Bourneshooter
Blue Line Sheepdog
What resources do you use/have to teach a winning/combative/(fillinbuzzwordhere) mindset to new Cops, Military, CCW permit holders, etc.
Books? Videos? Podcasts? Lectures?
I know a big part of developing the mindset is putting that person through some serious Force on Force training to cement it, but that I think requires one to have the mindset before hand.
Grossman's works (On Combat/On Killing) have been long recommended, but have some issues due to association with Grossman and his less than stellar reputation.
The old Cop books "Street Survival" by Caliber Press were good. They were about real life stories of cops who survived or died and what new cops could do to win. This has stayed prevalent in the LE world by doing Officer Survival classes that are mostly taught by survivors of lethal force encounters or encounters where the officer almost lost their life or watched their partner loose theirs.
Had a several hour long conversation with a young man who was carrying a gun, but didn't have the mindset to accompany it. He was the "cool guy factor" carry type. I remember using examples of fights/uses of force from my LE job, as well as historical examples - battle of Thermopalye and Spartan Warrior Culture - to try to instill that the gun is just a tool, the mindset is all that matters.
Books? Videos? Podcasts? Lectures?
I know a big part of developing the mindset is putting that person through some serious Force on Force training to cement it, but that I think requires one to have the mindset before hand.
Grossman's works (On Combat/On Killing) have been long recommended, but have some issues due to association with Grossman and his less than stellar reputation.
The old Cop books "Street Survival" by Caliber Press were good. They were about real life stories of cops who survived or died and what new cops could do to win. This has stayed prevalent in the LE world by doing Officer Survival classes that are mostly taught by survivors of lethal force encounters or encounters where the officer almost lost their life or watched their partner loose theirs.
Had a several hour long conversation with a young man who was carrying a gun, but didn't have the mindset to accompany it. He was the "cool guy factor" carry type. I remember using examples of fights/uses of force from my LE job, as well as historical examples - battle of Thermopalye and Spartan Warrior Culture - to try to instill that the gun is just a tool, the mindset is all that matters.