 stutzcattle
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Posted: 2/11/2012 10:08:01 PM
Originally Posted By Currahee:
I have got "on Combat" on order, I will move it to the top of the reading pile when it arives I'd recommend watching the videos "The Bulletproof Mind" that he has out. It didn't change how I do things or why I do them, but it convinced me that I need to keep doing them and keep training and preparing. To those of you that call his approach simplistic and reductionist, I'm fine with that. He's teaching people that it's ok to kill bad guys and how to deal with it in it's most basic form. He's teaching you to be prepared for the worst that life will bring. That comes in many forms, I doubt he wants to get specific. Sometimes it is a big picture mindset that gets you through. |
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Posted: 2/16/2012 10:49:51 PM
Here's a list of good books to start with.
On Combat (On Killing is more academic. On Combat is more practical in its approach) Lt Col Grossman Sharpening the Warrior's Edge, Bruce Siddle Deadly Force Encounters, Loren Christensen Warrior Mindset, Michael Asken Leadership and Training for the Fight, MSG Paul Howe Just 2 Seconds, Gavin de Becker The Gift of Fear, Gavin de Becker Training at the Speed of Life, Kenneth Murray I've enjoyed them all and gleamed what I liked from each one. The only exception is Sharpening the Warrior's Edge which is quoted heavily in On Combat. Each book offers something different and there no one book is a complete end-all book. |
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Posted: 3/9/2012 1:29:28 PM
[Last Edit: 3/9/2012 1:29:51 PM by R_S]
I read On Combat. Like the part about tactical breathing and the psychological/physiological challenges of combat and how to cope with them. That said Grossman often seems to have a Disney conception of "good guys" versus "bad guys" and likes to get up on his soap box a lot. I find is naive trust in the government disturbing.
Overall On Combat was worth the read (I borrowed it from the library), but it is not the end all, be all. |
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