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A fighting school is probably
most distinguished by a philosophy which is wrapped in an attitude. They
are more comparable to the military and law enforcement doctrines. Many
of the skills we teach, and information we deliver, isn't that much different
from some other schools. How we deliver it and why, may be far right or
far left of other schools. The elements found at a fighting school have
been carefully selected to accomplish one goal, to prepare students to fight in
mortal combat.
There is no room for
'sportsmanship conduct' in fight training preparing for a lethal encounter.
We do not teach competition, establish fair rules, or award trophies.
We do not attempt to hide the ugly truth about combat. Our language
and demeanor often is as raw as the reality of life and death. Our
philosophy, attitude and doctrine, include the word "warrior" as a key
descriptor.
There may be many aspects of
fight training that is fun, but there is nothing fun about a fight, and fights
are far from pretty. The truth is, even winning a fight may be ugly.
We strive to make training as enjoyable as possible, having fun through
the course, without losing focus on the serious nature and goals of our
training.
In each of the lethal tool
disciplines, pistol, carbine, shotgun, rifle, and blade, 1st Dimension training
offers the basics of defensive marksmanship, gun handling and tactics. More
importantly, 1st Dimension introduces students to fight training. 1st Dimension
not only offers the core fundamentals, it also offers students the opportunity
to try out fight training to determine if it is best for
them.
Fight training is not your common clean
cut country club endeavor. It is hard work, often dusty, dirty, cold,
hot, wet and dry. Anyone can learn to fight, it is not an exclusive club,
it is inclusive to those who have the desire and commitment to become a
warrior.
When students enter the 2nd
Dimension, they find a whole new world of training that takes on a new meaning,
a new quest, greater challenges, with greater risk and greater accomplishment.
In this new world, comes greater responsibility, both for the student and
the instructor. We are still going to have some fun, but everything is
based on one goal, preparing to fight.
"It is
far more important, what we do before a fight, to face our destiny, than during
the fight. I firmly believe what you do during a fight, is directly
related and based on what you did, or did not do, before the fight started".
This statement may be understandable to the point of common sense, but
like the man said, "common sense isn't common!" Fight training isn't just
about shooting a target to hit your mark. Hitting your mark on a target at the
range is a "can". You either "can" or "cannot", real simple. And, if you
"can't", you can practice through the night until you "can", and just about
anybody can do that given enough mundane
practice.
Fight training is about "may".
In fight training, "can" you hit the mark is a given, if you can't hit
your mark, you should probably work on it until you can before proceeding.
Rather, fight training is the ability to manage the fight so you "may" hit your
mark.
When I'm learning defensive training
with lethal tools, I recognize the hard cold fact this training is only useful
if I get involved in a fight for my life. A fight for my life implies
only one of two possible outcomes.....life or death. If I live, my life
may continue with several possibilities, hundreds or even thousands. If I
die, the possibilities are down to "0", none, notta, too bad, it's over, split
my gear, who cares!
We believe one method to
help students approach fight training is to put the expectations up front loud
and clear. Therefore, TacTrain is "A FIGHTING SCHOOL". These words
are in our logo and they mean what they say. Regardless of the target
material we use during live fire, our goal is not to knock down steel or
bowling pins. It is our job to help students understand the skills we
develop, are to be used to destroy human
flesh.
We can boil this down into raw terms,
we help students develop the skill how to kill. We do not teach students TO
murder, we teach them HOW to kill. We do not teach competition, TacTrain
is not a dojo where students train for the next full-contact bout. We do
not teach the fine art of gamesmanship for the IPSC Olympics. We teach
students on methods how to stop a lethal threat attack with lethal tools.
The ugly part is, using lethal tools to defend against an illegal lethal
attack has a high probability of producing death. If we sugar coat this
reality, we rob the student of preparing before the fight for the sour taste
they will experience during a fight for their
life.
As a fighting school, TacTrain takes
their responsibility to our community, society and country, to produce students
with skills they can use for protection, very seriously. It is our
responsibility to be selective and forthright. We teach "the best defense
is a strong offense" and recognize the importance of the positioning of those
words. DEFENSE comes before OFFENSE. In Arizona, our citizens have the
right to protect themselves. We take that right all the way up, and
include lethal force if necessary. This is not game training. It is
lethal training and we don't mix the two. If you DO NOT need to defend
yourself, you DO NOT need to go on the offense.
We want our students to understand the
difference. During a game you can use a lethal tool, and you get to play
the game as often as you want, without harsh recourse from the outcome.
During a lethal fight, everything about the outcome is harsh. These
skills are to be used when there is no other recourse. The results of
lethal skill actions are immediate and forever. Again, we may enjoy the
training and even have some fun with it, but the reality is, using the skills
outside of the training class is very serious business, morally and
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