Following the Double Tap, Sabumnim stayed for an extra day to take a class from Manny Bragg. Manny is one of the top shooters in the country, a Grandmaster in USPSA. Besides that he’s a great guy and a good teacher.
Manny was nice enough to let me tag along with Sabumnim and watch the class. He even let me film a bit (for our use, not for the web). A big Thank You to Manny for allowing me to do that!
The drills they did were one’s I had never seen before, but some were along the same lines as things I had done. Each drill built on the previous one, allowing everyone to practice skills they’d just learned. Manny spent some time watching everyone and I thought he was a good teacher. In our sport a lot of people are good shooters—not all good shooters are good teachers.
Along with drills he talked a lot about trigger prep, which is something I struggle with.
He taught everyone how to shoot swingers. Which I am STILL not sure if I can do, but it looked easy when they did it. =)
He also went over a lot of the things he had learned about movement. Sometimes in the sport it pays to know “x is faster than y”. He talked about a lot of those experiments he had done, finding out which kinds of movements work the best.
Manny is a wonderful example of someone who never stops learning. His enthusiasm for the sport and the training he does is really very impressive. My overall impression of the class is that it was well worth the time and I learned a lot just standing there.
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