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sf1058 wrote:Suarez maybe one of SUL's biggest proponents, but he's not the one who developed it. The credit goes to Max Joseph and Alan Brosnan who developed it to control the poor weapons handling of certain Brazilian special operations teams. I've trained with Max on several occasions and his belief at that time was that SUL was inappropriate for use by an individual as a ready position.

An article written by Max on SUL:

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Thanks for that. I knew Max had developed Sul--Suarez credits him for it--but I was unaware of Alan Brosnan's name associated with it.

It's one of those, "Why didn't I think of that?" ideas: extremely simple, suits an important purpose, and seems like it should have already been around forever. What kinda amazes me is that it still isn't taught in all departments/units that engage in handgun team tactics.

Suarez is probably the biggest proponent of the position among the nationally-known instructors. And you'll get mixed advice about it.

It's best use is not in extreme close quarters combat, though, but in navigating areas where there are non-combatants scattered around, and possibly in tight building-clearing situations. If you're on the ground (or ground floor), IMHO it makes for a quickly-employed and versatile way to get your muzzle in a (realtively) safe position. The two downsides are: 1. If you're on the move, which you probably will be, you'll almost inevitably be covering your feet/legs at some point. 2. If you do get caught at bad-breath distance while you're in Sul, you'll need to have had some specific training to keep the position from becomming a liability; it's far easier for a bad guy to control your hands from that position than, say, if you were in Close Contact Ready.

YMMV.