STAY READY | Simple Daily Dry Fire Exercises

[@lukeo9487]

"I'm worried you're behind me with an African war club," is a quote that captures exactly the type of content I need in my life.

[@tmaddrummer]

HA!!!

[@unkokalani]

Luke O 😂😂💪🏼🤙🏼

[@delaremnant4317]

Wow! That African war club looks a whole lot like our Native ones! Burl in a sapling.

[@ChiakiNanami736]

Yes 😹

[@HueMindBeing]

African (Zulu) Knobkerrie stick 👍🏿

[@jpjp3873]

So.....no dry fire practice at olive garden. ok.

[@cjspurlock8573]

No definitely do. Just ask for a back corner table and aim at the outside wall. But yeah tots cool. I do it at arby's all the time.

[@tstorkify]

I practice at Cracker Barrel. And i am not leaving until they rehire Brad's wife.

[@isaiahbonilla7098]

@@cjspurlock8573 lmfao wtf

[@sloppyjoe400]

I'm a big fan of dry fire exercises at logans road house

[@Fafafohi]

Well, that’s not what he said specifically...

[@badone588]

“Start off slow and warm up” -Goes fast as hell My dude, your slow and my slow are different.

[@masondoe1777]

P[pl;;

[@Iceaxehikes]

I learned that trick from James Yeager too. State out loud, even when alone; "I am beginning dry fire practice." And "I am finished with dry fire practice." I do it everytime. It keeps me mindful that I have checked and double checked my gun is empty and it is okay to touch the trigger.

[@WarriorPoetSociety]

Good advice

[@williamdolan2673]

JY came to mind for me, too.

[@programatick]

That's a bit OTT. Just lock your ammo or keep it out of reach

[@Iceaxehikes]

@@programatick you just blew a hole in the wall and the bullet continued onward into something you did not want to destroy. You forgot to check that your firearm was empty and clear of ammunition. That should have been the first instruction in your reply.

[@thomasohanlon1060]

Evan was so proud of himself when John let him take the tool in the first scenario. Evan was like a kid that just scored on dad. Great video John.

[@thomasohanlon1060]

@Evan Temple Thats what they all say.

[@Uncle_Jacob]

@Evan Temple Evan, I'm your biggest fan. You're a lot cooler than that John guy. And his beard has nothin on yours. Lol

[@Parable_One]

He looks like he could really kick some ass tbh 😂

[@Stoney_1024]

that kick to the gun when you couldnt reach it? i think that might have worked if he tried to swing it up to aim. quick thinking buys time, time buys options.@@evantemple1179

[@MrJuaritos23]

Army vet here too John. I worked with some guys from 1/75 downrange. I am proud of how well you are doing for yourself and your family. Bringing a lot of value to the community with your blocks of instruction. Keep thriving brother!

[@ignisninja5867]

I really appreciate him showing the other guy getting his gun, most people would edit that out.

[@zachlloyd9392]

I'm not the only one who practices clearing the house amd has thier wife roll thier eyes at them?

[@aaronbethea7234]

Zach Lloyd lol... nope... but I’m gonna get mine involved by asking her to randomly place a target or two around the house... then explain the what’s and why’s.

[@BB-wj8dv]

I clear my home for practice too all while wishing I had a wife to roll her eyes at my shananagins.

[@gtdfirearmsllc4759]

Zach Lloyd Lol. Mine does it with me. :)

[@01ZO6TT]

Brent Bluhm Be careful what you wish for. Lol

[@beznick6425]

@@gtdfirearmsllc4759 What a lucky guy ...

[@1973chevypickup]

Bad Guy: *breaks into John's house* "Why do I hear boss music?"

[@snafuequals]

Stale

[@jimbrannlund4677]

Made me lol. Thanks.

[@Approx_99]

*BONG* .... *BONG* ... "Is that? -" *BONG with guitar* "F@cking ACDC?"

[@1014p]

Yea no shit he could be a boss in a game. Only it will be a rare weapon in his vault. Only discovered after clues in the game. When the final clue is found is says, “Be vigilant and train hard.” You won’t understand what it means till you go to retrieve the weapon. Maybe in a apocalypse type game. It’s the only house in good condition.

