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.
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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.
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