American Gunfighter Episode 7 - Why We Train

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  • čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
  • US Army Special Operations Combat Veterans Chris Kovacik, John Ellison and Zach Harrison, of Northern Red, discuss their motivations for training in both their roles as Special Operations Soldiers and as instructors of active duty military and counter terrorism professionals.
    Northern Red is a Private Military Firm specializing in training elite military and law enforcement units for counter terrorism, hostage rescue and close quarter battle missions. The Instructor Staff consists entirely of US Army Special Operations combat veterans with multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
    Directed and produced by Jon Chang, American Gunfighter is an ongoing series produced by BCM featuring elite law enforcement and military personnel sharing their thoughts and stories about their profession and craft.

Komentáře • 84

  • @rifles_up2263
    @rifles_up2263 Před 6 lety +25

    No matter how many times I watch this (and it’s pretty often)it still gives me chills when he says “hope is the last thing a man does before he dies”

  • @2ndTierShooter
    @2ndTierShooter Před 7 lety +48

    "Hope is the last thing that a man does before he dies" now that is fckn chilling down the spine. do not fight hoping you'll win, fight knowing you'll win. shoutout to John, awesome dude and instructor!

    • @ATG3192
      @ATG3192 Před 7 lety +3

      That's what I was thinking! He said that and I got goosebumps at how powerful and humbling that idea was!

    • @Jdowling357
      @Jdowling357 Před 3 lety

      That one stopped me in my tracks. I was like holy shit that’s powerful

  • @adamjones1641
    @adamjones1641 Před 7 lety +76

    It's great to see trainers that don't look like they'd have a heart attack if they had to run 100 yards. These guys are the real deal. It's good to see some young Pat Macnamaras : )

    • @richardryan6186
      @richardryan6186 Před 6 lety +4

      I think pat mac could skill give these guys a run for their money.

    • @angelvazquez2112
      @angelvazquez2112 Před 6 lety +6

      Not to disrespect anything Pat Mac has done for this nation but there was a difference in training and tactics after 9-11. Even at the highest level of our SF units Before 9-11 very few guys had the combat experience these warrior have. Before 9-11 a lot of tactics were thory based, after 9-11 we found out what really worked in modern combat. Having trained with these professionals, Im proud of the caliber of warriors our military is producing. That being said,Pat is a savage and I can’t wait to train with him

    • @thegreatestofalltime973
      @thegreatestofalltime973 Před 5 lety +3

      @@angelvazquez2112 pat McNamara got out of the until post 9/11 so your point makes no sense. He was there before and after the training got more focused and centered

    • @fmxmyway
      @fmxmyway Před 4 lety +2

      @@richardryan6186 Same team homie.

  • @mixflip
    @mixflip Před 7 lety +95

    Damn...that is powerful...I train to fight my evil twin...He has the same skills as I do and I know what I am capable of. Thats a scary thought.

    • @kylesundell1554
      @kylesundell1554 Před 6 lety

      mixflip your evil twin would be the easy guy so owsome.

  • @MikeyLykens
    @MikeyLykens Před 7 lety +15

    "Faith has taken me places that Hope trembled with fear" Michael Lykens.

  • @Ntop33
    @Ntop33 Před 3 lety +3

    That was hard af. This reminds me of combat sports. You gotta train to fight the best version of your opponent, not the weakest. Oss

  • @aidend5455
    @aidend5455 Před 7 lety +3

    This is what I like to see. Train hard and never quit

  • @isawul00k
    @isawul00k Před 7 lety +6

    And this video is a little peek into why we have the best of the best

  • @hANNAbONE
    @hANNAbONE Před 7 lety +6

    most excellent. so glad y'all are on my side. Pax Christi'

  • @meangreen816
    @meangreen816 Před 7 lety +15

    Dammit why wasn't this one longer.

  • @garymaxwell5199
    @garymaxwell5199 Před 7 lety +5

    Anyone else noticing a big switch to the low variable optics?!!! Vortex HD 1-6 on a few of the sticks. Cool to see the changes in tactics.

    • @bluenotesessions1
      @bluenotesessions1 Před 7 lety +2

      They are all rocking those Vortexs with the offset Aimpoint. Cool if you have 3k to spend on glass.

