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Oct 8, 2023 6:02:12 GMT -5
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Post by Gunny268 on Oct 8, 2023 6:02:12 GMT -5
BB5...No disrespect. What's an "FMA guru?"
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Oct 8, 2023 7:41:07 GMT -5
Post by x101airborne on Oct 8, 2023 7:41:07 GMT -5
From what I am gathering "Free Martial Arts". I did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night though.
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Oct 8, 2023 8:14:07 GMT -5
Post by bula on Oct 8, 2023 8:14:07 GMT -5
I live within 4 miles of a Holiday Inn Express, I'll guess Filipino martial arts. Heavy on blade use.
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Oct 8, 2023 8:17:35 GMT -5
Post by x101airborne on Oct 8, 2023 8:17:35 GMT -5
I live within 4 miles of a Holiday Inn Express, I'll guess Filipino martial arts. Heavy on blade use. Aaah. Didn't think of that. You are correct, heavy on blade use.
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Oct 8, 2023 8:18:48 GMT -5
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Post by rleprechaun on Oct 8, 2023 8:18:48 GMT -5
I carry a Ruger Blackhawk in 45 Colt with 4 5/8" barrel. It is loaded with my own special social load, with 250gr XTP. I have killed wild dogs, racoon and deer with this gun and load.
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Oct 8, 2023 18:22:43 GMT -5
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Post by gregs on Oct 8, 2023 18:22:43 GMT -5
Maybe in the woods but on the street with 2 legged predators I'll go DA revolver or 45 auto.
It is enough to operate a 5 shot J frame efficiently in a defensive situation why handicap yourself trying to load a SA.
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Oct 8, 2023 20:50:46 GMT -5
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Post by rleprechaun on Oct 8, 2023 20:50:46 GMT -5
It would be 6 dead people, before they got me.
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Oct 8, 2023 21:06:44 GMT -5
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Post by bigbore5 on Oct 8, 2023 21:06:44 GMT -5
BB5...No disrespect. What's an "FMA guru?" A guru is the proper term for a Filipino Martial Arts instructor, to put it in American terms. FMA is heavy on edged and impact weapons, but also includes unarmed combat skills as well. It's not like most traditional martial arts. There's a lot of "dirty" fighting emphasis.
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Jan 11, 2024 2:56:32 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2024 2:56:32 GMT -5
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Jan 12, 2024 8:46:05 GMT -5
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Post by x101airborne on Jan 12, 2024 8:46:05 GMT -5
BB5...No disrespect. What's an "FMA guru?" A guru is the proper term for a Filipino Martial Arts instructor, to put it in American terms. FMA is heavy on edged and impact weapons, but also includes unarmed combat skills as well. It's not like most traditional martial arts. There's a lot of "dirty" fighting emphasis. Aint no "dirty" in fighting for your life. Fight to win, fight to live. Dont ever give the other bast**** a chance. Hit, kick and bite everything you can especially where it hurts worse. If you are in a fair fight your tactics suck. And you are learning from people taught to fight everyday with maybe nothing against a far better armed opponent. I agree, Filipino Martial Arts is fighting fast, hard and dirty which is how you SHOULD fight. I bet that is one heck of a course to take!
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Jan 12, 2024 9:55:38 GMT -5
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Post by bobwright on Jan 12, 2024 9:55:38 GMT -5
I have been carrying a Ruger Blackhawk since about 2010 or so, and that daily. Here is my Sunday attire, sans sport coat: I have been experimenting with daily carry rigs for awhile. The one here is Doc Barranti's No. 1 Schuck, with the added band, or cuff, from his Ethan Edwards Model. This holster was made to be worn on a 2 1/2" cartridge belt, but I added a strip of leather to wear on my 1 1/2" pants belt. These are some of my trial holsters for carrying a Ruger Single action. On the left is Barranti's Hipshots Model, right is made for me by American Custom Gunleather made from my description via email: Bob Wright P.S. I see I have already responded to this post. I apologize for the extra [post.
