Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
I taught this back in the early 80's in Denver for some of the DPD....
Stats say that we have started to grow lax in out instinctual Fight/Flight reflexes...
About 80% of Americans will freeze given an unexpected stimulus, about 17% will run and 3% will react to the threat... Training improves those numbers...
We were only trying at that time to get the officers to at least try for cover and reach for their weapon. Even if that meant they tucked down into a crouch and they covered their weapon with their hand we considered that a pass...

Honestly until you have been shot at in an unexpected situation you just don't know how you will react, you can try and train for it, and hope to God your body takes over when your brain freezes...

Also those of you that are Military and LEO's, how you are while in uniform is different then how you are in your down time...In uniform you are more ready, you are in at least Condition Yellow at all times... Sometimes, it can actually be harder for you to go from Condition Green to Condition Red then it can for a true civilian... Remember Condition Red just means react that could just be to RUN !!!!

One of the biggest things I teach in Rape/Street Defense classes is DO NOT be afraid to RUN AWAY!!!! To many times our brain talks our instincts out of reacting, trust those neck hairs, if it feels like a threat it probably is...

That's why for LEOs anyway you have to train all the time. You simply can't rely on your brain to tell you what to do it must be instinctive. Also many LEOs do the same job day in and day out and it all becomes routine and they become complacent and its that day they should have stayed home because they feel crummy with the flue and they're wearing extra clothing and the crisis arrives and they are not prepared for it and many pay for that dearly.