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  • ive taken to listening to this guys podcasts as i drive around..

    …and I think you should be too. Gunfighter Cast I have only listened to a couple of his casts, but so far I think he is right on the money with his advice. If you like my “Tactical Preschool” stuff but wan’t to hear more detail, this is your guy. Check it out. [...]
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    Posted: December 06, 2009, 2:12am EST
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  • the call….

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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 11:55pm EST
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  • tactical preschool 37

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    A useful tactic to learn and use is the “contact and cover” approach. Typically used in law enforcement, it can also be a useful civilian self-defense tactic when you are working with like minded individuals. “Contact and cover” is the approach used when dealing with a subject who is an unknown [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 3:14pm EST
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  • gunsite tactical carbine

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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 1:11am EST
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  • what are your magical talismans?

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    Image by OLD SKOOL Cora via Flickr Humans have believed in what we call “magic” for a very long time. Some think that our caveman ancestors painted animals on cave walls because they believed that it helped in the success of their hunting efforts. While we “civilized” humans now know that sacrificing [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 3:31pm EST
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  • the warriors quest

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    Image by cindy47452 via Flickr An interesting tradition peculiar to the Samurai of fuedal Japan was the practice of the “Warrior Pilgrimage”. Wikipedia defines this pilgrimage as the: Musha shugyō (武者修行, Musha shugyō?) is a samurai warrior’s quest or pilgrimage. The concept is similar to Knight Errantry in feudal Europe. A warrior, [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 7:30pm EST
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  • tactical preschool 36

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    Communications are vital in any tactical operation. Sometimes, due to the necessity for stealth or simply the need for quick signaling, operators need to use hand signals. There are many signals and many different signals for the same message depending on where you look. What ultimately matters is that everybody agrees [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:41pm EST
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  • i hope there is life after death

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    …and I hope you are burning in hell. In the immortal words of Johnny Cash…. You can run on for a long time Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later God’ll cut you down Sooner or later God’ll cut you down [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:56am EST
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  • where the way is found

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    “A warrior has success in his head, armor on his chest, and his fate is in heaven. Go to fight with confidence and you’ll come back without a single wound. Rush into the battle ready to die. Should you leave home, remember that you shall never see it again, only [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:04pm EST
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  • are you a warrior?

    A fellow LEO over at Trigger Pull Tactical posted this piece titled, Are You A True Warrior? Webster’s dictionary describes a warrior as: “A person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness, as in politics or athletics.” I laugh as I type this because I just know some [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:17pm EST
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  • be rather than appear

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    “Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.” -Baltasar Gracian “Heroism” or “warriorship” is in the DOING of something, not in the practice of something. You cant proclaim yourself a hero, others call you one for what you have done. I think Warriorship is much the same thing. [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:28pm EST
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  • tactical preschool 35

    When conducting a deliberate, organized operation involving the co-ordination of many people with different tasks a useful tool is the “rally point”. The military definition for a “Rally Point” is: Rally Points: A rally point is a place where a patrol can reassemble and reorganize if dispersed during movement; or temporarily halt [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:10pm EST
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  • tactical preschool 34

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    A tactical fundamental is the perimeter. Whenever you are stopped, or if you are about to be engaged by a superior force, you need to find cover and concealment and circle the wagons to cover 360 degrees around you. By doing so, small units have been able to hold out against [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2009, 9:09pm EST
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  • tactical preschool 33

    A tool used in some tactical operations is the planning/implementation/use of what are called “phase lines”. Typically used on planned operations where you are orchestrating movement of persons, groups of persons, vehicles, or even entire armies; phase lines are used as markers that signal a change or a necessary action that [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:28am EST
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  • if i only had an extra 12.5 grand laying around

    I’d buy me one of these…   [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:36am EST
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  • How To Live: Principles and Precepts

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    An excellent post from a friend of this blog over at; William The Coroner’s Forensic Files. It’s about living a life “worth believing in”. Read it, learn it, live it. [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:25am EST
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  • suburban warrior syndrome

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    Every once and a while, when I cycle through my “Warriorship Examination” phase, I like to resurrect this excellent article. Image via Wikipedia By: Ethan Gilsdorf Summary: From The Matrix to Harry Potter, heroic fantasy is hot stuff. These modern epics tap into our frustrated impulse to be 21st-century knights–and may even help [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:20am EST
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  • defining terms

