AFTER ACTION REPORT
Force On Force Combat Pistol (FFP) Oct.31 – Nov. 1 2009
It gives me great satisfaction to spend a weekend with a group of hardcore warrior minded individuals. Attending this course we had an excellent mixture of Law Enforcement, Security Operatives, EX Military and Martial Artists. Ages ranged from the late twenties to the middle fifties. Their open mindedness and will to learn kept this course going at a high pace. FFP is not for the weak of heart and it will hit you hard if you are out of shape, as evidenced by the students. In an effort to stay on par with the realities of today’s changing world, the basics and fundamentals of FFP have remained the same; however the scenarios and elements have evolved.
Throughout the morning of day one, the students were taught combat footwork, tactical movement, drawing techniques, stop tactics (stopping the bad guy from drawing his weapon) and bridging techniques to create a gap therefore establishing time and distance. During this element it was all dry fire. During this time, I observed the students start to realize that FFP was not going to be a cake walk.
As the afternoon came the focus shifted to live fire, using airsoft training handguns. For this element we used Glock 19 models. Here we focused on proper angles and movement while going head to head with an opponent. We ran through numerous scenarios mostly all inside the contact sector. During this element students trained in the open environment with no cover or concealment available. The intensity carried through all the way to the last scenario.
Day two started off where Day one had left off. The intensity and stress level went up a couple of levels. During this element students learned basics of vehicle dynamics placing themselves in a position of tactical advantage. After the students threw on their face masks and training gear, we worked through armed car jackings, Strong armed robberies and man down recovery. The second phase of the afternoon was reserved for multiple opponents. During this element students were placed in scenarios that placed them in extremely disadvantage. We started off with the T-rex drill which has the good guy fighting off two bad guys on the ground. What students learn here cannot be replaced my any other kind of training. In my opinion of you have not in the bottom of the T-rex you have not trained real world combatives. The rest of Day two included handgun versus AR15 and MP5. Of course the bad guys had the long guns. Cover movement and domination mindset were brought to the forefront.
By the end of Day two, students we exhausted yet with a sense of new found confidence and an abundance of new found knowledge. A good portion of that knowledge was found in the pit while fighting for their lives. Speed, focus, angles and domination mindset was emphasized throughout the entire course.
Force on Force training is a must for any individual that wants to learn how to fight with a gun. The type of feedback that the student receives during this type of training is truly invaluable.
Excellent course with excellent students equaled an experience never to be forgotten.