TODAY'S TIP: Not really a "tip," but a funny thing: John was having us practice some gun takeaways, where you twist the gun out of the perp's hand after clearing the line of fire and striking him. He warned that he doubts most people would have the wherewithal to execute such precise movements under pants-soiling stress. (Being able to remove the gun regardless of the perp's strength and movements requires a lot of knowledge and precision.) The few times he had to deck a perp holding a gun on him, John simply cleared the line and struck, and that was that. However, he feels it's worth it for us to at least be aware of such possibilities. One thing he commented on was the speed required to make such tactics work. To demonstrate, without rising from his chair, he had me hold the gun on him, and executed the clear and disarm at high speed--such high speed, in fact, that he RIPPED THE PLASTIC TOY GUN APART. I was left holding the intact grip and part of the trigger guard, uninjured. The rest of the gun was ripped off and crushed in several pieces. I'm not just talking about removing the slide from the frame. This training gun was one-piece hollow plastic, and had survived unharmed through a LOT of vigorous training with big guys, including flying around the room and bashing into everything. Kinda makes you think of the benefits of GC movement combined with slam bag training for the hands!
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