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Following dinner, I attended Dr. Mike Shertz’ presentation
“A View Of Mindset” at 1900 hours in the Conference
Center. This was a very interesting discussion addressing
the issue of the average person’s lack of reference points
for dealing with [their own] traumatic injury and the ways
society teaches incredibly bad lessons when it comes to
fighting through adversity. Shertz is an instructor with Insights Training Center; a former 18D & current ER doc in Portland, OR
After Shertz' presentation, Tom Givens gave his analysis of the Miami Massacre. Tom does the , hands down, best analysis of this event
that I have ever seen. Tom's school is, of course, www.RangeMaster.com
Thursday, 2 June 2005
At 1000 hours, I delivered my AK presentation to a small
group. They were interested and involved. We broke for lunch
around 1200 hours. Jim Garthwaite, the pistolsmith, offered
a presentation on the ‘Seven Steps of Functioning of the
M1911’ at 1400 hours. And, John Hearne offered his
outstanding presentation on the Newhall Incident that
evening at 1900 hours. For those who don't know John, he is a
federal law enforcement officer currently stationed in
Mississippi and an instructor for Tom Givens.
The rest of the time was spent politicking and visiting.
Friday, 3 June 2005
Jack Feldman, a Professor of Organizational Psychology at
Georgia Tech, presented an outstanding lecture on
“Training for Unconscious Competence” at 1000 hours.
After lunch, I offered an encore of my AK presentation.
There were approximately 40 people present. After my talk, I
sold almost every set of my renovated East German sights
that I had.
After supper, Skip Gochenour hosted a panel discussion. I was pleasantly surprised to be asked to participate as a member of the panel. Skip would pose a question to the panel and then, each of
us, in turn, would pontificate in response. I’m pretty
sure I rattled some cages with my very loud opinion that
most people do not want to train realistically and that
trainers who do not wish to train realistically were doing a
disservice to the students, themselves and the community and
that they should “take down their shills and call it
quits”.
Saturday, 4 June 2005
Beginning at 0800, we ran partner’s force-on-force. Yeager
and I worked together. Following that, we shared lunch at the
local “Eat & Park” and then met for the group debrief/AAR at
the Conference Center for 1400 hours.
Following the debriefing, I caught a cab to the Harrisburg
bus depot and began the trip back home. After innumerable
sidetrips, headaches and false starts, I arrived in Baton
Rouge at 0630 hours Monday, 6 June.
All in all, the NTI was an outstanding event and I am very
pleased to have attended. I will be back for NTI XVI.
“A View Of Mindset” at 1900 hours in the Conference
Center. This was a very interesting discussion addressing
the issue of the average person’s lack of reference points
for dealing with [their own] traumatic injury and the ways
society teaches incredibly bad lessons when it comes to
fighting through adversity. Shertz is an instructor with Insights Training Center; a former 18D & current ER doc in Portland, OR
After Shertz' presentation, Tom Givens gave his analysis of the Miami Massacre. Tom does the , hands down, best analysis of this event
that I have ever seen. Tom's school is, of course, www.RangeMaster.com
Thursday, 2 June 2005
At 1000 hours, I delivered my AK presentation to a small
group. They were interested and involved. We broke for lunch
around 1200 hours. Jim Garthwaite, the pistolsmith, offered
a presentation on the ‘Seven Steps of Functioning of the
M1911’ at 1400 hours. And, John Hearne offered his
outstanding presentation on the Newhall Incident that
evening at 1900 hours. For those who don't know John, he is a
federal law enforcement officer currently stationed in
Mississippi and an instructor for Tom Givens.
The rest of the time was spent politicking and visiting.
Friday, 3 June 2005
Jack Feldman, a Professor of Organizational Psychology at
Georgia Tech, presented an outstanding lecture on
“Training for Unconscious Competence” at 1000 hours.
After lunch, I offered an encore of my AK presentation.
There were approximately 40 people present. After my talk, I
sold almost every set of my renovated East German sights
that I had.
After supper, Skip Gochenour hosted a panel discussion. I was pleasantly surprised to be asked to participate as a member of the panel. Skip would pose a question to the panel and then, each of
us, in turn, would pontificate in response. I’m pretty
sure I rattled some cages with my very loud opinion that
most people do not want to train realistically and that
trainers who do not wish to train realistically were doing a
disservice to the students, themselves and the community and
that they should “take down their shills and call it
quits”.
Saturday, 4 June 2005
Beginning at 0800, we ran partner’s force-on-force. Yeager
and I worked together. Following that, we shared lunch at the
local “Eat & Park” and then met for the group debrief/AAR at
the Conference Center for 1400 hours.
Following the debriefing, I caught a cab to the Harrisburg
bus depot and began the trip back home. After innumerable
sidetrips, headaches and false starts, I arrived in Baton
Rouge at 0630 hours Monday, 6 June.
All in all, the NTI was an outstanding event and I am very
pleased to have attended. I will be back for NTI XVI.