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matthew temkin · November 7, 2008, 11:43 PM

Actually Nate45, we pretty much agree.
I believe that threat focused skills should come only after the student has a good understanding of both two and one handed sighted shooting.
And from a variety of positions, including from behind cover.
Only then would I introduce the more advanced skills of point shooting.
As to application--since so many civilian encounters happen up close and personal, why not concentrate on skills best suited to these situations?
Such as one handed threat focused shooting from retention, close hip and all the way out to full extension?
Which was my whole point all along.
I also agree that a high level of awareness and avoiding trouble in the first place is very important.
Yet how many competitive events would I win by refusing to go into an area populated by "armed bad guys" during a match?

November 7, 2008, 11:43 PM	#113
matthew temkin Junior member Join Date: June 7, 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 363	Actually Nate45, we pretty much agree. I believe that threat focused skills should come only after the student has a good understanding of both two and one handed sighted shooting. And from a variety of positions, including from behind cover. Only then would I introduce the more advanced skills of point shooting. As to application--since so many civilian encounters happen up close and personal, why not concentrate on skills best suited to these situations? Such as one handed threat focused shooting from retention, close hip and all the way out to full extension? Which was my whole point all along. I also agree that a high level of awareness and avoiding trouble in the first place is very important. Yet how many competitive events would I win by refusing to go into an area populated by "armed bad guys" during a match? Last edited by matthew temkin; November 7, 2008 at 11:56 PM.