A short time ago, on a thread far away, someone questioned the validity of the Mozambique as a defensive technique, and made some rather disparaging remarks about IPSC and race guns.
Having given myself some time for some sober (and sometimes not so sober) reflection, I wish to address those remarks, although I will not single out the offending poster.
Before being adopted and corrupted by IPSC, the Mozambique Drill was developed as a defensive technique to be used in a very specific set of circumstances, as follows:
You are faced with an imminent and deadly threat. The use of deadly force is justified.
You draw your weapon and place two rounds center mass of the triangular target in the chest area of the assailant, as quickly as possible.(The Hammer)
This is usuallly a fatal application of deadly force.
But wait!! You are still being assailed. You are still under the the threat of death or grave bodily injury.
Does'nt this guy know that he is dead? Is he on PCP? Is he wearing a bullet-proof vest?
In a deadly encounter, we have no time to stand around and engage in such ratiocination. We must act, or else perish. Thus the Mozambique Drill.
Threat. Draw. Bang-Bang. Pause to see if the threat has stopped while taking a refined sight picture on the head. If the threat is ongoing, take the headshot.
There is a pause to evaluate, which will certainly cost points during a IPSC competition.
This pause is taken so that the headshot may be avoided if the two chest shots have done thier job, and to refine the sight picture if they have'nt.
As to assertations that this cannot be done under pressure, and the center of mass of the torso is the only valid target I say this:
Just because YOU cannot do it does not mean that others cannot. I suggest more range time if you cannot execute this drill in three seconds.
As for the race gun remark, I have never owned one nor will I ever. If others wish to turn tools into toys and serious training into play, that is thier lookout. I do not wish to participate.
And finally, the legality and legitimacy of this defensive technique may be easily explained to any jury that has ever heard of PCP and bullet -proot vests.
I hope this clears up any mis-understandings of this perfectly valid defensive technique.
Best wishes.
Having given myself some time for some sober (and sometimes not so sober) reflection, I wish to address those remarks, although I will not single out the offending poster.
Before being adopted and corrupted by IPSC, the Mozambique Drill was developed as a defensive technique to be used in a very specific set of circumstances, as follows:
You are faced with an imminent and deadly threat. The use of deadly force is justified.
You draw your weapon and place two rounds center mass of the triangular target in the chest area of the assailant, as quickly as possible.(The Hammer)
This is usuallly a fatal application of deadly force.
But wait!! You are still being assailed. You are still under the the threat of death or grave bodily injury.
Does'nt this guy know that he is dead? Is he on PCP? Is he wearing a bullet-proof vest?
In a deadly encounter, we have no time to stand around and engage in such ratiocination. We must act, or else perish. Thus the Mozambique Drill.
Threat. Draw. Bang-Bang. Pause to see if the threat has stopped while taking a refined sight picture on the head. If the threat is ongoing, take the headshot.
There is a pause to evaluate, which will certainly cost points during a IPSC competition.
This pause is taken so that the headshot may be avoided if the two chest shots have done thier job, and to refine the sight picture if they have'nt.
As to assertations that this cannot be done under pressure, and the center of mass of the torso is the only valid target I say this:
Just because YOU cannot do it does not mean that others cannot. I suggest more range time if you cannot execute this drill in three seconds.
As for the race gun remark, I have never owned one nor will I ever. If others wish to turn tools into toys and serious training into play, that is thier lookout. I do not wish to participate.
And finally, the legality and legitimacy of this defensive technique may be easily explained to any jury that has ever heard of PCP and bullet -proot vests.
I hope this clears up any mis-understandings of this perfectly valid defensive technique.
Best wishes.
