When I was growing up, my parents often brought my brother and I out to spend time with my grandparents. We'd spend the day at their home, smack dab in the middle of nowhere, where the surrounding corn fields stretched on forever. At least, it seemed that way to me as an energetic eight year old. To keep my brother and I occupied, one of the things my grandparents did was to … [Read more...]
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Using Airsoft for Defensive Firearms Training
When I began shooting I learned much of my target skills from using BB guns in a range my parents built in the basement. This gave me a great foundation for my target shooting abilities. Gradually, I began using larger caliber firearms and learning more about managing recoil. This led me to begin defensive shooting and, eventually, teaching defensive training classes. … [Read more...]
Training with Airsoft: A Beginners Guide to Guns and Gear
Airsoft... Love it or hate it. Airsoft has become a quickly growing sport for youngsters looking for the next level of action outside of games like Call of Duty or Battlefield. While many are quick to hate on the sport and how it tends to breed knock off products, there is however a use for such technology. For many it is essentially the modern equivalent of the BB gun of … [Read more...]
Should You Get Force on Force Training?
Suddenly, a bolt of epinephrine surges through your system, sending an electric tingle through your gut. An unknown dread pulses in the back of your mind as you look wildly around the room, trying to figure out the source of the alarm ringing through your body. Something is wrong. You feel for the nightstand at your bedside and slide open its drawer. As you readjust the grip on … [Read more...]