After I got out of the Army, for about a fifteen year stretch all I did was pick up the occasional copy of American Handgunner, or Combat Handguns Magazine.
For that time period, neigh even for most of my life, including my time in the military, I was in my own little world and my own instructor in martial arts. Even for the five or so years I was in a Combat Pistol Club, I was the one that made up most of the scenarios. One day after reevaluating my techniques and comparing them to those of others. I realized that most of it fell in the realm of combat and less than lethal it wasn't. Even my hand to hand was too violent and extreme for civilian use.
It was almost impossible for me to imagine a scenario, other than one where a grievous felony was being committed, where law enforcement wouldn't blame me for being too extreme.
Luckily, IRL I'm a nice person and practice aviodance as my first line of defense. However, I'm still thankful for this forum and others for helping me see whats more mainstream in the LEO, SD instructor and legal community. Not too mention mainstream life in general.
Anyway, lets explore some of the key differences between SD and Combat and where they also overlap.
For that time period, neigh even for most of my life, including my time in the military, I was in my own little world and my own instructor in martial arts. Even for the five or so years I was in a Combat Pistol Club, I was the one that made up most of the scenarios. One day after reevaluating my techniques and comparing them to those of others. I realized that most of it fell in the realm of combat and less than lethal it wasn't. Even my hand to hand was too violent and extreme for civilian use.
It was almost impossible for me to imagine a scenario, other than one where a grievous felony was being committed, where law enforcement wouldn't blame me for being too extreme.
Luckily, IRL I'm a nice person and practice aviodance as my first line of defense. However, I'm still thankful for this forum and others for helping me see whats more mainstream in the LEO, SD instructor and legal community. Not too mention mainstream life in general.
Anyway, lets explore some of the key differences between SD and Combat and where they also overlap.