Defensive Shooting for Real-Life Encounters: A Critical Look at Current Training Methods

Mroz, Ralph

ISBN 10: 1581600941 / ISBN 13: 9781581600940

Published by Paladin Press - A Division of Paladin Enterprises, Inc., Boulder, Colorado, 2000

About this Item

148 Pages. As new gift quality condition. Interior text and illustration pages are near flawless. In this informative analysis of the state of shooting instruction, noted martial artist and firearms expert Ralph Mroz examines the myths and misinformation that plague the shooting community. From the five deadly training traps to unrealistic training exercises to concealed carry mistakes, Mroz offers solutions to help defensive shooters snap out of their routines and become better and safer with their firearms. Mroz, whose articles have appeared in Combat Handguns and Guns magazines, takes a no-nonsense approach to such topics as the need for empty-hands skills, range training vs. real-world training, the problem of range standards, understanding ad developing startle recovery, and the pros and cons of competitive shooting. With a foreword and chapters on ready positions and street safety by Bert DuVernay, the director of the Smith & Wesson Academy, this book offers today's shooter the practical information the more he or she needs to stay alive. Seller Inventory # 19317

Bibliographic Details

Title: Defensive Shooting for Real-Life Encounters:...

Publisher: Paladin Press - A Division of Paladin Enterprises, Inc., Boulder, Colorado

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition

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Synopsis:

In this insightful analysis of shooting and fighting instruction, noted firearms expert Ralph Mroz examines the myths and misinformation that plague the gun community. From the five deadly training traps to unrealistic training exercises to concealed-carry mistakes, Mroz offers solutions to help defensive shooters snap out of their routines and become better and safer with their firearms. Mroz, whose articles have appeared in Combat Handguns and Guns magazines, takes a no-nonsense approach to such topics as the need for empty-hands skills, range training vs. real-world training, the problem of range standards, understanding and developing startle recovery, and more.

About the Author:

Ralph Mroz is a police officer in western Massachusetts, currently assigned to his county's narcotics/gang task force. He has been a student of the martial arts since 1973 and is a well-known defensive tactics and firearms writer, with more than 250 articles published in professional law enforcement and use-of-force journals.