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6 days ago

"Almost" Semper Parabellum, my brother? abaintl.us/semper-parabel…

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Dry fire has an image problem. To some shooters, it is the boring thing instructors recommend when ammunition is expensive. To others, it is almost magical: the secret ritual that supposedly turns mediocre shooters into experts without recoil, noise, or range fees. Both views are wrong. abaintl.us/dry-fire-scien…

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2 weeks ago

One of the most frustrating moments in a shooter’s development rarely happens at the beginning of the journey. Beginners tend to improve quickly. Early exposure to structured practice often produces visible and encouraging results: groups tighten, manipulations become cleaner, confidence grows, and what once felt mechanically impossible gradually becomes familiar. For a period of time, progress appears almost linear. The shooter leaves the range with the impression that more practice naturally translates into more performance. Then, sometimes abruptly and sometimes so gradually that it becomes difficult to notice, improvement slows down. abaintl.us/why-most-shoot…

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4 weeks ago

Something new is coming... #range #shooting #florida #guns #weapons #abaintl

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2 months ago

If an individual does not understand what is happening in their environment, the outcome of a confrontation is often decided before any physical action takes place. In high-risk environments, particularly those involving armed conflict or defensive use of force, the decisive factor is rarely technical execution alone. Rather, it is the ability to correctly perceive, interpret, and anticipate unfolding events. This capability is formally defined in the scientific literature as situational awareness (SA). abaintl.us/situational-aw…

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2 months ago

Situational Awareness according to Endsley (1995).

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2 months ago

In the field of human performance—whether in sport, tactical operations, or combat shooting—there is a persistent illusion that improvement is primarily a function of repetition. Train more, shoot more, move more, and performance will inevitably rise. However, decades of research in motor learning and performance science challenge this simplistic view. Among the most influential contributors to this paradigm shift is Richard A. Schmidt, whose work fundamentally redefined how we understand skill acquisition, variability, and transfer of training. At its core, Schmidt’s contribution dismantles the notion that practice equals performance. Instead, he demonstrates that performance emerges from structured interaction between practice conditions, feedback systems, and cognitive processing—a concept that aligns directly with modern evidence-based training systems. abaintl.us/from-measureme…

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2 months ago

Close Quarters Battle (CQB) refers to combat conducted at very short distances, typically inside buildings, confined spaces, or dense urban environments. At these ranges, time, space, and information are extremely limited, and the margin for error is minimal. Over time, three broad operational approaches to CQB have emerged, each driven by mission objectives, threat profile, rules of engagement, and force composition: Limited Penetration, Dynamic, and Suppressive CQB. abaintl.us/three-types-of…

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2 months ago

In the pursuit of excellence in armed combat training, practitioners often prioritize technique, equipment, and repetition. However, one of the most critical determinants of real-world performance lies not in what is trained, but in how the human organism responds under stress. More than a century ago, Robert M. Yerkes and John D. Dodson published a seminal paper titled The Relation of Strength of Stimulus to Rapidity of Habit Formation (1908). abaintl.us/the-relation-o…

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2 months ago

Driving is one of the activities people perform most frequently without thinking much about it. For most individuals, it is simply a routine task: start the vehicle, follow a GPS route, and reach a destination. However, in the world of protective operations and tactical mobility, vehicle movement is treated very differently. abaintl.us/7-tactical-dri…