Voici ce que l'on nomme a rant, en américain. C'est un vieux texte ( jusqu'ici non publié ) de Carl Cestari. Comme le personnage, c'était bigger than life, mais le fond du texte repose néanmoins sur une réflexion très pointue, comme toujours chez Carl :
Concealed Carry…
I always scratch my head in disbelief when I meet guys who are "into" self-defense/close-combat and DON'T carry personal defense weapons and/or survival tools, EVERYDAY - ALL THE TIME!
To my way of thinking that makes the whole "interest" in CQC a "fad" or "buff" type of "activity", taken as seriously as shuffleboard or bacci ball.
EXTREMELY BAD SHIT happens ALL THE TIME. Just review the recent events as pertains the BTK serial killer and Duncan of the infamous Idaho massacre, NOT to mention JUST reading the papers everyday!
My "edge of hand" is a FAR superior EDGE of hand when that EDGE in MY HAND is a shank of razor sharp steel!
Today my wife and I had to attend a ritzy affair at a country club in Bergen County. I had to wear a light summer suit and was denied my usual mode of attire, which allows me to carry a veritable arsenal.
STILL, I managed to carry and conceal NINE weapons upon my person. NINE! Dressed in a light summer suit and NO combat boots!
I was perfectly comfortable and NO ONE was the wiser and yet I had immediate access to any number of survival tools had it been necessary to defend my life, my wife's or any other innocent person.
I expect VIOLENCE of the worst kind. Sudden, vicious, brutal and EXTREME. I also ACCEPT my responsibility as a man to FACE IT full on, deal with it, AND OVERCOME IT! Whatever the cost. So I PREPARE for it.
As the old cliche rings so absolutely TRUE...................."Better to have it and NOT need it, than to NEED it and NOT have it". Because if and when you DO need it, you are GOING TO NEED IT DESPERATELY!!!!!!!!!!!
A serious mind-set KNOWS no other way.
I wish I had a dime for every wussy assed bullshit "excuse" I've heard over the years about why "I CAN'T.............................................".
BULLSHIT!
RANT OVER.
Carl Cestari - Copyrighted
Et voilà ce que rajoute Clint Sporman, son ami, élève et head instructor :
As for the 9 weapons, edged weapons and blackjacks were ALWAYS carried by Carl!
ASP's, he had them, every brand, but didn't carry them, thought they were shit, as do I. Watch cops, or any show were you see guys getting hit by them, nothing happens, i've even seen an ASP bend! Well I should say, if you carry it, work you grip strength, and actually hit a heavy bag with it, otherwise you will loose it!
But I do not like them, I'll take a Blackjack or even a Sap over an ASP!
I'm not sure what he had on him that day, but it could have been dagger's, pepper-spray, blass-knuckles, improvised weapons, and a few other things that are just slipping my mind...
Clint Sporman - Copyrighted
PS- I remember not to long ago, while we were in NY City, seeing a doctor, we were on are way up the elevator, and he was like, damn he's gonna be do ex-rays on me today...and started unloading his weapons onto me, which I had about 4 myself.....that was funny....I was ready for WWIII...
Clint Sporman - Copyrighted
Carl's idea of Hand to Hand Combat was this, ITS BULLSHIT! Ok, ok, what he ment by that is this, WEAPONS RULE! He told be many time, "Bro, weapons rule the roost, if I have to go H2H then I tactically fucked up, and then I have to use my combative skills to get or make distance so I can deploy my weapons, H2H?, why when I can just hit some sorry SOB over the head once and be done with it!"
That was his out look, BUT, that was HIM! Understand, his advised, IS dead on, however, like he stated he planned on and was ready to deal with the outcome! The doing is easy, its the aftermath thats the hard part, be smart and had a back-up plan...hopefully you know where i'm going with this.
Clint Sporman - Copyrighted
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