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Now, let me take another unpopular opinion. Sul is a bad position for the average person. As pointed out, in close combat it takes special training to eb able to get the gun into play and to retain it from a gun grab. This is a major problem.

The second major problem is the logical fallacy that downward is safe. This might be true in Brazil, but it is certainly not true in most of the United States. Look at your feet. What is underneath them? If you are on a real wood floor you may consider safely using this position. It might go all the way through the wood, so if you are above the first floor, this is doubtful. If you are on a dirt field or grass lawn, this is a safe position. Much of our training takes place on ranges with dirt floors, so it is safe on the range. But most of the US is not dirt. It is hard paved cement or rock. If the gun has a discharge and hits cement, the bullet is going to bounce and no one knows where. This makes it dangerous.

So, it is not a safe direction for real use off the range. It has disadvantages in close quarters combat. It is not a good position, in my opinion.

Which leaves us with the question of where an armed person should be pointing the weapon while moving towards the threat. There is a simple answer. Use your holster if you are moving long distances. If you are searching a building or moving where target acquisition is imminent, then use the third eye position. In this position, the person carries the pistol tucked into their stomach and facing outward ready to shoot. Use both hands to hold the pistol. If you need to use the gun, you can bring it up very rapidly to a shooting position or shoot it from where it is at. And the gun will be pointing towards the target as soon as you see it, since it is facing the way you are.

The secret is, as in most other ways to carry a weapon, keeping your finger off the trigger until needed. If it works for sul position, it will work for this one also. From what I see, the sul position is a solution in search of a problem. The bigger problem is in keeping people's fingers off the trigger until needed, no matter what position the gun is in.