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<blockquote data-quote="TulsaDave" data-source="post: 48781" data-attributes="member: 395"><p>I also attended the CQT class, and would like to second what Mickey said. What sets this class apart is that it teaches simple techniques designed to work under stress, and then runs you through force-on-force scenarios to teach you to operate under stress.</p><p></p><p>When you are in a fight, your adrenaline level rises and you lose your fine motor skills. Suddenly that precisely targeted round kick or that complex but very painful wrist lock won't work, because you just can't remember how at the critical moment. You may think this won't happen to you; but I have studied the martial arts for a long time and believe me, it happens. You'd also be amazed how easy it is to forget to breathe in a fight. The unarmed techniques that Mike and Brandon teach do not rely on fine motor skills or precise targeting, so you can actually use them when the chips are down.</p><p></p><p>Once you have learned some knife, unarmed, and close range shooting techniques, you move on to the force-on-force drills. This is about as close to a real fight as you should ever hope to get IMHO. There is a world of difference between punching half speed, half force with a training partner in a gym, and trying to get same-side arm control so you can draw your handgun with an attacker who is screaming death threats and punching you in the head. It is HARD to remember even simple techniques, your mind gets stuck in Orientation mode, bacause the situation changes too fast to decide what to do. It is HARD to keep yourself from reflexively drawing the gun too early in the fight (a real good way to get shot with your own gun). It is HARD to remember to breathe, so that after twenty seconds you are gasping like you just ran a marathon. If the first time you ever experience these things is in a real life situation, you need to be extremely lucky and probably a hell of a lot bigger than your opponent. Or OPPONENTS. </p><p></p><p>The first few times I ran force on force drills were depressing and disturbing for me. If those fights had been the real thing, I would have lost and probably died. But now I am learning to function under stress, and techniques are starting to work for me. This is a HUGE confidence builder. If you are the typical armed citizen, you are NOT ready to win a criminal assault until you have taken a reality based force on force training class like Praesidium Group's CQT class. [Not to burst any bubbles, but we all read the NRA Armed Citizen columns right? Ever notice that most of the shootings we hear about occur when someone kills a burglar or home invader in their own home? You don't often hear of an armed citizen shooting a bad guy who criminally assaults them out in the public domain. This is because the good guys usually lose in that situation.] There were two Afghanistan combat vets who took the class this past weekend, and even they learned a lot and were pleased with the class.</p><p></p><p>I sincerely believe that I was not ready to carry a weapon outside the home until I took this class. Take it, you'll be glad you did. Us Okies are very very lucky to have training resources like TDSA and Praesidium Group locally.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again to Marshall for hosting the class, to Mike and Brandon for teaching, and especially to Brandon and Trooper Stacy who took a whole lot of elbows to the head, knees to the crotch, and simunitions bullets (Ow!) everywhere over the course of the weekend. Good times!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TulsaDave, post: 48781, member: 395"] I also attended the CQT class, and would like to second what Mickey said. What sets this class apart is that it teaches simple techniques designed to work under stress, and then runs you through force-on-force scenarios to teach you to operate under stress. When you are in a fight, your adrenaline level rises and you lose your fine motor skills. Suddenly that precisely targeted round kick or that complex but very painful wrist lock won't work, because you just can't remember how at the critical moment. You may think this won't happen to you; but I have studied the martial arts for a long time and believe me, it happens. You'd also be amazed how easy it is to forget to breathe in a fight. The unarmed techniques that Mike and Brandon teach do not rely on fine motor skills or precise targeting, so you can actually use them when the chips are down. Once you have learned some knife, unarmed, and close range shooting techniques, you move on to the force-on-force drills. This is about as close to a real fight as you should ever hope to get IMHO. There is a world of difference between punching half speed, half force with a training partner in a gym, and trying to get same-side arm control so you can draw your handgun with an attacker who is screaming death threats and punching you in the head. It is HARD to remember even simple techniques, your mind gets stuck in Orientation mode, bacause the situation changes too fast to decide what to do. It is HARD to keep yourself from reflexively drawing the gun too early in the fight (a real good way to get shot with your own gun). It is HARD to remember to breathe, so that after twenty seconds you are gasping like you just ran a marathon. If the first time you ever experience these things is in a real life situation, you need to be extremely lucky and probably a hell of a lot bigger than your opponent. Or OPPONENTS. The first few times I ran force on force drills were depressing and disturbing for me. If those fights had been the real thing, I would have lost and probably died. But now I am learning to function under stress, and techniques are starting to work for me. This is a HUGE confidence builder. If you are the typical armed citizen, you are NOT ready to win a criminal assault until you have taken a reality based force on force training class like Praesidium Group's CQT class. [Not to burst any bubbles, but we all read the NRA Armed Citizen columns right? Ever notice that most of the shootings we hear about occur when someone kills a burglar or home invader in their own home? You don't often hear of an armed citizen shooting a bad guy who criminally assaults them out in the public domain. This is because the good guys usually lose in that situation.] There were two Afghanistan combat vets who took the class this past weekend, and even they learned a lot and were pleased with the class. I sincerely believe that I was not ready to carry a weapon outside the home until I took this class. Take it, you'll be glad you did. Us Okies are very very lucky to have training resources like TDSA and Praesidium Group locally. Thanks again to Marshall for hosting the class, to Mike and Brandon for teaching, and especially to Brandon and Trooper Stacy who took a whole lot of elbows to the head, knees to the crotch, and simunitions bullets (Ow!) everywhere over the course of the weekend. Good times! [/QUOTE]
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