Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual by Jocko Willink ( PDFDrive.com )

enefits even if you never need to utilize your
firearm for self-protection.
Firearms training builds hand-eye coordination,
speed, concentration, and instincts. It demands
repetitive movement to develop muscle memory and
demands a high level of proprioception when shooting
in a dynamic situation. Finally, training
competitively for speed and accuracy conditions you
for high-pressure situations by teaching the need to
relax, detach, get control of breathing, and focus on
the immediate task at hand.
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But firearms are not always available. There are many
places in the world where carrying a gun is illegal.
There are also times where firearms malfunction. So
it is important to know how to defend yourself in
unarmed situations, which brings us back to martial
arts.
First let me say that the martial arts are very
emotional for some people. Their martial art becomes
their religion and they become blinded by it. Martial
arts are not static. They evolve all the time. If you
do not evolve with them, you will be left behind.
Picking one martial art versus another or saying that
one martial art is “better” than another martial art
drives some people crazy. I do not engage in
irrational theoretical discussions on which martial
art is best. There is no reason to theorize anymore.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) put many
theories to the test. The wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan also put many theories about hand-to-hand
combat to the test. Finally, every person now carries
a video camera in their pocket and there are