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Lecture: 1-2005
“TRAINING AT THE SPEED OF LIFE”
Ken Murray became associated with ATSA at NTI III. He has been since that time, a supporter,
advocate and valued friend of the NTI effort.
Ken joined us in Harrisburg and in Arizona. He has invested his energy and financial resources in the NTI.
Ken has just published his first book. It is, as expected a combination
dissertation and manual on “reality based training” (RTB). In this work he discusses the mechanics as well
as the psychology of RTB. For anyone
doing RTB, this book is an important reference work.
In eight chapters covering over 340 pages, Ken discusses
lethal force training, particularly dynamic, interactive human encounter based
training. Kens goal is to set an
organized process in place that allows for effective inoculation of the
Practitioner to the stress of force employment and to provide a system for
trainers to develop effective human interactive encounter models.
In the early chapters he discusses the need to address the
psychology of lethal force encounters.
Practicing drills is easy.
Stepping through the threshold that separates justification and
necessity is not so simple. RTB helps
to inoculate the Practitioner to the stress components of encounters. Practitioners also learn to spot behaviors
that indicate there is a probable confrontation in the offing and plug in your
response.
RBT is of particular value to those who have entity based
imperatives that dictate the form and manner of response to described
circumstance. Police, military and
detectives engage in activities that place them in circumstance where they can
raise their level of selective differentiation to conditions more likely to
occur in a compressed time and space.
RBT can also be used to inoculate against the dithering
that occurs in the confusion of the initial stages of confrontation.
RBT permits the Practitioner to become comfortable with
fear, confusion and the like that exists in every encounter.
Ken discusses the role of the progression from UI to UC.
He discusses the overall importance of hand/eye
coordination over debates on specific two handed shooting stances.
He discusses the degrading effect on personality when
there is a reliance belief in “toys”. RBT sets up enabling factors that allows
response to stimulus.
He discusses the difference between situations that call
for spontaneous, deliberate and reactive lethal force.
Ken turns his attention to the mechanics of RBT. He begins with the safety ritual of
RBT. Sterilizing of the training venue
is of absolute importance. The person
responsible for searching the venue and the parties entering the venue is the
person charged with saving the well being of all those who enter that venue. That person must be selected for his
dedication to his charged responsibilities and his personal concern for the
well-being of all those he assumes responsibility for.
RBT involves training, education and testing.
We must insert a space on the little man cards for a
report on potential medical conditions that could effect the Practitioner’s
ability to perform the tasks in RBT. We
do it as part of the pre-test interview.
It is better to have one source for the information to be stated so all
Judges are notified upon the presentation of the Practitioner for each test.
Ken suggests a standard color code for each category of
training weapon be employed as a consistent notice interpreted by all role
players and judges.
The book discusses scenario development. Role player guidelines are developed in
detail. There is a very good section
providing evaluation forms and scenario development forms.
The major portion of the manual is completed with a review
of the various types of training ammunition available.
Ken Murray’s book is a must have for the trainers
library. For those who have decades of
experience with RBT, it is a standard reference work. For those who are new to the concept of RBT it is a guide that is
indispensable.
ATSA STUDY GROUP
DECEMBER 17, 2004
DOT EXERCISE
Pit 4
Props:
(2) IDPA targets with ATSA Dots sprayed on.
Purpose: to allow the practitioner to use the relationship
between the intended impact area and a visualization of the sighting system as
a cue for the degree of trigger finesse to be accomplished.
Process: A series
of impact zones varying in size from 1 ½” to 6”x6” are engaged at differing
distances. The practitioner sees the
relationship between the impact area and the various parts of the rear of the
gun and uses those relationships as a cue for the degree of finesse required
for trigger actuation. In each string
(7) to (10) shots are fired as rapidly as the practitioner can maintain 90% of
his hits in the target area. Impacts
should be throughout the impact zone.
One hole groups means that the practitioner is shooting to slowly and
seeing a much more precise traditional sight picture than is required.
String 1-3 yds. 1
½” dot.
At this range, the outer edges of the rear sight should be
approximately even with the outer edges of the dot.
String 2-5 yds. Lower left 3” dot.
At this range the outside edges of the slide of an
auto-pistol should be approximately even with outside diameter of the dot.
String 3-7 yds.
Middle right 3” dot.
At this range the outer edges of the rear sight should be
approximately even with the outside diameter of the dot.
