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Edit: I found a video demonstration finally https://hooktube.com/watch?v=lVjU_5BRAO0

I can't find a video on this particular technique, so I'll describe it as best as I can for anyone who wants to practice.

When you need to draw within arm's reach of someone, there is a method of firing which keeps you from shooting yourself and your opponent from wrestling the gun away from you. We joke it's the phonebooth method.

Follow me here. Grab your pistol in one hand. Stick your thumb out to the side. Squish your thumb right under your pec/boob (whatever you've got). You'll notice your grip is stable, the slide can clear your body, and your gun is at a slight down angle. As long as your free hand is kept at chest level or above to maintain minimal distance, you can't shoot yourself. I'm sure this sounds weird, but if you try it with your pistol, you'll see what I'm describing.

In this position, you're free to rip rounds into your attacker's stomach and pelvis while minimizing the risk of losing the gun or shooting yourself. We practice with our free hand balling a fist and pressed into our collarbone.

Practice with good ear protection, because you really feel the bang in this position. I learned this years ago in an advanced home defense course, but I can't remember a name if it had one.

If you people find this hard to understand, I'll post a pic or an illustration, but I'd really rather not.

Edit: I found a video demonstration finally https://hooktube.com/watch?v=lVjU_5BRAO0 I can't find a video on this particular technique, so I'll describe it as best as I can for anyone who wants to practice. When you need to draw within arm's reach of someone, there is a method of firing which keeps you from shooting yourself and your opponent from wrestling the gun away from you. We joke it's the phonebooth method. Follow me here. Grab your pistol in one hand. Stick your thumb out to the side. Squish your thumb right under your pec/boob (whatever you've got). You'll notice your grip is stable, the slide can clear your body, and your gun is at a slight down angle. As long as your free hand is kept at chest level or above to maintain minimal distance, you can't shoot yourself. I'm sure this sounds weird, but if you try it with your pistol, you'll see what I'm describing. In this position, you're free to rip rounds into your attacker's stomach and pelvis while minimizing the risk of losing the gun or shooting yourself. We practice with our free hand balling a fist and pressed into our collarbone. Practice with good ear protection, because you really feel the bang in this position. I learned this years ago in an advanced home defense course, but I can't remember a name if it had one. If you people find this hard to understand, I'll post a pic or an illustration, but I'd really rather not.

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John Wick has shot people like that in the movies. His techniques look like they are pretty straightforward practices. I think that is why they seem a little strange now and then, they are more tell than typical movie moves.

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I would say the realism is even robotic looking compared to the typical hollywood ridiculousness.

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Yeah. It is hard to tell how much is realism vs Keanu's bad acting. Lol. But watching him do the shooting drills at that range on YouTube is really impressive.

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It's too bad they went so over the top in Wick 2. It's like what they did with the Mission Impossible movies, the first was somewhat believable and then they just started going crazy on special effects and 1-second before death stuff.

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Think you could find a preexisting video or image of this this demonstrated?

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I had a whole message typed out on how I looked and looked. I decided to try one more time and I found one! https://hooktube.com/watch?v=lVjU_5BRAO0

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Nice, thanks bud!

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I looked and looked before I made the post. I see so many videos of self defense situations within arm's reach, but I don't see many regular folks practice anything much beyond the standard 3, 5, 7.