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Thanks Guys.
Howard,
I agree with those positives in a general sense. The first certainly sounds like something that Col. Grossman would say, as it is a central issue in his book "On Killing" and the research he conducted which led to the book. The second is a commonly cited positive, but I don't know if people really need much reinforcement in the area of movement during real events. My concern is that it is overemphasised as a benefit when compared to the Bravado with which some students behave when you are doing scenarios that DO NOT involve pellets. In other words, in real situations, we almost always see people react with appropriate concern and fear when faced with being shot (for example, I've NEVER seen a video of a real world counter ambush moment when someone went to a "proper" bladed weaver stance in response (ie- immediately, regardless of training prior to the incident.). In gamey drills where people are not worried about paying any price, they often use unrealistic tactics and "text book" responses that would be unlikely as an initial response under true startle/fear.
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Horseman,
I like the Taser C2 as a defensive option. In fact, I took a chest shot from that model in October for a training DVD that will be released within a couple of months. We taped that segment at my Regional Rep's facility in Houston, in fact. We did discuss adding these topics to TBD, but ran out of time, so to speak. We plan on covering less lethal options (electrical, chemical, etc) in Season 2. Meanwhile, get the 19 y.o. to a quality Women's Assault Prevention course. I run them occasionally in Houston, if you are anywhere near there, as does one of my instructors in that area.
-RJP
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