[@dpm9a189]

Wait till you see his final form

[@iamstephenmartin186]

Hey john, I know this is a bit off topic but, I recently watched your video you made with your military buddies. One of them lost a leg and the other lost an arm. And then you tell the story about throwing a human spine! I say that to say, in a world full of macho men, profanity, and broken homes caused by men, you of all people have the right to be prideful and arrogant and you’re not! You’re humble, you have a sense of humor, you lead your family, and most importantly you’re a Godly man but you still like to “party”. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this. You’ve encouraged me beyond what you know and earned a patron on patreon for life. Thank you

[@tadpole612001]

Just found WPS the other day. Been binge watching videos. Took my shield out yesterday and can already tell a difference using your tips. Great videos and very educational. Keep them coming!

[@stevenkarbowski2366]

Every once in a while my buddies and I will get together and go to one of our homes and practice as individuals clearing that structure. While the rest of us are within the home sitting on the ground in a corner or on a piece of furniture just to observe how each one of us does it and come up with any critiques or helpful hints or ideas. Then we move into two man teams and three man teams and just continue the same process while switching up who’s on point. We alternate houses every so often. Once in a while I’ll throw a wrench into the process and have somebody play a victim and practice with a med kit also.

[@Barbarian_6]

great idea

[@jtlegionnaire6310]

Sounds like you have a lot of great friends!

[@stillrob97]

Those are the type of friends we all need. You know if shtf you already have your crew ready

[@jamdwhi]

Damn. That's awesome. Are all you guys gonna step up if things get unconstitutional? I hope for everyone's sake that people like you are willing to do what's needed when there is encroachment.

[@jackjack4412]

are you military? where do you find friends like that?

[@bw162]

“Afraid of guy behind you with African War Club”. That is the same way I feel about Bloomberg.

[@hotsnottatertot5451]

This channel is quickly becoming one of my favorite. I've suggested you to many of my friends. Thanks for not feeding us crap.

[@16ft2in]

Welcome to the club, It's John, John, & Johnny (Lovell, Correia, & "Hill Person")

[@mosquitoswat1]

Great instructional on awkward boring stuff that MATTERS! Thank you! Creating a foundation of success.

[@zodiac8208]

Cant stop watching! Great great videos! Thanks.

[@aaronbethea7234]

Epic youtube channel... this content is top-notch. I've learned a lot of good stuff from Rangers over the past year and it's all gold.

[@ThaCarterIsLegit]

Nice, I’ve been looking for something to practice between my 0215 house clear and my 0230 house clear. Typically I’ve found it hard to three gun clear the crawl space at 0330 so I will practice CQC dry firing between then and my 0345 house clear.

[@gerrydobie1533]

Bro between ur past experiences, ur sense of humor & ur ethics/morals I AM A FAN for life ✊🏾💪🏾

[@karamarie6781]

You are amazing. I am learning so much from you. Thank you!!!

[@Brianflys]

When you look at dry fire tools, check out the Dry Fire Mag made for Glock. Sized for a Glock 17, but works with the other 9 and 40 double stack pistols, just work around the mag length. It allows repeated trigger press with simulated reset. Kind of pricey at $90, but I like this rather than racking the slide between trigger presses. Awesome channel. Very informative videos mixed with dad and vet humor. Thank you for your service!

[@RickyBobby_USA]

The 80s retro music playing in the background is a nice touch.

[@slatham8616]

This is super practical. I will begin integrating this.

[@jj-wp6wc]

Thank you for these videos. I truly appreciate this information, and God bless America. Good stuff👍

[@irishrose7053]

Like the pointers on making dry fire fun for training. Very good stuff Thanks.

[@unapologeticallyamerican72]

Outstanding!! John, thx for covering this topic thoroughly. #yayforthat !!

[@tmaddrummer]

OCD.... welcome to the club. Thanks and Blessings!

[@598Hans]

Thank you John! I never trained with my winter jacket and thanks to you now I know what a fool I’m. And how screwed I’m because my jacket preventing me to smoothly deploy my blaster. Back to a training session

[@MTBTrailRider]

what I like about you and your videos is that when you share processes or safety tips, you dont say this is how it must be done and everyone else sucks. You also talk about what other people do that some may say is "not safe" but you add those comments of - but as long as no one gets hurt you cant tell them what to do. I come back to your videos quite often.

[@rightprivilege1217]

One of the most overlooked dry fire training exercises is the off hand draw. It's awkward, it's dangerous to do with a live gun, but when you have to do it, you're much better off if you've run through it a few hundred (or thousand) times in a safe environment.

[@brandtjustsayin]

I'm really glad you said you cleared your house for practice when the kids went to bed. Now I dont feel so weird about doing this mid day as I take breaks when I work from home. Yea! I'm normal...

