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gunrobot · December 7, 2011, 04:33 PM

Episode 51 - Competition vs Self Defense
The proverbial comparison. The instigator of many rule arguments and interpretations. Shooting games like USPSA and IDPA were originally created to simulate real-world self defense scenarios but have changed dramatically to take into account safety and consistency. So the question we get most of the time is, does participating in USPSA or IDPA help with Self Defense skills?

http://www.powerfactorshow.com/2011/...-self-defense/

Subscribe to the show on iTunes here and Zune here.

YouTube :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H94THAsrrRw

December 7, 2011, 04:33 PM	#71
gunrobot Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 2009 Posts: 442	Episode 51 - Competition vs Self Defense The proverbial comparison. The instigator of many rule arguments and interpretations. Shooting games like USPSA and IDPA were originally created to simulate real-world self defense scenarios but have changed dramatically to take into account safety and consistency. So the question we get most of the time is, does participating in USPSA or IDPA help with Self Defense skills? http://www.powerfactorshow.com/2011/...-self-defense/ Subscribe to the show on iTunes here and Zune here. YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H94THAsrrRw __________________ [ http://gunbot.org \| http://www.youtube.com/user/gunrobot ]