Zimmerman Lessons 2

Zimmerman Lesson 2: Striking is Essential

You must learn how to fight in every range:
Rifle range (25 yards +)
Pistol / shotgun range (25 yards -)
Blunt / sharp weapon range (just out of reach)
Striking range (just within reach)
Grappling range (well within reach)

Failure to master one of these ranges is to invite destruction. For your opponent to defeat you, he must simply figure out which range is your deficiency, and attack you there.

Notice that there is overlap in ranges: one could engage an enemy with a rifle at 5 yards, for example. Or one could step in from just out of reach to deliver a strike. This is not a weakness in the ranging system listed here (or any theory of ranges given by other sources). This is a reason to have an acceptable level of proficiency in all ranges.

It is my opinion that a person serious about training in his/her spare time could, in 5 years' time, improve to being in the 95th percentile of people in fighting from each range. That's 5 years total - not 5 years each.


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