Many of you know (because I have explained it here several times) that a grown man can easily cover 30 feet in 3 seconds or fewer. If he has a knife or crowbar, you have trouble inbound.
Most of you drill for this eventuality, and know exactly how long it takes you to draw your primary sidearm and double-tap.
The next time you and your buddies get together for training, add this to the mix: Give the guy at 30 paces a wiffle ball bat, and have another buddy grasp your strong hand at the wrist, with both of his hands.
Then: Go!What if a third person was holding your off-hand wrist as well?
Or had you in a rear naked choke (a good one).
You do train for these things, yes? You train hard, right?
There is a dual purpose for proposing this exercise.
One: You need to know how to handle yourself when Bad Guys get inside your personal space.
Two: Holly and I have decided that I will begin to offer a III CQB course very soon, highly specialized and suitable for any Patriot - regardless of sex, physical condition, age.
But first - try the training exercise, and answer the question in your head "Do I (Does my Team) need more training in this area?"
Because if you think Bad Guys can't, or won't, get inside your physical space, with an advantage, you haven't been in many real fights, and you aren't ready for one, either.
Kerodin
III