[@elliottdmann]

Awesome. Practical, real-life solo training at home techniques. Thank you!

[@patrickfenton1637]

Good stuff. I appreciate these tips as I've been trying to get better about dry fire practice. bleh, working nights has left little time for live fire 😝

[@calferg]

Thank you, so much, for all of these training/teaching videos. I am going to be leading a safety/awareness small group, through my church, this upcoming Summer. A lot of my leading will be based off of your teachings. I would like your blessing, on showing some of your videos, during my group.

[@WarriorPoetSociety]

Sure thing man. Party on.

[@WarriorPoetSociety]

I’ve got a church security blog with all 12 videos on it some where here warriorpoetsociety.us/blog/

[@dc-py9dz]

This is the only channel I will tolerate watching an ad. Because they are always fun.

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Thanks for the knowledge , John !!!!!!!!!

[@tmc6185]

Awesome thanks for the lesson.

[@TxCwby]

Just the way I do it...NO AMMO, but real gun. SAFE area, (no destruction, no kill, no aim at anything other than target and whats behind). Part of dry fire (for me) is trigger press, so I will clear firearm, look away, take a breath, check again, once all ammo is cleared of the area. You have excellent recommendations. “And that’s pretty fun”! Again, the DAILY practice is most important. Agree with your point of NOT putting hand in front of real barrel...BUT, recognizing that gaining distance requires that hand out front. DEFINITELY a blue gun practice scenario. Practice perfect, practice often!

[@andywynn1258]

Great great clip my man 👍❤️ Im a busy dad here too with 3 little boyz but when night come down. My love and the boyz go to sleep I take all my firearms out and dry fire almost every single night... God Bless

[@selfpreserve7581]

African war club in Zulu language is "Isagila" pronounced "e-su-gee-la" / su(sun) / gee (geese)/ la(Latifah) . Subscriber from South Africa. Awesome channel!!!

[@selfpreserve7581]

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[@juanmccoy3066]

These are excellent ways to train while just screwing around at home on ur day off. Better than playing video games. Dont get me wrong im not an anti game guy and it actually does help improve coordination and its good for scenario training especially with these new realistic controllers and games. Especially when the recoil patterns are accurate and they use real guns in the game then it can be helpful. But maybe an hour or two max a day is good. For the expressed purpose. Its great for when u cant go to the range during covid but i crave physically doing these things (safely) and paint ball is out of the question. So I try to do these little drills so im not stuck on the xbox all day. And try to focus on my personal fitness. Take my guard dog for some intense walks that always turn into jogs.. These drills of urs are definitely getting incorporated into my routine

[@Robert-qp1ut]

Great ideas to practice!

[@kevindavis1219]

Nice tips as usual. Taking the kids out for some reload and transition drills this weekend. Keep up the great work!

[@louisdebeer2055]

South African here, love your videos man; it’s all good

[@williamdolan2673]

Are you going to any of Steve Anderson's classes while he's in S.A.? He just landed this AM! Chene van der Merwe is hosting his trainings over the next couple weeks. All the best to you.

[@louisdebeer2055]

William Dolan thanks for that info

[@Godiswithus3]

This was very helpful. Thanks for the pointers.

[@waykno8478]

Practice does not make perfect--but it does make better!

[@derbmed1]

Aim for Evan’s face-- his look= priceless

[@justinz9225]

The Retention Shooting series is a great companion to this one.

[@thecat1221]

Wow, when he took that gun from you that was the slickest thing I've ever seen! Makes the follow up of you making distance before you present so more necessary

[@DadHub]

Thanks for the cool ideas! For subscribers' info, and maybe even yours, Mr. Lovell, I had seen online that it's okay to manipulate and dry fire a modern striker fired pistol with nothing in the chamber... Well, I asked the manufacturer of mine, Springfield, and they said it's okay occasionally, but for regular practice, it's best to have dummy rounds. I couldn't find any conclusive info on that before contacting them, so just wanted to share!

[@tracer2569]

Thank you warrior poet, you just proved what I always suspected, Evan is a bad ass!

[@davidduafala3050]

If you are going to dry fire/practice then doing it in the house is fine but also try it from your car. Many people don't seem to understand the mechanics of drawing your pistol with a safety belt on or a steering wheel in the way. Also if you dry practice enough your muscle memory will kick in and you will find yourself loading or chambering a round without thinking about it.

