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I'm circling back on an older (closed) thread after experiencing the digital training at Artemis Defense Institute. The 300* scenarios are amazing! We all think we know how we'll handle an actual defensive situation and our live fire practices is adequate. It's not. In live fire training your target is stationary, it does move, it doesn't talk to you, it doesn't lunge at you in attack and it doesn't crumple in front of you when you shoot it. No matter who you are and how much other training you've had...seeing a person drop after shooting them is jarring. All your training goes right out the window that first time you see the reality of discharging your weapon and killing someone. In that moment you will pause and in that pause...you are completely vulnerable. It doesn't matter how many times you've been told to scan your surroundings and maintain control of the scene...seeing a body crumple in front of you for the first time has impact. And that's why this type of training is not just beneficial but vital to all CCW permit holders.
All your weaknesses will be exposed and your coach will help you improve. Whether it's processing the scenario's risks or how you are holding the weapon after shooting or your footwork...they will make you much better prepared for the real thing. And the scenarios at Artemis Defense are actual events that have taken place and scrutinized by the legal system.
I thought it would be like a videogame...I was wrong. In a videogame your opponent respawns and repeats the same action, here it is different every time and you are forced to use those 8" between your ears. No other training will shape your abilities to handle (beep) when it happens like this virtual training will. It's as close to a Star Trek holodeck as you're gonna get.
I was requesting ice cream to go with the humble pie I was served in my first couple of sessions. I made mistakes that would have landed me in jail and the morgue if made in real life. Trust me...you need to go and try this form of training once so you can appreciate the impact a full sized, walking, talking, threatening, target attacking you will have and how inadequate your target practice has been. You do not want to experience these scenarios in real life first. Live fire training has done little to prepare you for an actual fight. Stationary targets are easy to kill. A guy quickly advancing on you with a blade is much different. It gets the heart pumping.
All your weaknesses will be exposed and your coach will help you improve. Whether it's processing the scenario's risks or how you are holding the weapon after shooting or your footwork...they will make you much better prepared for the real thing. And the scenarios at Artemis Defense are actual events that have taken place and scrutinized by the legal system.
I thought it would be like a videogame...I was wrong. In a videogame your opponent respawns and repeats the same action, here it is different every time and you are forced to use those 8" between your ears. No other training will shape your abilities to handle (beep) when it happens like this virtual training will. It's as close to a Star Trek holodeck as you're gonna get.
I was requesting ice cream to go with the humble pie I was served in my first couple of sessions. I made mistakes that would have landed me in jail and the morgue if made in real life. Trust me...you need to go and try this form of training once so you can appreciate the impact a full sized, walking, talking, threatening, target attacking you will have and how inadequate your target practice has been. You do not want to experience these scenarios in real life first. Live fire training has done little to prepare you for an actual fight. Stationary targets are easy to kill. A guy quickly advancing on you with a blade is much different. It gets the heart pumping.
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