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    Alright, I have a moment to type. It would be a fairly accurate statement to say that when I created this blog it was with the intention of coalescing my thoughts about, and refining my definition of, “Warriorship”. While “Warriorship” is closely associated with the word “Warrior”, I am starting to come [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 3:40pm EST
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  • how two of my favorite toys function

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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 3:35pm EST
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  • tactical preschool 32

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    A basic (very basic) skill is simple observation. If you are defending a position or simply making a deliberate move from one position to another you need to carefully evaluate your surroundings before moving out. A simple yet effective method takes 2 steps: * Step 1. Make a quick, overall search [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:47am EST
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  • diversion from the usual…

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    Image via Wikipedia I typically avoid political issues here, but the recent turn of events in our Congress leaves me concerned. If passed, this new health care legislation would be a major shift towards the government assuming more power than I believe the Constitution allows. While I do believe that our [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:51am EST
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  • the warrior poets

    I just came across the blog of a fellow flatfoot who has a better turn of phrase than I do. His blog is called The Warrior Poets and the author describes himself thusly: My name is Christopher. I work in a world where we wear body armour and carry automatic weapons and [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 5:56am EST
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  • aliveness training

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    I just read an interesting post over at TDA Training about “aliveness training” and what that term means. Go over and take a look and be sure to watch the video. [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:32am EST
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  • tactical preschool 31

    While this isn’t really a “tactic” per se, it is a fundamental aspect of weaponcraft that is vital to understand when you are using a long range weapon. The thing I am speaking about is what is referred to as a weapons “zero”. To understand what a “zero” is, you have [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:53pm EST
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  • tactical preschool 30

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    Another fundamental….movement in formation. Military/Tactical formations are about as old as human warfare and many have remained quite unchanged over the ages. Military commanders have been constantly looking for ways to organize their troops so that control, speed of movement and deployment of weapons can be used to their greatest effect. When [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:04pm EST
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  • AR15 CQC

    Here is part 1 of a 12 part YouTube series showing Lenny Magill’s “AR15 CQC”.   [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 2:58am EST
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  • Hooah

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    Found this Hooah site: FM 7-21.13 – The Soldier’s Guide, dated 15 OCT 2003 Paragraph 4-27, Traditions, states: “Hooah!” This informal but always understood sound is less a word than an audible affirmation of the warrior ethos. The soldier that utters that sound understands his task and will not quit until it is [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 9:01am EDT
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  • the warriors song

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    Another good find from Spartan Cops. [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 10:23pm EDT
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  • reboot your OODA loop

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    Go over to my brother in blue’s site SpartanCops and check out his post on scenario training and the OODA loop. He links to this video that shows what is called the “hooded box drill”. I have done this drill at my PD and it is a great tool. Go read Spartan’s [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 6:43pm EDT
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  • tactical preschool 29:line your enemies up as if stringing a line of fish

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    Musashi said: Waiting is bad. Always quickly re-assume your attitudes to both sides, cut the enemies down as they advance, crushing them in the direction from which they attack. Whatever you do, you must drive the enemy together, as if tying a line of fishes, and when they are seen to [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 12:51pm EDT
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  • the book of five rings audio

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    Follow the link to YouTube for the remainder of the episodes. [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 6:57am EDT
    by tgace

  • sign me up….

    Coffee City Texas. [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 9:55pm EDT
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  • for those who haven’t met him already let me introduce Mr. Murphy

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    Image via Wikipedia MURPHY’S LAWS OF COMBAT OPERATIONS 1. Friendly fire – isn’t. 2. Recoilless rifles – aren’t. 3. Suppressive fires – won’t. 4. You are not Superman; Marines and fighter pilots take note. 5. A sucking chest wound is Nature’s way of telling you to slow down. 6. If it’s stupid but it works, it isn’t [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 2:48am EDT
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  • tactical preschool 28

    How to cross the street. Sometimes your team may have to cross a danger area like a street or yard. If the distance is within a 3-5 second rush what you typically do NOT want to do is cross the area one person at a time. The reason you don’t want to [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 2:26pm EDT
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  • yeah Im a Tolkien nerd….