[@trishschofield7808]

Thank you for your help. Info is very handy. 🍰🍰🏕

[@hogue3666]

Thanks for the help, WPS.

[@Speed-shooter]

I stopped dry firing in my bar at home. Threw whiskey at a wall and nearly sipped a bullet.🤣🤣🤣

[@sheerziggy]

Saw something new to add to my daily dry fire time. So ty

[@matthewriggle7946]

You ROCK John🇺🇸

[@jjrobiso]

Would love more of these videos. Also just some basic training just to keep up muscle memory. Training to get there is important. But it’s not the end all be all, we need some basic quick disciplines to stay sharp.

[@Brianflys]

Even more important with a pistol optic...I need to get perfect presentation so I can find that reticle right where it's supposed to be. GREAT vids, John.

[@amigofriends7633]

Great training !!!

[@aarong8933]

Videos like this make me feel how vulnerable I am as I am completely and utterly unprepared for an attack

[@austinhyer]

Love this, personally would love to see more videos and information on how you conceal

[@339Ryan]

Tier1 Concealed Axis Slim, best appendix rig on the market. Conceals amazing, even in a t-shirt! Website: www.tier1concealed.com/products/new-axis-custom

[@danielsmith4090]

Awesome. Thanks John.

[@theartofshwa]

This reminds me... Need a good time to work on clearing my place too, when family isn't home. Picked up an airsoft for "safer" training a while back and have been meaning to go through and clear the house. It's a small house with a few tight corners and a staircase which could be a nice semi-difficult training ground for pieing and whatnot. Speaking of, hey John; when you've got a super right corner that leads to a staircase, and that staircase isn't open to the downstairs the whole way (meaning as you step down the stairs, anyone down there would see your feet first for a few steps), what would you recommend for clearing? A slower, half way knelt approach or a full commitment rush (obvious smooth pieing as much as you can while going)..?

[@daveflowers3070]

I've said it on carry trainer, Mickey's videos before, everyone who intends to carry, should be required to consume and retain several hours of yours and his content. As well as active self protection content. Its mandatory like actual training is.

[@tmc6185]

100% agree!!!!!

[@jujitsuboy730]

Really good stuff. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@nathanmieure4071]

You taught us some of that in your Pistols 3 Class. Great Class!

[@Blackrobedrenegade]

Very impressed with the quality of content and production of these videos. WPS is the new big thing. God bless you guys

[@killzinshadows3767]

I also enjoy practicing clearing my house when the family goes to bed or isnt home it's good practice, i Figure the more I practice in my home the better I'll be if someone stupidly decides to try and rob or cause harm to me an mine.

[@jockobacumbo623]

Good video John, thanks.

[@Violaman0910]

I may get some flak for this. But my range doesn’t let me draw from a holster. And it has been said that it is important for you to practice with what you are actually using so that you are familiar with it. So I practice drawing from my holster in my house using snap caps. I make sure the gun is not loaded and I make sure to only point it in a safe direction. But that’s my only option for practicing drawing with my actual firearm.

[@philfortin5995]

I also always use a yellow barrel block when doing dry fire. No ammo on me during the drills either. Cool video.

[@2wheeleddemon999]

The dog and I usually clear the house and stalk the cat in the middle of the night.

[@Fabyfakid]

I really like that one handed draw drill.

[@bridgetleverett7800]

Love your videos! I'm a new shooter and I find them super helpful. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge .

[@JohnnyReb2000]

I keep a designated magazine loaded with dummy rounds and double check my gun and magazine to ensure there is no live ammo. I do pick a few random items in the room (that are in safe directions of course), particularly small items like the light switch. Good things to add to my dry fire routine War Poet.

[@subwoofer6726]

Hey John, if you wouldn't mind, I'd love to see your take on dry fire practice tools. Have you also seen that one video of the Japanese airsoft guy shooting real guns for the first time? I encourage anyone who's skeptical about airsoft to watch him; he manipulates and fires the gun like a pro! Kind of made me think I could definitely get into using airsoft for practice as well! It went to prove that the bridge between airsoft and real gun performance was no as gapped of disconnected as some would have maybe believed.

[@albertkropp]

You should really consider getting in touch with Tu Lam for some stance and positioning training, I've learned so much from him in that regard. I used to hunch my body over when ADS, but it seems there are better and more efficient ways to shoot nowadays.

[@cookerbullock]

Great information. Awesome

[@mertonsilliker3686]

That’s was great, that’s why we pratice

[@EclairTw]

Best way is to use your actual gun. Clear it and put a laser training tool in the chamber. This way you feel the draw and trigger of your edc and you also see where your first shot accuracy is.

