Our good friend John Lovell over at @warriorpoetsociety dropping a knowledge bomb. Hit up his Youtube for the full video when you get a chance. - “Time, distance, available cover, and mindset all can dramatically change what our best response to an ambushing opponent may be, but rest assured, doing a 2 step dance in front of a muzzle isn’t turning you into Neo from the Matrix. At distances greater than 3 yds and less than 10 yds, I’d prefer you hide behind a wall of your accurate return fire, or beat feet to let distance and cover allow you to end a threat. Try the range reload shuffle in force on force. You won’t try it twice. - Disclaimer #1: Some instructors teach stepping offline as a placeholder for the explosive movement they should be working on when the student is training on their own. It is not safe and practical to have a whole class bolting off-line. - Disclaimer #2: A single step can be effective if you are stepping behind cover Or if you were stepping into hand to hand distance and you know how to Matrix kung fu some folks. - Disclaimer #3: WATCH MY YOUTUBE VIDEO to hear the larger argument with some practical options to do instead of this old range dance. #rangedance #warriorpoets”
