Competition and Combat Redux Posted by Matt Little on 16th Mar 2025 “War means fighting, and fighting means killing.” ― Nathan Bedford Forrest In the several years since I wrote my first piece on the value of competition as training for combat, much has ch … read more
Randomizing Training Posted by Matt Little on 13th Mar 2025 “I am always doing that which I cannot do in order that I may learn how to do it.” — Pablo Picasso I’ve been having some very interesting conversations about training lately wi … read more
Etiquette Posted by Matt Little on 25th Feb 2025 “An armed society is invariably a polite society.” - Robert Heinlein In stark contrast to the tough-guy machismo of popular fiction or the trollishness of internet culture, warrior culture … read more
Critics Posted by Matt Little on 1st Jan 2025 “Criticism is easy; achievement is difficult.” - Winston ChurchillA friend of mine who is a very accomplished USPSA shooter posted a meme on social media the other day. It was a simple block letter qu … read more
Transition Hell Drill Posted by Matt Little on 14th Nov 2024 The Transition Hell Drill, invented by Mike Seeklander and Max Michel, has become my favorite drill for working on fast and accurate transitions with varying target difficulties. I was first introduce … read more