String 4-10 yds middle left 3” dot.
At this range the inside edges of the rear sight window
should be even with the outside diameter of the dot.
String 5-15 yds. Upper right 3” dot.
At this range the outer edges of the front sight should be
approximately even with the outside diameter of the dot.
String 6-20 yds. Upper left 3” dot.
At this range the dot should be on the top dead center of
the front sight.
String 7-25 yds. Head shot 6”x6” square.
At this range the outer edges of the rear sight should be
approximately even with the outer diameter of the head.
Note: each of the described visualizations of “sight
picture” are approximate and will vary slightly depending on the specific
weapon and affixed sight system. The
practitioner will learn that the visualizations described are sufficient to
maintain impacts within the designated impact zone. The purpose of the drill is to condition the practitioner to use
the relationship between the size of the impact area and the visualization of
the sights as an indicator of the degree of trigger finesse required to make a
hit in the impact area. Distance is
irrelevant.
ATSA STUDY GROUP
DECEMBER 17. 2004
DOT DRILL PRACTICAL EXERCISE
Pit 2
Props: (5) IDPA
targets and stands.
Purpose: To allow
the practitioner to practice the target to sight visualization exercise across
distance.
Process: The
practitioner, on the signal “gun” does a presentation of the weapon from
concealed carry and engages each target with a minimum of two rounds to the
designated impact zones. Practitioner
is responsible for getting of the line of force as is practically required and
maintaining a 360 check.
The practitioner will get (3) runs at the exercise.
T-1 3 yds., Impact
zone is the ocular window of the target.
T-2 7 yds., Impact
zone is the center 8” scoring zone of the target.
T-3 15 yds.,
Impact zone is the 8” center scoring zone of the target.
T-4 25 yds.,
Impact zone is the center 8” scoring zone on the target.
T-5 40 yds., Impact zone is the entire target.
ATSA STUDY GROUP
DECEMBER 17, 2004
DOT EXERCISE WHILE MOVING
Pit 3
Props: (3) IDPA
targets and stands. (2) of the targets
are marked with ATSA strike zones.
Purpose: To allow the practitioner to practice using the
designated impact zone as an indicator of the degree of finesse required for
trigger actuation and the required sight visualization.
Process:
Practitioner is placed at the edge of the lateral berm on either side of
the pit. He is 20 yds from the target
array. Targets are placed side by side
with approximately (5) ft. between targets.
On the signal “gun” the practitioner does a presentation from concealed
carry and begins moving along a diagonal line that goes from his location to
the deepest corner of the opposite lateral berm. As he is able to place a minimum of two shots into the designated
impact zone on each target he does so while in continuous motion.
T-1 Impact zone is
the 8” scoring zone of the target.
T-2 Impact zone is
the CT.
T-3 Impact zone is
the ocular window.
ATSA STUDY GROUP
DECEMBER 17, 2004
HOUSE EXERCISE
Pit: The L House
Props: Various hostile and friendly targets and
stands. Targets have the ATSA scoring
zones on the rear of the targets.
Purpose: To allow the practitioner ot practice dot drills
in a dynamic environment.
Process:
Practitioner is taken into the house and told to engage hostiles and
avoid injury to and friendlies.
ATSA STUDY GROUP
DECEMBER 17, 2004
FOF
Pit: Indoor Range
Props: Airsoft guns, Sims guns, drone knives and
cell-phone.
Purpose: To allow the Practitioner to experience
determining the process of justification combined with necessity.
Process: The Practitioner is provided with an Airsoft
weapon and a cell-phone. He is escorted
into a hallway that leads to a men’s room.
One role player exits the men’s room and proceeds towards the
Practitioner. Other role players
occlude the hallway exit. The role
player moving towards the Practitioner attempts to engage the
Practitioner. The Practitioner will
solve the problem.
Hopefully he will avoid the contact role player, establish
a sconce using the entrance to the men’s room, and control the role
players. The role players will use
physical menace in the early stages, then produce weapons and posture in a
threatening fashion and eventually move on the Practitioner forcing and
encounter.
Debrief will involve having the Practitioner list the
changes in the threat level that caused him to perceive the circumstances that
moved him from justification to necessity.
He should be evaluated for his recognition of the
existence of the cell-phone in his equipment inventory and for the prudent
employment of the cell-phone.