"Tactical" hugs and CCW

[10 Ring Tao]

a) "Go low" on your strong side.

Yup. Generally, one of your arms will go under one of theirs, and your other arm will go 'high' around their neck or shoulder.

Don't let their arm get under your strongside arm.

 

[Dorryn]

How big of a weapon are you CCing? I hug pretty much like normal, maybe keep my hips slightly farther back, and nobody has ever noticed my G27 IWB. Including my mother, who goes for all-in super hugs. And she's not an anti, but she's definitely not pro- so i need to keep her from knowing.

+1 to the ankle. Nobody has ever caught me with it.

 

[ArfinGreebly]

kellyj00

I just said "Chastity belt."

That's worth remembering.

 

[CNYCacher]

Funny story.

I have taken the "go-low" approach and it has worked very well. I keep my right hand straight down at my hip and my left hand goes up and I kinda lean to the right a little. People naturally reverse this when they hug me back. It has worked very well except for my uncle who is a LEO. He hugs with his left hand down all the time no matter what and it screws me up.

Then I remembered, he's left handed

 

[rickomatic]

Use the magician's technique of misdirection. As you hug them, reach around and give their left buttcheek a nice firm squeeze. They won't even notice if you've got an M4 stuck down your pants.

Of course...the pastor might think you're a little weird......

 

[03Shadowbob]

I don't have that problem as I am not much of a hugger. Anyone I hug has known me since we were little boys or I am married to her.

 

[Stevie-Ray]

That seems to be a problem only when I am carrying weak side, cross-draw in a belly-band. Not really a problem, just noticeable.

 

[TimboKhan]

I don't like being touched all that much, by grandmothers or anyone else, so that pretty much solves that problem. Seriously, any one of you guys touches me, I'll kill ya.

+1 to the person that can name the movie that I got that last qoute from...

 

[cloudedice]

Stripes!

I thought the quote sounded a little off, so I went searching:

"You just made the list, buddy. Also, I don't like no one touching my stuff. So just keep your meathooks off. If I catch any of you guys in my stuff, I'll kill you. And I don't like nobody touching me. Any of you homos touch me, and I'll kill you." - courtesy of IMDB

I love that movie.

 

[Deavis]

Lean in a bit more and force them to hug you up top. Rotate your hips slightly and lead with your off-hip. If you wear it slightly behind your hip and do those things, you should be okay. Practice a bit and don't go for the full on hug. Make noise and clap them slightly to divert their attention and make the hug seem bigger than it really is.

 

[Rock_Steady]

Lighten up, Francis.

It feels a bit clumsy changing the way you hug someone, and you think everyone will notice you being awkward, but its mostly in your perception. Go low, you'll make it through.

 

[Finch]

I've thought about this before, and I always felt that if I am going to hug someone who I wouldn't trust with the knowledge that I carry, then I probably shouldn't be hugging them.

 

[TimboKhan]

I thought the quote sounded a little off, so I went searching

haha, well I did clean it up a little bit to be THR friendly! You know, all that aside, I really don't like being touched all that much, and the people that do give me hugs (moms, dads, etc...) all know I carry and therefore I am not particularly worried about them feeling the weapon.

 

[zoom6zoom]

I don't like being touched all that much, by grandmothers or anyone else, so that pretty much solves that problem. Seriously, any one of you guys touches me, I'll kill ya.

+1 to the person that can name the movie that I got that last qoute from...

Lighten up, Francis.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

If it is inevitable that you're going to get hugged, be proactive and initiate it. Keep your arms low, aiming for their waist, so it forces the other person to hug you around the shoulders. (The opposite applies if you're wearing a shoulder holster.)

 

[Unisaw]

Stripes.