#drills and exercises

[historyofguns]

The article, authored by Peter Suciu, details a specialized firearms training event at Gunsite Academy, featuring world champion shooter Rob Leatham. The Gunsite Performance Pistol Symposium, held at Gunsite's extensive Paulden, Arizona facility, offers a three-day course for experienced handgun users. Participants will benefit from Leatham's expertise in speed and accuracy, backed by his 24 USPSA National and seven IPSC World Championships. The symposium is guided by proficient instructors, including Gunsite Rangemasters Lew Gosnell and Randy Watt, both with substantial competitive and law enforcement experience. The event emphasizes advanced firearm handling techniques, with prerequisites ensuring attendees possess significant prior expertise. Gunsite Academy, founded by Jeff Cooper in 1976, maintains its status as a leading institute in defensive firearms training. The course promises to elevate participants' skills through rigorous, performance-building drills, underscoring the importance of speed, accuracy, and cognitive engagement in advanced shooting practices.

[theworldatwar]

German soldiers rush from their barracks during a drill on the French coast - date unknown

[noxious-fennec]

A kiss with a fist is better than none

Redraw of a piece from earlier this year in celebration of the long and arduous process of novel outlining coming to an end

Lineart beneath cus i also liked it a lot

[doux-amer]

One thing that has deeply annoyed me about the response from Americans/Westerners about this week's events in Korea is that a lot of them, including people I like and respect, are like, "The protesting civilians and lawmakers who barged into the National Assembly would've been shot if this were the U.S./this would've never happened in the U.S. because people are too afraid of being shot." There's some truth to that, at least with regard to state violence, but I'm fed up because it doesn't account for how frightening this could have turned out to be had it not been for how much of an inept flop dunce Yoon Sukyeol is. It minimizes the courage of those who showed up.

Sure, it was likely that the military and riot police wouldn't have done much (again, YSY's self-coup wasn't thought out well, and there's more evidence of that as military officials and soldiers are speaking up about the lack of information they received, but I'll refrain from talking about that to avoid making this even longer than it inevitably will be, knowing myself), but let's not pretend there haven't been issues with them in recent years. They pepper sprayed and used water cannons during an anniversary rally for the Sewol ferry victims (x) (x) (if you don't understand how unbelievably cruel that is, look into the horrific Sewol ferry sinking). They tear gassed crowds (Korea has a gruesome history of this) and sprayed water cannons, and citizens have been injured and killed during the 2015 protests and 2016-17 Park Geunhye impeachment protests, notably Baek Namgi, an elderly activist whose death caused global outrage (x) (x). Park Geunhye was going to enforce martial law during those protests according to a leaked document, with hundreds of tanks, thousands of soldiers and special force troops! (x)

Not to mention, there are decades of extreme state violence that have scarred an entire country and are still super fresh for a huge percentage of the population. Again, check out that tear gas history piece. Look up the April Revolution, Gwangju massacre, and June uprising and see just how bloody they were. Thousands of civilians were tortured and killed. Look at how many protests were going on year after year during the 1980s. That isn't that long ago! All those older people who ran to the National Assembly to stop the coup? You bet a lot of them were college students who protested during that time or knew people who did. All the younger people? They may not have experienced what it was like living under martial law, but as I said, state violence still occurs, however much it's dwindled over the years, and you have to account for generational trauma. I don't think I'll ever forget the way I felt when I saw the breaking news alert about the martial law declaration on December 3. I've never experienced that, at least to that degree.

Instead of viewing the response from civilians and elected officials through the framework of police brutality in the U.S., it should be contextualized using Korea's own history. Thankfully most of the serious discussions are doing this, but like I said, even people who are smart about reading up on things have reflected on how this wouldn't fly in the U.S., not because of the difference in protest history, civil movements, and public engagement with both in the two countries but because of the military/police response. There's an insinuation there that Koreans would be more reluctant to do what they did if they knew what it's like to live in fear of violence instead of living in such a safe country like Korea...and I want to yell.

It was monumentally brave of everyone to do what they did to stop the coup. We're all laughing at how stupid the coup was and there's a reason why people were more furious than scared because of the political history of Korea and the laws set in place to protect the democracy and neutralize coup attempts, but this could have easily become a disaster. It's not alarmist of me to say so because there was no way for anyone to be 100% sure of how the military would react—especially when no one knew what the hell was going on.

[hookechoes]

had a weird workout. almost of my strength and flexibility is still there, but i can tell i've been sick and lazy because my stamina is GONE and i'm shaking like crazy after an hour

[jeannie-youre-a-tragedy]

FENCING LIFE HACK: generously douse your mask with floral perfumes to daze your opponents/allow yourself to think about the scent and let instinct take over.

[rumade]

Here is a fun drill. You get a kettle bell or dumbell that is not so heavy that you're being dragged over (in my case 10kg), then you step up onto a big box, step down, step back up with the opposite foot.

Repeat for 10 steps, then swap arm and do the same

It's great for general stabilisation muscle activation or for practicing for taking shopping up flights of stairs!

[sharkfund]

i wanna get back into animation so i can animate lyle playing this song!!

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Royal Marines perform boarding exercises with Jetpacks.

[smilepaint]

i hate fatphobia i hate fatphobia i hate fatphobia!!!! "i don't hate fat people! it's about health-" ok, so it's about health? cool so i lost quite a bit of weight i didn't want or need to lose as a result of a health condition i've just had surgery to fix. i want to gain around 20 pounds because i feel uncomfortable, weakened, and unhealthy at this weight. why then, if not becayse fatphobia is a virulent HATRED of even the IDEA of fat bodies, can i not find any info on how to GAIN weight healthily???? why, when i actively search for this, am i met with page after page of private webpages and medical information sites alike volunteering metric fuck tons of weight LOSS tips, how NOT to gain weight after this proceedure, why i should actually LOSE weight instead??? because the institution of fatphobia would PREFER that i am sick, tired, cold, and SKINNY than if i gained even a single, healthy pound of fucking fat.

[doom-dreaming]

back in my nascent halo fandom days, i was a sophomore in college and taking a self-defense course as a filler credit. and there was this kid that could have been an incredible casting choice for a live-action, teenage john-117. if they'd needed a face role for chief in forward unto dawn, this guy would've nailed it.

naturally this meant that i started shaking like a tiny dog whenever i was within three feet of him. patrick, wherever you are, sorry for being so fucking weird around you.

[projectbatman193]

Glad I've been able to share a bit more of martial arts with you guys. 💪🦇🥋☯️

Also, I'm now officially a teacher and a third degree black belt 😜

[breakfastteatime]

Whhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaat is my neeeeeeeighbour dooooooooing?!?

[lumberwoof]

watched bocchi the rock last week. very cute and fun! also a little too relatable sometimes....

as I do with most media, immediately started thinking about the characters 5-10 years down the line