[@slightlybelligerent3140]

Yeah I never understood why people get so scared to pull the trigger if you KNOW there’s no ammo in the gun.

[@randyleppell8885]

First- Love this and every other video I've watched so far. Just had one question and in no way is it intended to sharpshoot, just trying to understand. If you dry fire practice with a "rubber dummy" pistol, why not a rubber dummy rifle? I'm guessing because of the optics/sight picture? Really, I'm just a big fan of dancing with the one that brung ya so I'd rather just use my EDC to practice most everything. If we really want to get down to brass tacks, I'm just cheap and am trying to justify why I don't need to buy a rubber gun! Love your mentality and the way you teach! Stay in the fight!

[@ajbaloo21]

Yes! Been waiting for this video from you, John!

[@undeniablelies3890]

I will be using this.

[@judymcdougal2976]

Thank you

[@RoyaJoha]

The ADD is strong in this one!.. he he j/k.. a little.😅 Nice to see your informative videos! Even though I’m in Norway where we.. basically aren’t allowed to own a weapon unless it’s “needed”... go figure.. Keep me coming! And stay safe out there.

[@dumperdan3446]

Subbed. Literally thought I have been for over a year. Get that mil!!

[@bradkeeney5236]

Good stuff!

[@Whispertactical]

Fastest growing gun channel, congrats..

[@tacticalchannel9433]

"But you don't get to say what other people do" is a great motto for America (or what it used to be at anyway)

[@reinaldoperez1725]

I am a noob when it comes to pistols: So I have some questions. Unlike a lot of people that are zeroing their weapons at 25 yards, my interest is home defense, specifically somebody breaking in, not planing to follow the guy while he runs away, which would put the bad guy somewhere between 5 and 10 yards away from me before I can grab my pistol. as such I zero my red dot at 7 yards and plan to do the same with a combo of laser/light. To properly dry fire with an intruder in mind using any of the laser dry fire solutions and still be accurate I think I need a distance somewhere 15 feet and 30 feet (10 yards most homes are smaller). Should I be using a full size target, a 1/2, 1/4? Obviously smaller makes me better shooter, but I think for peace of mind I need 1/1 or 1/2 depending on available distance from me to target (I dry fire at 15 feet and could at 30 provided I can see the small circle or X). Would you go for smaller target for extra accuracy or full, 1/2 size of target for peace of mind that under hectic situation you can still deliver center mass or head shot quickly? What do you think, I like to hear your opinion about preparedness and dry shooting during a break in. Thanks, I do want your opinion if not too much to ask.

[@leanhard1987]

Good video. I myself draw a few times before I go out usually. Like you said, sweatshirts and such can really mess up a draw. And yes I draw my loaded firearm.... 😱 here come the safety police!!!

[@pmedic523]

Really liked this video.

[@lavitikis100]

I have a genuine question and hope I can get a answer. But I'm really nervous having my gun holstered near my groin like that but it dose seem the best spot for if I want to sit down or just moving around in any way it's most comfortable. I have wanted to invest in a shoulder holster seems like it would be the most comfortable overall but was told by my local gun shop that they don't like selling them because most of them point behind you and is a big no no for if it discharges out of the blue while holstered. And can hit someone behind you. Thank you for this video very informative.

[@cpt.gwyndolin8665]

This 80s music really sets it off!

[@GaveMeGrace1]

Thank you Are utilized a laser light blue Glock like laser pistol for most of my dry fire practice or in conjunction with laser compatible targets

[@bryandonahue4347]

Crazy how John has blown up! I can remember when he had like 10k subs. Congrats bro.

[@doinker50]

Would love to see more of this stuff

[@theclan4adventures]

"The deadliest pistoleer since wild bill they say" I just happened across this channel a few weeks ago enjoy all the videos I've watched and I subscribed of corse. But there is just one problem.. now when I go back to other channels.. and the people doing their "quick draw" drills.. well ..they seem kinda .. slow. Training makes a huge difference now when I watch others I smirk and sometimes even chuckle to myself as I think... if it was high noon ..john would have totally won that one ... thanks for being you and taking the time to make this stuff for all of us ..

[@formam1022]

I live in a single story apartment that's kinda set in a hill, if I dry fire at one corner, it's a longer path through the wall, into brick, into a hill. No other apartment or person, as safe as apartment bum can be.