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Originally Posted by Rob Pincus
As for "force on force", there are several ways to do "force on force"... and a big difference between Scenarios and Drills. Simply using sim guns (any type) and saying that the training is "reality based" doesn't cut it for me. For example, I don't believe that student-on-student scenarios are nearly as valuable as scenarios run with trained/prepped/scripted role players. 2 guys squaring off and waiting for a buzzer to see if "shooting and moving" makes sense is a game, not a scenario or even a drill... much less a premise for defensive tactics development. Choreography, anticipation and human behavior often combine to create self-fulfilling prophecies when you have student-on-student drills like that. Not to mention that the lack of actual recoil makes it significantly easier to make rapid follow up shots while moving.
I've done a lot of force on force and a lot of dynamic live fire in realistic settings (moving, reactive and interactive targets). I can assure you that there is a huge performance degradation when you both move fast enough to be significantly safer and shoot live fire.
(take a look at this video and the linked podcast for more on that: Shooting in Motion) |
Rob,
Thanks for that analysis. I hadn't thought about that. I'm not an instructor and wouldn't know how to go about setting up this type of training, but I have been in my share of hairy situations.
One of the hot topics in EMS these days is research. Many of the sacred cows in EMS are being slaughtered, truths are being rewritten, and some people are uncomfortable with change. I really wish there were research projects that could define certain aspects of shootouts, but the few that I have read don't do service to the need.
I agree that getting off the X is important, and I understand there's a big difference in training philosophy between holding ground, doing a side step, and more dynamic action.
Are their after action studies that go into detail and disect the effectiveness of different training styles and actual performance other than anecdotal reports? I think scientific research studies would be a watershed for armed encounters, and your TBD team certainly have a banner to carry out such an endeavor.