    • @andrewTaylorCodes
      @andrewTaylorCodes Před 6 lety

      At 1:24 I noticed a couple EOTECH's. Possibly the XPS ?

    • @RangerCaptain11A
      @RangerCaptain11A Před rokem

      all shots near and far have to hit your intended target. take every shot like there's a busload of lawyers children in the area.

  • @big_ben_1776
    @big_ben_1776 Před 7 lety +12

    God bless America. You guys are the most bad ass individuals I've ever seen.

  • @thrillamoe50
    @thrillamoe50 Před 4 lety +3

    0:25 holy shit, is that the pre mark up of the canted sights

  • @sarge712
    @sarge712 Před 6 lety +3

    This is the best training mindset explanation I’ve ever seen. I’m going to use that philosophy from now on when teaching our rookies.

  • @shotover7719
    @shotover7719 Před 7 lety +1

    You guys are an inspiration, keep it up, makes me train harder!

  • @edtherockhound9944
    @edtherockhound9944 Před 6 lety

    Hope is the last thing a man does before he dies wow. Great video I was just an 11b grunt in the army and thought I was a bad ass until I met some of the SOF guys overseas . I learned a lot from those guys I’m so grateful I had that opportunity . Thanks guys for keeping America safe

  • @irishdefense77
    @irishdefense77 Před rokem

    This mirrors what we were trained for in SF.I believe these guys are former SF soldiers because these sentiments are exactly what we learned in training.A good friend of mine started doing this I’m told and then I found out he started this company-Tom Spooner.

  • @nothingnewtome1
    @nothingnewtome1 Před 7 lety +9

    MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!!!!!!!

  • @johnmitchell8487
    @johnmitchell8487 Před 7 lety +8

    Who knew Jon Snow was a gunfighter too.

  • @JuanGonzalez-li3pk
    @JuanGonzalez-li3pk Před 2 lety

    Outstanding!!!

  • @TactiCalifornia
    @TactiCalifornia Před 7 lety +1

    Well said. Love it

  • @goodcleanfun1640
    @goodcleanfun1640 Před 7 lety +1

    Powerful video. Stay strong on purpose.

  • @CountryWolf_TX
    @CountryWolf_TX Před 2 lety

    Epic. That eye. On the simplest level: if every American had their constitution and ethic for the good of family, work and country. Unstoppable we’d be 🇺🇸

  • @BBslider001
    @BBslider001 Před rokem

    Whoa....how am I just now seeing this and it's 7 years old??

  • @isawul00k
    @isawul00k Před 7 lety

    BCM is the bizzz

  • @RADIOACTIVEBUNY
    @RADIOACTIVEBUNY Před 6 lety

    This video was intense as hell.

  • @Donnie387
    @Donnie387 Před 7 lety +2

    Truth !

  • @rifles_up2263
    @rifles_up2263 Před 6 lety

    Powerful dialogue 🗽🤯💥🇺🇸👍🏽

  • @zachconant7031
    @zachconant7031 Před 7 lety

    This is good news. The last two videos have came out pretty close to eachother, hopefully the next one will too.

  • @kmf9917
    @kmf9917 Před 7 lety

    Thank You!

  • @thewatcher4552
    @thewatcher4552 Před 3 lety +1

    For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12. KNOW THE REAL FIGHT

  • @firstimeshooter6590
    @firstimeshooter6590 Před 4 lety

    Hope is the last thing a man does before he dies. 😳 wow that’s deep.

  • @GattoriSancho
    @GattoriSancho Před 5 lety

    this is fun thou this type of Trainning i would never mind.

  • @rifles_up2263
    @rifles_up2263 Před 6 lety

    This gave me goosebumps...it was supposed to rite? Lol GREAT stuff,so encouraging 🇺🇸

  • @dboyz31
    @dboyz31 Před 3 lety

    “The man in the glass”

  • @nathant3897
    @nathant3897 Před 4 lety

    Hell yeah I wanna train with them!

