ByChris Sajnog
Reading Time: 1 minute The video below is going to explain the stages required to get you from meditating in a quiet place to on-the-go meditation you can use when shooting. For each stage I have made suggestions on how to introduce stress to your meditation practice and included examples from my own experience in walking this path. Click…
ByChris Sajnog
Reading Time: 6 minutes One of your main duties in LE is physical interaction, so this means that almost everything you do while you’re on the job is a perishable skill. Even your verbal skills are perishable. Think back to the day when you started your Law Enforcement training, whether it be in an academy or in the military, and…
ByChris Sajnog
Reading Time: 4 minutes Prepare yourself to WIN when you can, not when you have to. Color Codes of Awareness Learn the 4 color codes of awareness that will help you in developing a combat mindset. Important Tactical Realities Color codes of awareness are very important especially if you’re in law enforcement, it will happen to you! You will…
ByChris Sajnog
Reading Time: 5 minutes After over 20 years in the military, I’ve made firearms focused fitness or functional fitness the cornerstone of all my training. But I see many in the military and law enforcement out of shape and even obese. It’s a proven fact that you’re more likely to use excessive force if you’re out of shape for…
ByChris Sajnog
Reading Time: 7 minutes Whether it’s drawing your firearm against an active shooter, someone with an edged weapon, or any other weapon of opportunity, the fundamentals and the end game should always be the same — your eyes, weapon, and sights up on the threat and stopping the threat. Many LE operators only incorporate drawing from the holster during…
ByChris Sajnog
Reading Time: 6 minutes Yes! As the name implies, here at Center Mass Group we teach our students to quickly find the biggest target available at that moment, set their sights on the center of it and fire for effect. But with that we also need to constantly remind our shooters, “You can’t miss fast enough.” That means for instance that if you decide you’re going to slap the trigger like it owes you money because it’s faster; you’re going to (quickly) throw your rounds all around the guy shooting at you, hoping that he doesn’t have the discipline to slowly press back on his trigger with you in his sights. Let’s see…if I slap the trigger fast 10 times, 1 round is bound to hit him!
ByChris Sajnog
Reading Time: 1 minute Here’s an old FBI training video from the 60’s. It’s about 14 minutes long and talks about training techniques as well as using cover and the effects of ricochets. It’s interesting to see what techniques were used back then and what ones still apply today.
ByChris Sajnog
Reading Time: 4 minutes I’ve been shooting for the majority of my life and one thing I’ve heard everywhere I go is the importance of trigger control. It’s a delicate control…Don’t Pull it! You need to Press it…No…it needs to be constant Pressure…No, No, No…You need to Caress it and whisper sweet nothings to it so it will move straight to the rear.
ByChris Sajnog
Reading Time: 6 minutes One of the most neglected areas I see in any of the combat arts is mental conditioning. Normally when most people think about mental conditioning, they think of a good combat mindset. And having a solid combat mindset is vital and possibly the most important tool for you to have if you plan on defeating your enemies. But there are other mental conditioning skills you can use to increase your odds of hitting your threats under stress and living to tell the tale.
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STRUGGLING TO BECOME A BETTER SHOOTER?
Download my recommended Dry Fire Training Tools list for FREE! Learn how to shoot from the comfort of your home and save money on ammunition and other training range expenses.