I thought I was done but this is yet another point that I can’t let go unanswered. As an instructor, I personally to take exception to the statement above because it's wrong and it’s the second time I am forced to question whether you are the one speaking from conjecture rather than experience. I'm sure there are other instructors who are just as insulted but aren't going to dignify it with a response.rm9792 wrote:…I will concede that no instructor on the planet advises Con2 because they all teach as they have been taught and adhere to the established doctrine, same with LEO and other professionals. Even if one did think it was better he would never teach it as he would open himself up the ridicule and bashing I have. Generations have not tested Con2 IMO because they have all been taught 1 is the best and no one has told me why up to this point. I have only heard because Cooper says so and no statistical data to back up Con 2 being unsafe.
Cooper’s “Modern Method� defies your statement that all instructors adhere to established doctrine. Cooper’s concepts and methods contradicted all established civilian, military and police doctrine back in the 1960’s. Cooper was dismissed as a maverick by many “authorities� of the day, including many NRA instructors. Times have changed and now Cooper’s methods are considered established doctrine in many circles. Still the evolution continues as the generation of instructors that succeeded Cooper either added material of their own to Cooper’s concepts or even abandoned some of Cooper’s methods all together.
Clint Smith and the United States Marine Corps added the color Black to Cooper’s Colors to indicate a mind actively engaged in combat where Cooper stopped at Red believing the extra step was unnecessary. Brian Hoffner added yet another color, Blue, to indicate a reassessment or “downloading� phase in which one is still highly alert after engaging the first threat but scanning for more. On the other hand, John Farnam, also a Cooper student, generally does not teach Cooper’s Colors. He may refer to them from time to time but the color codes are not discussed in lectures unless students bring them up. There are also the programs of Gabe Suarez, Paul Howe and Larry Vickers...All considered bleeding edge. These are just a few examples of instructors who don’t just teach what they’ve been taught but push the envelope and continually update their programs with new techniques and concepts.
The point lurking here is unless you have attended classes with these people, you can’t offer an evaluation of their programs. And yet you made the statement above. The only way you could actually make that statement as a fact rather than conjecture is if you’ve attended classes in these programs over the years. I have attended said classes and spend a good bit of time teaching them. I reject your assessment as false. So my question is, have you actually tried attending a class with these or any other instructors lately or is your statement just conjecture and emotion?
I never could figure out why they did not have their OWN CLASS.