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Editor\u2019s Note: <\/strong>The following is a syndicated article by author Anthony L. DeWitt that first appeared in USCCA\u2019s Concealed Carry Magazine Volume 16, Issue 2 February\/March 2019 under the title, \u201cForce of Habit: Training and the Power of Routine.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is training, specifically\nin the context of defensive shooting, so important? The answer may surprise\nyou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding the\npower of training begins with understanding what happens in an emergency.\nAlthough frequently referred to as the \u201cfight-or-flight\u201d response, the human\nreaction to threats and emergencies might be more accurately described as a\nfight, flight or freeze response.1<\/sup><\/strong> This is because different\npeople react differently to life-threatening situations. People who had the\ntime to save themselves in maritime and aviation disasters often died because\nthey failed to evacuate while they could. And the national media have\nhighlighted several situations where individuals with concealed carry permits\nfailed to engage threats in spite of having firearms on their persons. The sad\nfact is that, in emergencies, people often freeze up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COLD COMFORT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The freeze response\nis so common that scientific literature now takes note of it, often using it to\nexplain what happens when a driver mistakes the gas for the brake and suddenly\naccelerates. Instead of reacting by removing his or her foot and repositioning,\na driver continues to press harder on what he or she thinks is the brake. The\nresult is often catastrophic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training under\nrealistic conditions and introducing physical and emotional stress into that\ntraining helps prevent that freeze response. Repetition and the development of\ngood defensive shooting habits are also key to preventing a \u201clock-up\u201d during a\ncrisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PICK UP THE PACE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever wondered why it is that every time you get on an aircraft, even if you\u2019ve flown a thousand times before, you get a safety briefing about that particular plane? It has to do with improving survivability by harnessing habits, thereby improving the brain\u2019s response to stimuli under stress. According to scientists, the brain is \u201ca multi-channel, limited-capacity signal processor\u201d2<\/sup><\/strong> with built-in limitations that affect its ability to operate in a real-time emergency. One limitation is that the brain can only hold so much information at one time. The other is that it can process information only so fast. Under optimal conditions, the human brain can take in and process new information in roughly eight to 10 seconds. But stress hormones slow that response, requiring more time to process new information thus lengthening reaction time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientists also tell\nus that the way our brains process information \u2014 starting with perception, then\ncomprehension, then decision-making, then implementation of that decision \u2014\nrequires its own time to complete. During an emergency, things move fast and\nare unpredictable, leaving little or no time for calm deliberation. The faster\na person can respond to new information in an emergency, the greater his or her\nchances of survival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, our brains have a way to speed up that processing and reduce the time required for emergency responses. We draw upon habits obtained through practice. Practice converts the steps in a sequence (gripping the weapon, drawing it from the holster, moving to high-ready, sighting, pressing the trigger) into a simple \u201cmuscle memory\u201d action, reducing the reaction time from eight to 10 seconds down to one to two seconds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, the brain\nresponds only in the way it has been trained to respond. This is one reason why\nexperts advise you to train with the pistol you carry rather than with a\nvariety of different pistols. The movements and sight pictures vary between\nmodels. Different holsters and holster positions also complicate the\nmuscle-memory tasks and can detract from your EDC-focused progress. In essence,\nthe key to survival in a defensive shooting situation is to rely on habits\nformed through practice and repetition on the range and at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PROMPT SERVICE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author Charles\nDuhigg tells us that a habit arises from a cue.3<\/sup><\/strong> That cue\nmight be the presentment of a weapon by an assailant or something else that\nidentifies a life-threatening situation. This is one reason why some\ncombat-focused training includes what amounts to a startle response in the\ntraining. At the presentation of a threat, you will be startled; might as well\nplan for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cue triggers a\nmental or physical routine (gripping, drawing, etc.), and it\u2019s followed by a\nreward that reinforces the habit. In practice, the cue might be the buzzer on a\nshot timer or a friend shouting, \u201cTHREAT!<\/em>\u201d Whatever cue you use in\ntraining, your reaction to it should be the same because you\u2019re forming a\nhabit. The reaction is a routine or a sequence of events that ends with you\ndeciding whether to discharge your firearm and then securing your immediate\narea. The reward is the good feeling of putting all of your shots into the\nA-zone of a target or not shooting a target that was holding a cellphone\ninstead of a gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reward during\ntraining is important to the formulation of the habit. Training should give you\na feeling of accomplishment because that also reinforces the value of training.\nBut the reward is not crucial to the implementation of the routine in an\nemergency situation. In real life, that reward is being able to walk away with\nyour life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Habits are also often admissible as evidence. Federal Rule of Evidence 406 states: \u201cEvidence of a person\u2019s habit \u2026 may be admitted to prove that on a particular occasion the person \u2026 acted in accordance with the habit or routine practice.\u201d4<\/sup><\/strong> In other words, if during training you routinely engage in a sequence during which you back up from an approaching threat and yell, \u201cStop, I\u2019m armed!\u201d or words to that effect, you can introduce that into evidence if you are ever placed on trial for a defensive shooting incident. You can use your habit of training to withdraw and warn to demonstrate that you actively tried to prevent the shooting in which you were unfortunately involved. Even in those jurisdictions that do not require retreat before employing deadly force, the evidence is powerful with regard to the issue of your intent: You were acting as someone who reluctantly had to defend himself or herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Habits developed\nthrough training pay other dividends too. They reinforce good behaviors and\nhelp you serve as a positive example to those who look up to you. Most\nimportantly, the key to forming positive, useful habits lies in undergoing\nquality training first and then using techniques acquired from that training to\nreinforce the skills you require. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training pays off in\nthe form of habits, and habits pay off when you\u2019re forced to defend yourself or\nothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENDNOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(1) <\/strong>Leach J.; Why People \u2018Freeze\u2019 In An Emergency: Temporal And Cognitive Constraints On Survival Responses; <\/em>Aviat Space Environ Med; 2004: 75, 539-542 <\/em>(2) <\/strong>Id. <\/em>(3)<\/strong> Duhigg, Charles; <\/em>The Power of Habit; 2012, at 19.<\/em> (4) <\/strong>Fed. R. Evid. 406.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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