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Jan 12, 2024 10:16:24 GMT -5
Post by jessejaymes on Jan 12, 2024 10:16:24 GMT -5
My FMA guru is a retired Navy SEAL. He trains us heavily in weapons retention in his firearms classes. One thing he is adamant about is the effectiveness of a blade in the clinch and scuffle. If someone goes for the gun, your objective is to keep them from using it on you. Cut the forearm muscles as you hold on to the wrist or even the gun itself. He also says to avoid holsters that are behind the hips if at all possible. He carries appendix as do most of us after going through the class. Getting a blue gun taken from you repeatedly over a weekend teaches you what works. One scenario we usually use when doing the law enforcement training is a multiple subject room entry with three of us in a room with about five officers doing the tactical entry. We have practice marking blades and they use simunitions in their duty weapons. During their first runs, we rarely get hit, they usually wouldn't have made it. Very eye opening to everyone who takes the course. BB- Sounds like you've attended some legitimate training. Most have not. As an active 27+ year FLEA I can tell you that SIM rounds and Force on Force training really "elevate" the learning curve. Swap the marking blades to shock blades and you really get an Eye Opener. Bladed Attacks are where courts have adopted (though incorrectly) a "21 Foot Rule"
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Jan 12, 2024 10:48:08 GMT -5
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Post by bigbrowndog on Jan 12, 2024 10:48:08 GMT -5
Sorry guys on the replies, I hadn’t looked at this topic in a while. Yes, Filipino Martial Arts, did so for 5 years prior to starting in competitive shooting. There were no marking blades, just wooden variants of your favorite carry blade. So a strike to the neck raised quite a welt, and a strike to fingers could break them if you were slow against a heavy handed opponent. The stick was 18-24” made of rattan or wood, a pair of them were employed most times. One as a blocker the other as a striker. That practice session was half speed at all times and mostly technique, then the padded pvc “sticks” came out and full speed took place. Definitely helps develop reflexes. Also showed you how Ineffective police baton tactics are because of restrictions on strike locations.
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Jan 12, 2024 21:58:48 GMT -5
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Post by LeverGunner on Jan 12, 2024 21:58:48 GMT -5
I've been carrying daily for about 15 years now. I've carried Glock 22, 1911s, j frames, single actions, NAA mini, Ruger LCP, GP100, and probably a few others. I've carried a single action constantly for the last going on 3 years however. I made the choice to carry a single action because I found myself carrying a semiauto, but practicing with a single action. I'd end up shooting a magazine worth once in a while, maybe once a month, but I'd shoot my Single Six and Blackhawk every week if not daily in summer. I've been shooting a Single Six for over 20 years, and it's natural in my hands. I have to think about using a semiauto though. So.. the choice was to force myself to practice with a gun I don't "love" or carry a gun that I'm proficient and practiced with. I chose the latter. I can reload fairly quickly. My wife timed me once, and I can reload in a shade less than 20 seconds (which is an eternity compared to the split second a good automatic user can do). I do carry a reload on my person. Is the best choice? No... not if you consider all the possible things that could happen. I made what is the best choice for me. I asked my wife what she thought before I made the choice. Her response was "I'm comfortable with it; You're good with a single action." I've seen several, and been part of several, forum discussions about using a single action for self defence. It always comes down to what if. Realistically, I'm not a "gunfighter". I want to have a gun should the need arise, and not spend my life centered around training to use it. So, using the gun that I'm most proficient with, the gun that I have fired the most, is the best choice for me. I carry in a Simply Rugged Sourdough Pancake holster. It's actually the most comfortable rig I've ever worn inside or outside the belt (which made the choice easier). I carry mostly OWB, and yes, it prints some. But... just going to walmart that doesn't matter here, and it doesn't print horribly. If I have to go places it does matter, such as a doctor's office, then I carry IWB, and I can effectively conceal such a large gun with only a T-shirt; I am a very large person though at 6'5" and 300+ pounds.
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Jan 15, 2024 19:21:01 GMT -5
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Post by hypervisor on Jan 15, 2024 19:21:01 GMT -5
I love my single actions. Super Blackhawks, Vaquero, Bearcat, Single six. I would NEVER carry one as a defensive firearm.
1. If you are involved in a justified shooting, you are likely to lose your gun ether temporarily or permanently. Carry the cheapest reliable gun you can. 2. Drawing, chocking, aiming, firing are 4 separate actions. With a Glock or glock like gun, you only have 3. Drawing, aiming, firing. 3. My Dimondback DB9 weighs less that my Bearcat. I can wear it Winter, Spirng, Summer and Fall in any clothes and you could not tell I have it on me. 4. Being 9mm I can shoot it… a lot. 5. There is a reason militaries and police moved on from the single action.
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