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    Hello. My names Tom and Im a Tolkien geek. I have been a fan of Tolkien since I picked up a copy of the Hobbit at the local library when I was a grade schooler and have read the Trilogy every few years ever since. I even packed a copy to [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 1:37am EDT
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  • tactical preschool 27: military field trip

    Image via Wikipedia While most of my “preschool” has been oriented towards individual, fundamental and mostly “concrete” concepts; in this lesson we are going to take a little field trip into the realm of military tactical theory, namely the USMC’s doctrine of maneuver warfare. As you look at these concepts, do [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 5:07pm EDT
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  • i pledge allegiance…

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      I remember a teacher that I had, Now I only went through the 7th grade, I went through the 7th grade… I left home when I was 10 years old because I was hungry… I used to, this is true, I’d work in the summer and go to school in [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 2:12am EDT
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  • Paul Harvey..God rest his soul.

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    Posted: October 17, 2009, 11:18pm EDT
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  • magpul facial recognition drill

    I just found a little vid from Magpul that coincides nicely with my last tactical preschool lesson, where I discussed developing  a scanning method for target engagement. What Magpul instructors have done is design a drill where a shooter is shown two photos of faces. The shooter then runs down range [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 10:49pm EDT
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  • tactical preschool 27

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    Watch the hands! A basic principle taught in law enforcement schools and in defensive tactics is to watch your opponents hands. It requires hands to operate a firearm or grasp a knife. If you cant see both of your opponents hands than you best beware. For the military and LE types out there [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 6:07am EDT
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  • very interesting Bullshido post

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    Keith Schwartz is a 6th degree black belt in JuJitsu  and 5th degree black belt in Judo. He created a high quality instructional video series back in the 1990’s that was widely sold. He has recently walked way from the martial arts entirely to pursue a religious calling. He just [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2009, 11:20pm EDT
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  • gear evaluation: the liger belt

    For the last few years I have been wearing a Liger Belt. It wears quite comfortably, no biting, pinching or edges and for all appearances looks like a leather dress belt. I purchased the black/black combination and it goes quite nicely with any pair of pants I own from uniform [...]
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    Posted: October 10, 2009, 6:18pm EDT
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  • Bas Rutten Workout

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    Posted: October 10, 2009, 6:00am EDT
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  • tactical preschool 26

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    Back to vehicles. Sometimes your car may be the only source of cover you have available, but to use it you have to know a few basic things. By and large, most cars are constructed of thin layers of metal, fiberglass and glass; none of which are well known for stopping [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 6:28pm EDT
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  • tactical preschool 17

    When you are pieing a corner, a thing you should keep in mind is the relationship between your cover and your engagement area. If you can see daylight between your opponent and your cover then you are too exposed yourself. You only want to “roll out” from your cover enough to be [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 8:04pm EDT
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  • tactical preschool: homework

    Read THIS. That is all. [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 5:23am EDT
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  • jack of all trades?

    I just read this passage from the Hagakure: There are many people who, by being attached to a martial art and taking apprentices, believe that they have arrived at the full stature of a warrior. But it is a regrettable thing to put forth much effort and in the end become [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 3:12am EDT
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  • weapons for reporters…get it right for once

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    AKA: “OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!” I cannot stand it when the news reports: “drug dealers home raided…machine gun found” and they show a table of dope w/an AK47. Or when hunting rifles are called “Assault Weapons“….a .45 cal 1911 called a “revolver”..and on, and on. So I am going to keep [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 3:38pm EDT
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  • tactical preschool 16

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    A fundamental tactical concept when working with another person is that of Areas of Responsibility. When you are under stress it becomes harder to deal with large areas of possible threats. It’s basically tough to maintain a wide scope of awareness at any time, and under stress Tunnel vision starts to [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2009, 5:00pm EDT
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  • tactical preschool 15

    A short tip… If you are actively engaged and are  moving up to a position of cover, get your weapon up and on target before you arrive. Many people run up to a barricade with their weapon in a depressed position and waste time and movement repositioning their firearm and finding [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 10:39pm EDT
    by tgace
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