Lets Revisit the 21 Foot Rule ConceptThe 21 foot rule drill is well known within the law enforcement and personal defense circle. This defensive drill was patterned after a Salt Lake City Police Sergeant Dennis Tueller experimentation.
Posted on 04/03/2018 5:20:15 AM PDT by w1n1
Lets Revisit the 21 Foot Rule Concept
The 21 foot rule drill is well known within the law enforcement and personal defense circle. This defensive drill was patterned after a Salt Lake City Police Sergeant Dennis Tueller experimentation.
The Tueller drill is all about "reactionary gap" through training. Other trainers have come up with the distances associated it to the Tueller drill. This experimentation, determined that the average healthy adult male can cover a distance of seven yards (21 feet) in about 1.5 seconds.
Training Scar
According to Force Science Research Center the old way of training was to stop the scenario when the defender gets off the first shot at the perpetrator. This type of training and mentality of "bang you're dead" leads to a false sense of safety, this is a "training scar". A training scar is a negative trait that's come as a result of bad training practices.
Another training scar that is common in shooting is how we are all conditioned to stand on the firing line and shoot at a static target. For this reason, most Law Enforcement Officers and civilian gun owners step in concrete the minute their gun leaves the holster.
Safety was the primary motive to reinforce training with firearm. If there were any movement implemented into the training. It was limited to movements to perpendicular or lateral movements in relations to the target.
Alternative Solutions
Force Science Research Center provides an alternative way is to turn the "Tueller concept" into an actual drill as a force on force exercise. Basically, the drill extends to another 10-15 seconds, rather than stopping on the first bang you're dead. We have to get rid of the "Bang! You're dead" mentality. This gives the participants a chance to utilize any tactics (techniques) to survive.
Here's a few alternative ways to train with a gun, see below - read the rest and see the full footage on knife vs guns story here.
Just like that kid in the zombie movie said, it all boils down to CARDIO.
Best to empty the gun on him and reload.
Re vid: “Jello no hit back.”
always look to maneuver to get something between you and anyone that causes internal alarm bells to go off. A parked car, a lamp post, telephone pole, trash can - anything to slow the guy down enough so that you can draw your weapon.
If you don’t practice move n shoot, you are wasting your time.
Especially after that first slice to the jugular.
“If you don’t practice move n shoot, you are wasting your time.”.....
And, just keep shooting until your attacker stops or you run out of ammo.
The dude is quick! Stabby, stabby, stabby. It’s hard to believe the video isn’t sped up a little.
Sure, attack a man with no arms and legs...
21 feet is for ANY assailant—even the fat slob with the knife will getcha.
"We'll call it a draw."
Not many civilians are able to draw and fire from CCW in 1.5 seconds.
To me this means extending the threat distance (25 ft.) and drawing earlier in the perception of threat.
This is one point in favor of pocket carry vs. waistband carry. I can put my hands in my pocket, grasp the firearm in a drawing grip, and look ‘normal.’ IWB or OWB means putting my hand on my hip, a threatening motion that has on more than one occasion resulted in a charge of brandishing.
I’m thinking 300 yards. That gives me time to get the rifle out of the case.
He can probably safely stop stabbing the guy when he’s been decapitated. What’s the point of stabbing the neck where the head was once attached?
I wondered what happened to the Black Knight. I'm happy that he was able to pursue a new career, although I'm not quite sure how much of a career there is in being a ballistics dummy.
It looked like he was channeling his inner “Crip” or “Blood”, or perhaps just enjoying himself a bit too much.
I never wanna be the target of his frustrations!
For sure!
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