An unholstered #firearm in close quarters can be a huge liability. It gets even sketchier when the fight is grounded. In that position, your chances of retaining the pistol increase greatly by using the #jiujitsu principle of incorporating your legs and using the feet and shins as wedges to manage the distance. Even though @_reeseanthony_ is a foot taller than me and almost 100lbs heavier, once his legs were no longer in the mix he was very vulnerable to being disarmed or knocked out. I think it is important to note that in spite of the huge size difference against me, and the fact that I am unarmed, Anthony would be able to reasonably articulate shooting me in this situation. You can see the green laser indicating he hit me in the torso, but as is often the case in real life, even if a handgun round mortally wounds me, I will probably not die from it until several seconds later, which means you have to keep fighting. It should also be noted that even though we are very close to each other, aiming for and shooting at the arms or legs of a person who is trying to kill you as a way of stopping them is totally unrealistic.
Another interesting thing was that the turtle position (being on your forearms and knees) seems to have a practical application when the focus of the other person is to disarm you. While it would generally never be recommended to turn away from someone attacking you, going to your knees allows you to use you body as a wedge to prevent a disarm temporarily and gives you a chance to get your legs back into the fight, particularly if the person chooses to disengage and start punching. We are using a @nltsirt 20 (Sig p320) pistol with @nightsticklighting. Day by day. 🥋🤙🏽 #police #selfdefense #trainweeklyorfightweakly #graciesurvivaltactics #aiea #oahugrown #weaponretention