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  2. Point shooting - Wikipedia

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    Side view of handgun point shooting position. Point shooting (also known as target-[1] or threat-focused shooting, [2] intuitive shooting, instinctive shooting, subconscious tactical shooting, or hipfiring) is a practical shooting method where the shooter points a ranged weapon (typically a repeating firearm) at a target without relying on the use of sights to aim.

  3. Minimates - Wikipedia

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    Minimates are a block-styled miniature action figure originally created by Art Asylum in 2002 and now released by Diamond Select Toys. The basic Minimate figure design has a 2 in (51 mm) tall body that resembles an extremely simplified human form with 14 points of articulation, higher than average for block figures. Released in both specialty ...

  4. United States Army Special Forces selection and training

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    Phase 2 of the SFQC focuses on language and culture. During Phase 2, soldiers receive basic special-operations language training in the language assigned to them at the completion of Special Forces Assessment and Selection. Languages are divided into four categories based on their degree of difficulty for native speakers of English.

  5. Two-point discrimination - Wikipedia

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    Two-point discrimination (2PD) is the ability to discern that two nearby objects touching the skin are truly two distinct points, not one. It is often tested with two sharp points during a neurological examination [ 1 ] : 632 [ 2 ] : 71 and is assumed to reflect how finely innervated an area of skin is.

  6. Immigration activist Alejandra Oliva on the art (and pain) of ...

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    Immigration activist Alejandra Oliva on the art (and pain) of filling out an application for asylum Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune August 7, 2023 at 6:00 AM

  7. Mozambique Drill - Wikipedia

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    The Mozambique Drill, [1] also known as the Failure Drill, Failure to Stop drill, or informally as "two to the body, one to the head", [2] [3] is a close-quarters shooting technique that requires the shooter to fire twice into the torso of a target (known as a double tap or hammered pair to the center of mass), and follow up with a more difficult shot to the head that, if properly placed ...

  8. Modern technique - Wikipedia

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    The modern technique (abbreviation of modern technique of the pistol) is a method for using a handgun for self-defense, originated by firearms expert Jeff Cooper. [1] The modern technique uses a two-handed grip on the pistol and brings the weapon to eye level so that the sights may be used to aim at the target.

  9. Double tap - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [3] Instruction and practice of the double-tap improves accuracy as shooters often do not have the gun fully extended on the first shot meaning the second shot of a double tap is usually more accurate. [4] The term hammer is sometimes used to describe a double tap in which the firearm's sights are not reacquired by the shooter between ...