FAO Brewer

[Ghost]

Hi Mike,
would like to know if you dont mind what your history with working and teaching gun defense etc is. i have no idea what your background is with it but you seem to know a fair bit about it. So any chance of you listing?

thanks

[Tant01]

Yeah... Army operator. You still running the oddesy research group?

[Ghost]

Yeah... Army operator. You still running the oddesy research group?

like this?

[Tant01]

This Mike Brewer?

like this?

Not exactly. Michael S Brewer...Had an ad on the Internet a while ago...


Experience:

Certified Instructor of Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Martial Arts under Dan Inosanto, Paul Vunak, and Brad Garrison
24 years experience in martial arts
13 years experience in boxing
14 years experience in developing personal development programs for athletes in fighting sports, including conditioning, mental preparation, and skills development
Trained with Olympic Program athletes in Colorado Springs and Marquette Michigan
Feature Writer in Martial Arts magazines such as Black Belt and Filipino Martial Arts Magazine
Currently training Professional and Amateur athletes
Have taught seminars and workshops across the globe since 1995
Private Contractor to Army and Air Force, Former US Special Operations Soldier, US Army

[Ghost]

Private Contractor to Army and Air Force, Former US Special Operations Soldier, US Army

i want to hear more about that. if poss.

[Tant01]

Psssst... Hey buddy.

I'm sure we'll get the "I can tell you but then I'd have to kill you" routine...

[Ghost]

Thats really amazing Mike, id like to ask you some questions about gun if you dont mind, some might be a bit daft, is that ok, if it is ill put a little list together. Firearms training really fascinates me but i have no opportunity to do it. But id still like to know something about it. I know nothing about guns so my questions will be ridiculously simple. is that ok?

[Tant01]

He might be over qualified? LOL

[Ghost]

He might be over qualified? LOL

or might not want to lol

[Tom Yum]

Mike B rox!

[Ghost]

Mike B rox!

you wouldnt know you are just a water baby at the moment.

[Ghost]

Ask away, Ghost! That's what the forum is for!

For the record, there are a bunch of people here more qualified than I am. I really don't want to come across as some kind of world authority or anything. The fact is, I've really only trained what was immediately applicable to my jobs and my life. I haven't made it a point to go out and learn all of the different ways of doing things in order to teach other people. Some folks (with far more liquid cash than I have) make the rounds to places like Thunder Ranch and Gunsite and places like that, and they may have some more current, different opinions on things than I do. My stuff is really more a JKD approach of finding my own basics and drilling the unholy hell out of them.

ok but you are regular on here and you know a whole lot more than i do about it and have taught it so i can learn some things.

ill ask more in a bit. the most basic questions are going to be pretty stupid but id like to know the answer. you can give brief answers if you want thats ok. below im only asking about pistols.

1.what is a stoppage exactly, i know its a bullet getting stuck but why and how do you clear it.

2.in films ive seen the slider bit at the top of a pistol get stuck in a position where its slid back and they change mag and it slides forward. how does it stick in the back position and why.

3. why do some people in gangster films fire the gun on its side. is there any point to this or does it just look cool.

4. how much room for improvement is there in something like learning to use a pistol. like in the uk any gang that carried guns has probably never shot one before or if they have maybe only a few shots. so if someone trained got in a shoot out with say 5 people is it possible. given any mental aspects involved being covered that that person could take out these 5 or so guys?

5. how hard is it to shoot accurately with a pistol if you havent trained in it before?

6. how far are pistols accurate to?

ill have more soon

[Tom Yum]

you wouldnt know you are just a water baby at the moment.

This is true, but we all have to start somewhere right?

I've never once claimed to be an expert with firearms, rifles, small unit tactics, reconaissance, CQB etc but I have spoken with Mr. Brewer on and offline.

I believe him to be a highly proficient soldier and more importantly good at what he does - and I believe this to be true with his martial arts expertise as well, an area that I have somewhat of an understanding of.

[Ghost]

Thanks mike that was cool learnt a lot already, Tom i was only joking mate about the water baby thing, mike does seem to know his stuff. martial arts wise i agree with a hell of a lot of what he says bar style making no difference, i think it matters but other than that i think thats it. Politics wise its not so smooth lol but thats cool.

Right back on to guns.
In most other countries that i have been to cops carry revolvers why, if its only 6 bullets whats the point?

Is there an easy way to tell if someone is pointing a replica type bb gun at you as opposed to a real one?

are gun disarms easy?

how long does it take to get to a reasonable level using a pistol?

Do you still teach any of this?

When you were shot at what what went through your mind and how did it feel?

are bullet proof vests all that useful. they dont seem to cover much of the body, just a bit at the front and a bit at the back.

I read once that the SAS dont do that double tap thing, they just empty the whole magazine at the target. is there any truth in stuff like this or is the double tap the way to go?

[Ghost]

excellent reply again.

Do you teach the gun in terms of self defense. Like are there anti-ambush drills for the street, how to survive a drive-by and return fire, hitting moving targets, ummm let me think.....how to deal with a gun fight in an alley way or small space and how to deal with it in an open space. i guess how to move under fire as well, things like that.

Do you carry 2 guns with you incase one jams? how often does a gun jam?

Do silencers sound like they do in films?

Does a silencer affect the accuracy of a gun, saw something on tv saying it did.

How loud are pistols generally, are they really deafening?

Whats the best type of machine gun in an urban environment?

Is shooting using 2 pistols at the same time realistic or just film stuff?

What do you think of the Browning Hi-Power, its probably the most common illegal gun over here i think, i think due to it previously being the army standard issue.