He who hesitates is lost.

by JLF , Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 13:30 (4026 days ago) @ Byron

Number one thing to train, get yer mind right. Earp, Holiday, Jordan, Askins, and so many more share one thing in common. Deliberate action. All the other technical training is well worth it, for sure, but without a "let's do this" mentality, it might as well be tennis. Many experiments over decades have shown that *reaction time* is an eternity in a gunfight. That originates in the brain, for everybody, and it is precisely why people like Jordan can draw and fire before the person who has the drop on them does. Knowing, and training, on when to "start the ball" is half the battle, the other half wins confrontations, and that is total focus and concentration on whatever your move is, "thoughtless" as it were, and without a nano-second of hesitation. Winning the reaction time duel is huge, and it can save your butt, all-by-itself, in a confrontation where everything else is stacked against you.

JLF