​Self-defense is a broad subject that many of my fellow gun geeks have distilled down to the act of shooting an attacker. Based on my training and experience, there is a whole lot more to defense than pulling a trigger. In fact, defense goes well beyond learning ‘Gun-Fu’. There are stages leading up to the attack that you can see, countermeasures that can be taken, contingencies you can/should train for, and even methods in which you should conduct yourself before/after the critical incident, in the eyes of the law. The greatest flaw in mainstream firearms training is they are only preparing you for pulling the trigger, even in “self-defense” classes. This merely reinforces the myopic ideology that defense revolves around the trigger. I get that instructors will pander to the mainstream to keep their business alive, but I feel that classes can at least be enhanced or modified to include the reality of defense. But in the meantime, let me fill you in on a few things to munch on in your mind.

​Macro circuit is a made-up name, as far as I know. I could not think of a better way to describe what I am talking about. Macro circuit training is a way of running through different training subjects throughout the day in a continuous loop for 12 hours at a minimum. In my opinion, it is the best way to get the most bang for your buck and develop physical adaptations and/or learn, especially when time is limited. Keep in mind that this is a very extreme method of conditioning, and it has a very niche purpose to it. The focus is mainly for conditioning people for the rigors of combat. Getting them used to hard work, having to focus and perform, then getting a slight rest before doing it all over again. This is just like combat in the worst case scenario. 

​There are some misconceptions about light infantry out there. Some people seem to have this vision of lightly armed, highly maneuverable infantry using conventional tactics. Though history has shown a gross misuse of light infantry by mostly western forces (using them as line infantry), their training, tactics, and capabilities are more on par with special operations forces. In this article, I am going to talk about some of the characteristics that are under-appreciated in light infantry.