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<blockquote data-quote="Sheeve" data-source="post: 2882862" data-attributes="member: 789"><p>Just a piece of advice. Going to a class doesn't give you new skills, it teaches you what to practice so that you can then "make payments" to then "own" the skillsets presented in class. If you are going to the range without knowing what to practice you are probably just reinforcing bad habits and turning money into noise, it can be fun but is does very little to prepare one for a violent encounter. Also remember there are no "advance pistol skills" just mastery of the fundamentals, having a smooth 4 count draw stroke from concealment, mastering sight alignment and trigger control while operating SAFELY will be the first stop down the rabbit hole, then and only then will you reach the level of beginning to understand how much you don't know on the way to learning where the real meat and potatoes of surviving violence dwells. Learning about managing unknown contacts, The OODA loop, combatives, edged weapon work, tactical medicine, understanding pre-fight indicators and entangled gunfights will do a fine job at re-humbling you repeatedly after you think you have things figured out, I know that has been my experience. And please remember as Tacmedic stated, prepare for your reality, training with a former space shuttle door gunner might look awesome on a training resume, but it might not relate at all to your reality. This is a problem that many non mil or leo face when seeking out training, it must be relevant to our reality, or at least adaptable to our situation to be worthy of putting into the proverbial "tactical toolbox". I wish you well on your walk to be more dangerous and protect those that you love.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheeve, post: 2882862, member: 789"] Just a piece of advice. Going to a class doesn't give you new skills, it teaches you what to practice so that you can then "make payments" to then "own" the skillsets presented in class. If you are going to the range without knowing what to practice you are probably just reinforcing bad habits and turning money into noise, it can be fun but is does very little to prepare one for a violent encounter. Also remember there are no "advance pistol skills" just mastery of the fundamentals, having a smooth 4 count draw stroke from concealment, mastering sight alignment and trigger control while operating SAFELY will be the first stop down the rabbit hole, then and only then will you reach the level of beginning to understand how much you don't know on the way to learning where the real meat and potatoes of surviving violence dwells. Learning about managing unknown contacts, The OODA loop, combatives, edged weapon work, tactical medicine, understanding pre-fight indicators and entangled gunfights will do a fine job at re-humbling you repeatedly after you think you have things figured out, I know that has been my experience. And please remember as Tacmedic stated, prepare for your reality, training with a former space shuttle door gunner might look awesome on a training resume, but it might not relate at all to your reality. This is a problem that many non mil or leo face when seeking out training, it must be relevant to our reality, or at least adaptable to our situation to be worthy of putting into the proverbial "tactical toolbox". I wish you well on your walk to be more dangerous and protect those that you love. [/QUOTE]
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