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I have been considering moving into the private sector and teaching some classes to good citizens. Primarily this would be basic weapons courses, but potentially some force on force stuff as well. The liability is the killer for both live fire, flat range stuff, and force on force. I know some hard shootin’ milk men, scientists and teachers that would love to ge that exposure, but d-bags that are quick to sue put a damper on some things. I really am sorry that you got a boo-boo using marking cartridges, but thats kinda the point.

Sometimes I wonder if we get so wrapped around “liability” that we start to short change some training to avoid exposure at all costs. I understand wanting to proect yourself. I completely agree that the trainer should do everything possible to make the environment safe. I also beleive that the student should be ready to take some scrapes doing tactical and weapons based training. As it pertains to live fire, I am NOT talking about someone getting shot on the range. I am talking about a cry baby whining because he has to go prone in the gravel and scuffs his elbow. Somehow thats my fault? And how about you just suck it up?

The same goes with DT. It is a class to teach me how to strike, use counter joints, slam people, etc. Shouldnt I expect to walk out of there a little banged up? Good training is being missed because we are worried about someone being hurt, meanwhile we are training to hurt people. Crazy.

With marking cartridges, the instrucotr has the responsibility to ensure everyone has proper safety equipment to protect them form the cartridges. But if you think you can do that training without getting a few bee stings and abrasions, then you are wrong! Getting stung is a VITAL part of the training, the same as getting your eye dotted with hand to hand. It teaches you lessons that success and soft hits cannot. Can you continue to fight. Simple as that.