TRIGGER WARNING: This post makes slightly offensive remarks, and there is some foul language, snark and sarcasm. Readers discretion is advised.
It's good to have friends mess with you a little bit. It shows that they're comfortable enough with you to approach you about anything, even if it's slightly offensive. It also shows that they know you well enough to know what makes you laugh, and what ticks you off.
There's a restaurant in Dallas named "Babes," where the RSO dinner was hosted. The fried chicken was delicious, and some of my buddies couldn't finish it all. They couldn't bare to see such delicious food go to waste, and somehow these r*cist bastards saw nothing wrong with handing it to the only black guy in the group.
“Here Mekkos! How’d you like some fried chicken?”
"Seriously though, this would be great for lunch tomorrow."
"..."
"DUUUUDE!!! I should eat this in front of TOM GIVENS!!!"
Somehow this sounded like a glorious idea. What could possibly go wrong?!
You see, the Rangemaster "Mothership" used to host an event called "League Night." It was a shooting sport similar to what IDPA was at the time. You can still see videos of it online: https://youtu.be/tigs4TCgPxs
I wasn't there at the mothership. I was late to the concealed carry party, only getting serious about training mere months after the facility closed in 2014. Years later at TOP GUN Memphis, one of the major players told me about a drill called the "Fried Chicken Drill." Your starting position is seated, hands coated with baby oil, with your fingertips about an inch from your mouth as if to eat a piece of fried chicken. Shooters often didn't want oil all over their precious carry gun, so a pickup gun was often used.
So with a big sh*t-eating grin on my face, I show up to Tom's "How Skilled Are You?" module at TacCon with a bag of half-eaten fried chicken.
"Hey Tom! Here's how imma shoot your class!"
Any time you get a chance to make Tom Givens belly-laugh, you take it.
On a serious note, it is a big pet peeve of Tom's when students arrive with grip chalk on their hands. It's particularly apparent when they wear black shirts. "Do you go to Walmart with that sh*t on your hands? No you don't, so why are you showing up to my class like that?"
With this, I'm leaning into the opposite direction. Having fried chicken grease all over your hands is likely a worst-case scenario. If you can shoot well with that, you'll probably be ok under normal conditions.
I was telling Aqil Qadir about it and he wondered if the chicken grease would foul the action of the gun. I assured him than the gun would run BETTER, now that the gun is properly lubricated.
So here we have multiple variations of where your hands can begin a drill. You can start with the "fence" to separate yourself from an assailant. You can start with your hands in the "interview" position, which benefits strong side hip carry. And now you can start at "fried chicken" ready: Hands about an inch from your mouth as if to bite into a piece of fried chicken. Award bonus points if there is an actual object to hold, and also if the mouth is actually moving. Try it for yourself, preferably around lunch time.
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