What to do in a situation...

[Bypass]

The OODA loop is the reactive process that happens in an attack.
Air Force Col. John Boyd conceived & promoted it related to dogfights in airplanes.
Most every high level firearms school teaches it.

It stands for:

OBSERVE

ORIENT

DECIDE

ACT

First you:
OBSERVE the threat... confirm its identity whether friend or foe, distance, direction, etc.
Then you ORIENT toward it... to better evaluate its intent, speed, proximity,
Then you DECIDE what your reaction should be, fight, flight, etc.

Then you ACT ...quickly & aggressively.

Example: When a person w/ a knife comes at you, if you step a couple steps to the side very quickly, then the attacker has to react to what you did.
So your getting back ahead in the power curve & making them react to you.
That reactionary gap hopefully gives you the time to draw your weapon & direct fire in self defense.

Nice easy and it makes sense. Thank you for clarifying it for me.

 

[protective measures]

We're all on the same team.

Us vs. the great zombie horde.....

 

[Bypass]

We're all on the same team.

Us vs. the great zombie horde.....

LOL, you got that right. It seems to be getting worse every day. I can't believe the crap I read earlier about the troops killing those two 19 and 17yo kids and the stuff they were planning. Crazy world man.

 

[mgonza]

LOL, you got that right. It seems to be getting worse every day. I can't believe the crap I read earlier about the troops killing those two 19 and 17yo kids and the stuff they were planning. Crazy world man.

ridiculous people man

 

[Bypass]

ridiculous people man

Definitely.

 

[Ken Ford]

Great post. Whats a OODA?

Wow I thought you had some military training, nGuess I was wrong.

 

[linebacker]

 

[Bypass]

Wow I thought you had some military training, nGuess I was wrong.

LOL, yeah I must have missed that class. I was probably passed out drunk with a hooker.

 

[thorn]

I'd do this:

What movie is this? It looks like that Tom Cruise flick where he's a hitman and rides with the taxi driver. Can't recall that name...but anyway, even if it isn't, I've often thought the movie I'm describing was one of the best portrayals of shooting, moving, and weapons handling EVER done by Hollyweird.

 

[chopper duke]

It's called Collateral.