and head. All of these features have survival value and are worth training regardless of the stance. C.A.R. enables stunningly simple yet effective defensive tactics and weapon retention and achieves true economy of motion. C.A.R. is truly a multiple weapon platform that enables even smaller-stature shooters to handle heavy recoil weapons (such as shotguns) effectively. As such, it offers enhanced control with select fire weapons too. For shooting while strapped into a car seat, there is no other platform that can keep up with C.A.R. in terms of speed, accuracy or effectiveness. C.A.R. is a radical approach to weapons handling that will benefit the patrol officer as well as the soldier and S.0.W.A.T. operator. C.A.R. is a step in the evolution of weapons handling; a change away from a range mindset towards a tactical one. The mechanics are solid, the movements simple and easily learned, and the advantages worth a close look. C.A.R. is versatile, undeniably fast, and here to stay. Adapted from an article by Chris Adams & sabre tactical. Mr.Traylor

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The Psychological Aspect in Training

Drawing on past observations in my training, one of the important factors is the psychological aspect. Training is done in a safe environment, where one knows they are not going to get hurt and the pressure, adrenaline, and psychological response is not honed in on. Proof of this in a training setting and one I like to post from YouTube to prove the point is The Reality of Knife Attack - Deane Lawler @ the A.I.M Academy 2011. In the video Deane asks the student to defend the knife attack and tells the student he was good. The student responds with yes and Deane begins to get aggressive in his conversation and then attacks. The student is trying to defend with a terrifying look on his face because he was not expecting the blitz attack that followed. Why, because he was in his safe training environment with mats where nothing really Cristy Fedorka happens and no one really gets hurt. Another example comes from my training as a preteen. My Instructors wife was a blue belt and while working was robbed at gun point. She never came back to train. She knew her technique in class and how to fight, but Inside D.G.C.F.S. when the terror and psychological aspect entered she froze. There was not much she Art of the draw 1 Combat Fitnes 2 could do in the situation, but the fear she felt stopped her from understanding that Coming Events 4 sometimes we do have to stand down. For females this one is a bit harder, sometimes Airsoft Products 5 your attacker is not a stranger, but someone close to you, a boyfriend, a husband, or a guns save lifes 6 friend. One has to be able to break the emotional connection in order to survive. A close Security guard hero 10 Dangers edge weapon 11 friend of mine, found herself in two relationships where she had to disconnect in order to Security news 13 survive. Her first time, she did fight back she won, but she thought she was going to be Bad hand response 14 shot as the partner did not like being beat by a female. After that she stood down and Cont. from page 1 15 eventually parted ways, but she had to always look over her shoulder. Later she Psychological Aspect 17 received a note saying she was a worthy adversary. She was psychological, emotionally, and physically prepared and she had defeated him. One of the twisted parts of that note but complimentary as well, was the part where it stated if I am ever killed I want it to be by you. You are a warrior. Apparently not learning from that relationship, she found herself in another, she was almost killed, but her martial arts conditioning and whatever she had running through her head psychologically, mentally, and emotionally kept her alive. She doesnt remember much of that night; it was possible she was drugged. She stated he gave her food and after that it was lights out and she could only remember pieces. Teaching the different aspects is important, we have technique, conditioning, which includes falls, throws, punches, being hit, etc. The psychological aspect is important, because in my time I have seen man y fall simply because they were not mentally or psychologically prepared. Not being tense but ready. Not thinking but not dreaming. Not being set but flexible. Liberation from the uneasy sense of confinement. It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come. ~ Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do Written by CristyFedorka

Bio:
As a child I have always been interested in Martial Arts. I loved watching Kung Fu Sundays on USA. Around 11 years old my pa rents allowed me to start training in American Karate, unfortunately I moved to my m others and training stopped. I started training again around 27 years old when I enrolled my son into Tae Kwon Do. We trained under Master Fullington for 3 years. I then met Jason Segerson, who trained me in Ninjitsu. I left TKD and trained with another group they titled it Street Karate, briefly created by Law enforcement officers. I later married Jason so my sole training was Ninjitsu. After our divorce, I branched out to train with Instructor Gregory T Slack, a Swat Team member, at his place Gladiator s Combat Club in Jackson, TN. He trained me in boxing, Muay Thai, and KravMaga both privates and class settings. While training with Instructor Slack, I also trained with Guro Adam Buchter in Mande Muda Penchak Silat, Herman Suwanda style and Inosanto Blend FMA. I aslo trained in Memphis with Memphis Kali Silat under Guro Robin Schermerhorn in FMA, his style was a blend of Inosanto, Dog Brothers, La Coste and a few others. I moved to Florida and I practiced with Anthony Chan, FCS Kali and Wing Chun and Aaron Chappell who does PSP Silat. I have also attended with Anthony Chan some of the FCS Kali Instructor Camps. I am constantly keeping my passion in tact as I will be back to it .I am currently on break, I still practice. I had back surgery in 2009, but I still continued my training. However in 2012 I was rear-ended, I am currently rehabbing my back. In this I know most ask my belt or my level, I never tested. I do not believe in the ranking system, it is just a piece of paper or a colored belt. I have been training about 12 years now with a few breaks, but my son trains as well so we never really stopped. My instructors were okay with my thought process, because I do not need these items to prove to me my abilities. My true test will be when I am on the street and I if I survive.

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U.C.D.T.A.
I would like to invite everyone to join U.C.D.T.A. yes its tough to get in but worth it. U.C.D.T.A. was founded with the idea to develop training, research, co-operation and exchange and recognize the Combat, Reality Based Martial Arts/ Combatives & Defensive Tactics and the related instructors from all over the World. U.C.D.T. is an association comprised of Trainers, Instructors, Students, and Supporters of real world R.B.M.A., M.C.Q.C. & Defensive tactics skills. The U.C.D.T.A. draws its membership from civilian martial arts and self defense practitioners, Law Enforcement and Military personnel. U.C.D.T.A. is a completely nonpolitical, combat and combative self-defense oriented, independent association initiating training, education, research and related trainees, Combat instructors, individuals, organizations established together to support all combat oriented martial artists from different styles of M.C.Q.C., R.B.I. and D.T.I. and Associated systems in one Unified Combatives & Defensive Tactics Association. We want only the highest caliber of instructors as such we have a very stringent prerequisites. We at Unified Combatives & Defensive Tactics Association are very proud of this. U.C.D.T.A. focus is to bring you the Best qualified Military Combat, Reality Based Martial Arts/ Combatives & Defensive Tactics instructors available. All Military close combat, Reality Based and Defensive tactics instructors should have a resume that includes verification of their attending and completing exponents and instructor courses. Depending on country, Service and unit, proof of qualification, rank and status will vary, but there will always be a paper trail and record of service in relation to instructor of M.C.Q.C., R.B.I. and D.T.I. in reference to qualification and service. All credible and legitimate instructors have a history, without this history and means of checking their previous experience and credentials they cannot be consider as qualified of M.C.Q.C., R.B.I. and D.T.I. Any individuals claiming to be of M.C.Q.C., R.B.I. and D.T.I. has an obligation to provide credible verification in the form of paper work trail that can be substantiated. WE ARE A VERY RARE BREED OF COMBATIVE QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS as such we must make sure that we have checks and balances. PLEASE NOTE: IF you do not meet THE PERQUISITES we do have courses to get you certified please look at our certification page. I hope to see you in one of our U.C.D.T.A. conferences, We also looking for state repes and regional reps Please let us know IF you are interested. Mr.Traylor Mr.Sauer

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