Ray D
Well-known member
Thanks, Tom. As many times as I have done the Tueller Drill, never done it with my back to the "attacker." Interesting reading. I have to learn to research my subjects in Wickopedia.
I have had training where the "Tueller Drill" was done "gently." That is with a cardboard knife and an orange plastic simulated gun. When you draw, you say "BANG," to shoot. Nobody gets hurt. You go through the whole class, and get no bruises, lose no blood. Also, you don't really get the point brought home, as well as doing it the rugged way.
We had a nice neighborhood, when my late wife got cancer. Druggies moved in, and I didn't notice, as I was busy with the cancer battle. (Ten years!) I was attacked, dragged into the drug war, day after Thanksgiving, 1987. I had to take my wife for treatment, regularly, which caused the druggies to feel that I was insulting them. (I was "dissing" them!) I started carrying a gun. The war was on!
Some Law Enforcement officers steered me into training, telling me I needed it. (Due to my "attitude.") Ultimately, I was led/pushed into a pretty rugged, realistic, rough and tumble, Advanced Handgun Combat course. Did two courses. By the end of the week, both times, I was bruised, everywhere, had small bandages over a few nicks and cuts, and worn out/exhausted, from twelve hours days of intense, simulated, hangun combat. Much of that was done with real guns, live ammo, lin the dark. At the end, you are almost convinced that you are in a real gun-fight.
The course was super effective. I was amazed at the difference in my skills. Still pretty much have them after more than ten years. There are a lot of variations on what is called the "Tueller Drill." For someone untrained, I recommend the orange plastic gun and cardboard knife. Live ammo outside of a formal training class, even with "cigarette filter bullets," is unwise, to be avoided!
Well, I'll stop. This thread has been hijacked, six ways from Sunday, and I've done my share of hijacking. :
Feel free to delete my post, or move to new thread - which I doubt is appropriate to this forum. :
Ray D ;D
I have had training where the "Tueller Drill" was done "gently." That is with a cardboard knife and an orange plastic simulated gun. When you draw, you say "BANG," to shoot. Nobody gets hurt. You go through the whole class, and get no bruises, lose no blood. Also, you don't really get the point brought home, as well as doing it the rugged way.
We had a nice neighborhood, when my late wife got cancer. Druggies moved in, and I didn't notice, as I was busy with the cancer battle. (Ten years!) I was attacked, dragged into the drug war, day after Thanksgiving, 1987. I had to take my wife for treatment, regularly, which caused the druggies to feel that I was insulting them. (I was "dissing" them!) I started carrying a gun. The war was on!
Some Law Enforcement officers steered me into training, telling me I needed it. (Due to my "attitude.") Ultimately, I was led/pushed into a pretty rugged, realistic, rough and tumble, Advanced Handgun Combat course. Did two courses. By the end of the week, both times, I was bruised, everywhere, had small bandages over a few nicks and cuts, and worn out/exhausted, from twelve hours days of intense, simulated, hangun combat. Much of that was done with real guns, live ammo, lin the dark. At the end, you are almost convinced that you are in a real gun-fight.
The course was super effective. I was amazed at the difference in my skills. Still pretty much have them after more than ten years. There are a lot of variations on what is called the "Tueller Drill." For someone untrained, I recommend the orange plastic gun and cardboard knife. Live ammo outside of a formal training class, even with "cigarette filter bullets," is unwise, to be avoided!
Well, I'll stop. This thread has been hijacked, six ways from Sunday, and I've done my share of hijacking. :
Feel free to delete my post, or move to new thread - which I doubt is appropriate to this forum. :
Ray D ;D