Tinman
I'm just enjoying the show!
I attended the Mid-Atlantic Tactical Conference (MATC) last weekend in Culpeper Virginia. This was the vision of a trainer by the name of Southnarc and was brought to fruition through the efforts of he and Tom Givens of Rangemasters. Needless to say, it was a rare event indeed. There were top level instructors from around the country teaching various blocks of instruction. I added the schedule below for your reference. If you get the chance to attend this type of event, don't miss it, however, be prepared to work HARD.
Schedule:
RANGE #1
Fundamentals of Combat Focus Shooting, Rob Pincus, I.C.E. Training
Advanced Pistol Skills, Tom Givens, Rangemaster
RANGE #2
Snub Skills, Michael DeBethencourt
Mousegun Deployment, Claude Werner, Safety Training, LLC
AK Skills, Paul Gomez, Tactical Response
Carbine Combatives, Chris Fry, MDTS
Ballistic Gelatin Ammo Demonstration, Mike Shovel, CorBon Ammunition
CLASSROOM #1
Fatal Choices: Some of what we know about violence and victim selection William Aprill, Rangemaster
Through the Fatal Funnel, Chris LeBlanc, police officer/SWAT
Decision Making for Multi-Disciplinary Training, Belisarius
CLASSROOM #2
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Skip Gochenour, Director, National Tactical Invitational
Violent Acts, Violent Actors, William Aprill, Rangemaster
Mat Area #1
Managing Unknown Contacts, Southnarc
CM Boxing, Cecil Burch
Clinch, in a Weapons Based Environment, Michael Brown USSA
Street Grappling, Cecil Burch
Mat Area #2
Enhancing MMA for the Tactical Environment, Paul Sharp
Edged Weapons Defense, Ryan Mayfield
Blunt Force Delivery, Larry Lindenman
Vehicle Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Southnarc
I bolded the ones I attended. I was heavy on the combatives work this year for a number of reasons. This is not a conference for the beginner, the class blocks are short so the material delivery is very compressed, and you better be able to pick up quick. However, if you are looking for more than the basics, you definitely got it here.
Incredible conference, and an incredible opportunity for learning. I highly recommend this if you can. Here's some of my takeaways:
Tinman....
Schedule:
RANGE #1
Fundamentals of Combat Focus Shooting, Rob Pincus, I.C.E. Training
Advanced Pistol Skills, Tom Givens, Rangemaster
RANGE #2
Snub Skills, Michael DeBethencourt
Mousegun Deployment, Claude Werner, Safety Training, LLC
AK Skills, Paul Gomez, Tactical Response
Carbine Combatives, Chris Fry, MDTS
Ballistic Gelatin Ammo Demonstration, Mike Shovel, CorBon Ammunition
CLASSROOM #1
Fatal Choices: Some of what we know about violence and victim selection William Aprill, Rangemaster
Through the Fatal Funnel, Chris LeBlanc, police officer/SWAT
Decision Making for Multi-Disciplinary Training, Belisarius
CLASSROOM #2
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Skip Gochenour, Director, National Tactical Invitational
Violent Acts, Violent Actors, William Aprill, Rangemaster
Mat Area #1
Managing Unknown Contacts, Southnarc
CM Boxing, Cecil Burch
Clinch, in a Weapons Based Environment, Michael Brown USSA
Street Grappling, Cecil Burch
Mat Area #2
Enhancing MMA for the Tactical Environment, Paul Sharp
Edged Weapons Defense, Ryan Mayfield
Blunt Force Delivery, Larry Lindenman
Vehicle Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Southnarc
I bolded the ones I attended. I was heavy on the combatives work this year for a number of reasons. This is not a conference for the beginner, the class blocks are short so the material delivery is very compressed, and you better be able to pick up quick. However, if you are looking for more than the basics, you definitely got it here.
Incredible conference, and an incredible opportunity for learning. I highly recommend this if you can. Here's some of my takeaways:
- Conditioning, conditioning, conditioning, full days in the mat area made for long and tough days it was a test of your condition.
- Have a few well practiced and robust techniques that will handle the vast majority of the defensive situations.
[*]Trust your techniques, and drill them relentlessly. A good technique delivered quickly, and correctly will usually beat the perfect technique delivered late and sloppy.
[*]Grappling inside a vehicle sucks, but there is more room there than you think. - If you're going to use your rental for vehicle based BJJ, get the extra insurance coverage, because something is getting jacked up!
- I may still suck, but it isn't for a lack of available training, we have so much available compared to other parts of the country it's staggering.
- Getting hit isn't the end of the world, can you fight back and win even after being hit?
- Commonality, whether you're striking, knifing, thumping, or shooting, look for commonality of your movements.
- Repetition only makes it permanent, perfect reps make it right.
- PSS learning model, Precision (ability to execute a given task with accuracy), Speed (ability to execute a given task correctly at the desired speed threshold), Stress (ability to execute a given task correctly, at the required speed, while under influence from outside stress).
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Did you go as well? If so, what seminars did you attend?
