Please be confidant that even though we disagree on a few things (45) you and I are on the same page on all of the important stuff. In fact his first weapon, on my advise, was an XD in 40. Later, he chose to go with the 1911.
I have been training self defense skills for a long time and I do know what I'm doing. I'm not "Bubba" showing his buddy how to shoot a gun. Don't take me wrong, I'm not saying that's what you think. I just want to make sure it's not what you think.
I'm willing to get involved in some situations (defense of others) that some on here are not, but that is a personal choice that I do not push on my students.
I teach a very realistic and conservative approach to self defense and, just so you know where my priorities are, I still think the best self defense weapon on the market is a good pair of running shoes.
"Bear" (not to hijack too much) but I can tell you're not the stereotypical "trainer" who overestimates his ability to instruct others.
As a matter of fact, I can tell you ARE smart enough to recognize we all need to invest all of the time & energy we can to stay on top of the newest proven techniques while continuing to practice the older tried & true methods.
If you get the chance I would love to have you come & sit in on one of our classes to witness some innovations that we've been doing and to get some input from your viewpoint. We could probably both learn some from each other.
"sinac84", again, good luck to you & yours. It sounds like you are well on your way to finding a "carry" system that works for you & thats a big part of the battle... as well as developing the right mindset which it seems like you are also getting dialed in.
