One good training technique is to visualize yourself in different situations and evaluate how you think you should react, so if you face similar situations in real life, your reactions aren't delayed or misdirected.
Here's one actual, real-life event, of a type that seems to be increasing in frequency, that can be used to think through "what if would I have done?" in a similar situation:
A man is standing in line for a "Black Friday" sale. Someone cuts in front of him. The first man tells the line-cutter to get out. The line-cutter punches him in the face. The first man draws his concealed gun. The line-cutter stops his attack and withdraws. No shots were fired.
The police noted the first man had a valid CCW and declined to press charges.
Here's the link: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/NA...y-Shopper-for-Cutting-in-Line--180586131.html
For myself, I don't think I would have seen a single punch in the face as a lethal threat, and if the line-cutter stopped after one or two punches, I think I would have tried to keep my responses limited to non-lethal means. Of course, if the assault turned into a sustained attack, this old man probably would have had to call on Mr Smith for help.
So, what would YOU have done?
- - - Yoda
Here's one actual, real-life event, of a type that seems to be increasing in frequency, that can be used to think through "what if would I have done?" in a similar situation:
A man is standing in line for a "Black Friday" sale. Someone cuts in front of him. The first man tells the line-cutter to get out. The line-cutter punches him in the face. The first man draws his concealed gun. The line-cutter stops his attack and withdraws. No shots were fired.
The police noted the first man had a valid CCW and declined to press charges.
Here's the link: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/NA...y-Shopper-for-Cutting-in-Line--180586131.html
For myself, I don't think I would have seen a single punch in the face as a lethal threat, and if the line-cutter stopped after one or two punches, I think I would have tried to keep my responses limited to non-lethal means. Of course, if the assault turned into a sustained attack, this old man probably would have had to call on Mr Smith for help.
So, what would YOU have done?
- - - Yoda
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