#weapon training

[busarewski]

Yaoyao is doing some weapons training for his new role, and we love that posture and hair!!

[jkfukufan]

Tanto dori is LIT.

I’m having so.much.fun learning new stuff and finally getting basic moves RIGHT because otherwise, zip, my throat gets cut, blam, my guts spill on the floor.

*maniac grin*

[waterfallweapon]

                  She really just did that. Miko can only stare at the wooden pillar, or rather, what was left of it anyway. It had been cut cleanly in a diagonal half, the top laying at her feet. “Do I have to pay for this now?”

[random-bookquotes]

A sword against an axe? Whatever any of them were accustomed to worked, as in battle, no weapons were equal. A real fight was no joust, and you had to use any tool at your disposal. Therefore, they preferred to practice with all types of weapons.

Lina J. Potter, For the King (A Medieval Tale, #6)

[mami2five]

My thoughts on America's gun laws and Army Cadets

My thoughts on America’s gun laws and Army Cadets

Did you know, that in 2016 alone there were 385 mass shootings in America? There are only 365 days in a year!!! Just in case you didn’t know (I didn’t until google informed me) that a mass shooting is where four or more people are killed or injured. Did you also know that in total, there were over 15,000 gun related deaths in America in 2016? I know America is a huge country, but those numbers…

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TacStrike 1/4 Scale Steel Target System

TacStrike 1/4 Scale Steel Target System

I have been a fan of TacStrike Targets since my purchase of one of Rob’s stake in targets three years ago.

I decided to expand my collection with one of TacStrikes  1/4 Scale Steel Target Systems this year.

The system comes with a base that can accept 1″X2″ or 2″X2″ wood stakes if you want to shoot paper, and a center pocket that accepts the target rack post.

The 1/4 scale silhouette is made of…

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shoot to......what?

shoot to……what?

Grave awaiting its coffin. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I was just reading Tiger McKee’s “The Book of Two Guns” where I came across this passage:

When engaging a threat with fire you are shooting to stop the threat-not kill them. Due to the areas we must shoot to stop the threat effectively-the center mass and head, the threat may die. But that isn’t the desired effect. Our job is to stop the threat…

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fine..gross..lets call the whole thing off

fine..gross..lets call the whole thing off

Another interesting post over at Vuurwapen Blog. Andrew talks about one of my favorite “tactical sacred cows”…the whole “you won’t be able to do that fine motor skill in combat” meme.

http://vuurwapenblog.com/2012/10/09/dexterity-motor-skills/

I was first told about “fine motor skills” while in the military; the explanation I was given was that anything to do with using my fingers under stress…

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