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Old October 6, 2010, 05:05 PM   #7
Bartholomew Roberts
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At least one of the students did immediately return to the bank and summon help. However, while that was probably the best response, it didn't give her much in the way of training value with regards to force-on-force, so they had her run the scenario again. The second time around she drew her pistol when threatened with the bat and retreated to the bank. She was one of the more succesful in the scenario.

One of the big things I really liked about the videos is it shows what a valuable tool movement is. One of the other more successful students was able to get the man to move enough just through her own movement that she was able to make a run for the vehicle and escape with no shots fired.

The roleplayers also used movement to good effect. The woman in the scenario actually had a handgun and used it several times (on the students) when the students threatened the man with their gun. If you watch the roleplayers movements, there are real clear warnings there of predatory behavior that the students mostly missed. Things like the attackers separating and coming in from different directions.

Then again, I think a lot of the students saw the woman as a "victim" and didn't realize she might not view herself the same way. Many of them even purposely put themselves between the two and then turned their back on her.

The shows have a ton of commercials in them and a lot of repetition as well; but the force on force is really worth watching for all the lessons.
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