Josh Shaw, USPSA Grand Master talks about the thing that most beginners get wrong about handgun shooting. It's all about the fundamentals of marksmanship and mastering a platform, not immediately jumping to the gear race. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxX_a8z8sFk
In this episode, I once again talk to my very first guest: John Simpson. We dig deeper into the fundamentals of learning good marksmanship, past Army programs, the importance of learning the right lessons in training, and more.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI4uxPvPImM
While reading through some of Coach Dan John's work, I came across a philosophy for breaking your annual training cycles. It's impossible to do everything well all of the time- something must give. Instead, we should think of our training, all of our training, from two perspectives: the bus bench, and the park bench.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUUSmBQRw9E
Today we're defining the Everyday Marksman minimum rifle standards. This is a two-part test of both speed and marksmanship fundamentals. I want to outline the test itself, why I defined this requirements, but also what I left out.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjwSkrSfmsY
Mindset is one of the core topics of The Everyday Marksman, and it's one of the four corners in our pyramid of performance, but I've never planted a flag in the ground about what exactly I mean by, "Mindset." So let's fix that.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aUIAYAHU8k
A series of recent events reminded me of the importance of actually checking your gear for fit, function, and purpose. It doesn't have to take long, and it pays dividends when you actually have to use your stuff for competition, personal defense, or worse. Unfortunately, many people just don't know where to start, so they begin and end with mounting pouches on their kit, snapping a few photos, and saying "Good enough!"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0W4F9aLCDw
Excerpt from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LJbUYQdbZU
In this clip, Les from Pegasus Tests outlines the four basic guns every prepared citizen should own and be proficient with. Doc Larsen of One Shepherd also explains how a shotgun might fit into a small unit tactics role, especially for the team leader.
Les's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PegasusTests
Doc Larsen: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv3TnyhDArF5aYggwBzNPMA/videos
Brent0331: https://www.youtube.com/user/Brent0331
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bZXe2bJiwI
In this clip, John Simpson and I discuss why he used illustrations from 1889 to demonstrate proper rifle marksmanship positions. He also touches on what so many modern instructors get wrong.
John is a former Special Forces sniper turned instructor, and author of The Foundations of Sniper Marksmanship.
You can find the full interview here: https://www.everydaymarksman.co/podcast/stealing-from-yourself/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O54WcuIm024
In this clip, my optical physicist friend Ilya Koshkin (@DarkLordOfOptics ) talks through an optic's field of view and how it impacts our shooting experience.
The complete interview is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTLC_vvrI7Y
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDAtwdH-7F8
In this session, I'm talking with Dr. Christopher Larsen, author of many books on infantry tactics and a founder of the One Shepherd Leadership Institute. We're going to talk about the history of civilian military training, hammer out what a minimum training program should look like for the average civilian, and discuss common mistakes.
Of course, there's the traditional Q&A portion, so be sure to stick around.
Be sure to check out and subscribe to Dr. Larsen's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv3TnyhDArF5aYggwBzNPMA/videos
Also, take a look at the available training courses through One Shepherd: https://1shepherd.com/course-descriptions/
As always, you'll find additional notes and information at our main website: https://www.everydaymarksman.co/
Links to suggested courses/schools here:
Project Appleseed (rifle marksmanship): https://appleseedinfo.org/
Max Velocity Tactical (small unit tactics, carbine training): https://maxvelocitytactical.com/
Green Ops (weapons skills): https://www.green-ops.com/
One Shepherd (fieldcraft, small unit tactics, leadership): https://1shepherd.com/
Brushbeater (radio, reconnaissance, tactics) : https://brushbeater.org/training-courses/
Dark Angel Medical (medical training): https://darkangelmedical.com/training/
The Pathfinder School (survival skills and bushcraft): https://www.selfrelianceoutfitters.com/collections/the-best-survival-training
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZVzFRsfT4M