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Defensive Training to Survive, under Stress

May 14, 2013 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Last week, I finished the fourth and final installment of the Defensive Handgun series at Sig Sauer Academy. Senior instructor Scott Reidy taught us how to survive a deadly-force encounter armed with a handgun. He ran us through the same movement drills he planned on using the following day instructing a Massachusetts State Police team.

Shooting while moving is hard. It’s like taking three pictures with your iPhone of a five-inch object that’s 10–15 yards away—while moving forward and then backward. When you run out of ammo, as Scott not-so quietly reminded us, “You need to keep moving!” as you change your mag. For roughly the same experience with your iPhone, send a text message to Mom between pictures and “Keep moving!”

Self-defense training with a handgun is intimidating, especially if you’re older or if you’re a woman. But one of my classmates was 73. He was able to run through the drills like everyone else. And yes, the classes are mostly full of men (Sig does offer courses for women only), but there was one woman in the last shotgun course I took a couple of weeks ago. We all, men and women alike, took a beating that day, firing off 100 rounds.

But here’s the deal. Whether you’re a man or a woman, I have found that the demand for the courses has increased dramatically. Sig Sauer can thank politicians like Mayor Bloomberg of New York. Mr. Big Gulp himself is a poster boy for how government has increased demand for gun training. The course I just finished is offered 10 more times between now and the end of September—nine are already full. And as an aside, my local gun club has capped membership at a record high.

High demand is often followed by lower quality. My 73-year-old friend said it’s worth travelling the two and a half hours to Sig Sauer. He talked to some other companies over the phone and knew within a few seconds they were not as good as Sig Sauer Academy. Demand for introductory courses is going up. That’s why I want you to beat inertia now and avoid the coming scrum.

As you progress through your training, you’ll find, as I did, that the non-serious students fall by the wayside after the first couple of classes. Then you will find, as I did, that the training courses become exponentially better when you’re with like-minded and serious citizens. Hard work always keeps you ahead of the other boys and girls.

 

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E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998.

E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH, NH, where he completed course-work in Practical and Defensive Handgun, Conceal Carry Pistol, Shotguns, Precision Scope Rifle and Kidnapping Prevention.

E.J. plays a Yamaha Recording Custom drum set with Zilldjian cymbals. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris.

Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com

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