  • @seamusstout5991
    @seamusstout5991 Před 7 lety

    dang.....love it

  • @mikeburgess1688
    @mikeburgess1688 Před 3 lety

    I wish training was a little bit easier to facilitate, on a lower end as well as higher end that Northern Red might be expecting.

  • @joshuawood9055
    @joshuawood9055 Před 5 lety

    I noticed, most tier 1 guys don't use tactical grips at all and they don't use super short "cool looking" rifles.

    • @reaperbravo32
      @reaperbravo32 Před 2 lety

      "They" use the right tool for the right situatiuon... miss those days

  • @zachconant7031
    @zachconant7031 Před 7 lety +1

    So, what EXACTLY is Northern Red?
    Btw, i love the American Gunfighter videos, keep em coming!

  • @dylanmurphy609
    @dylanmurphy609 Před 7 lety

    Where is the next one?? Waiting anxiously

  • @scrapguy6816
    @scrapguy6816 Před 7 lety

    Semper Victorios!

  • @altairibnlaahad9348
    @altairibnlaahad9348 Před 7 lety +1

    Hope, is not a method. Wish, is not a technic.

  • @dmorgan724
    @dmorgan724 Před 5 lety

    Subscribed .....
    Get some

  • @neonpaintsplash
    @neonpaintsplash Před 7 lety

    Good bidness

  • @Keldow
    @Keldow Před 6 lety

    hope is the first step on the road to disappointment

  • @tomsimmo5789
    @tomsimmo5789 Před 7 lety

    When I walked into the room Chuck Norris pissed his. pants.

  • @RangerCaptain11A
    @RangerCaptain11A Před rokem

    american gun owners really need to up our training game. i guess tons of folks are hoping the criminal isn't as good as them.

  • @turdferguson9725
    @turdferguson9725 Před 7 lety

    What's up with at 1:25, looks like one in the chamber at 25 shoot to bolt lock run to 0 while reloading? Anyone familiar with this drill?

    • @supertrooper7403
      @supertrooper7403 Před 6 lety

      turdferguson9725 close with and kill. Take the distance away from the bad guy and finish the fight. Moving targets are harder to hit than static targets.

  • @masonwilhelmy2613
    @masonwilhelmy2613 Před 7 lety

    Any idea what brand/model of 45• offset mounts for their T1's these guys are running?

  • @roydoggy
    @roydoggy Před 4 lety

    Hard ass pterodactyls.

  • @LuwigChannel
    @LuwigChannel Před 7 lety

    Quick question. When you show these guys at the beginning of these videos in training exercises, are they using airsoft?

    • @brandonwhorley674
      @brandonwhorley674 Před 7 lety +3

      LuwigChannel neg. man marker rds. drop in a a bolt group that only functions with Sims and it allows you to use your weapons,your gear. like a mix between a paint ball and a bullet. and really motivates you not to get hit. treat everything real. and during training with them there is a 100% chance of someone getting hit in the junk.

    • @1320crusier
      @1320crusier Před 7 lety

      friend of mine caught one in the balls as opfor for Recon. lol

  • @supertrooper7403
    @supertrooper7403 Před 6 lety

    turdferguson9725 close with and kill. Take the distance away from the bad guy and finish the fight. Moving targets are harder to hit than static targets.

  • @apm9151
    @apm9151 Před 3 lety

    Are these guys Delta?

    • @reaperbravo32
      @reaperbravo32 Před 2 lety

      why would you ask that? they are former soldiers working for Northern Red that is located in Danville VA

    • @apm9151
      @apm9151 Před 2 lety

      @@reaperbravo32 just saw the short video, had no idea

    • @3ncrypt3dcod3s
      @3ncrypt3dcod3s Před 2 lety

      Hmmm I thought most of them were Special Forces CIF guys?

  • @Fit.For.A.Firefight.
    @Fit.For.A.Firefight. Před 4 lety +1

    “Hope is the last thing a man does before he dies.”
    I hope that each of you know Jesus as Lord and Savior. He is the only One that can save souls.

  • @sam22jrm
    @sam22jrm Před 7 lety +1

    You mean "somebody who will fight back"? lol A man, not a boy. Right?

  • @glennhynes5263
    @glennhynes5263 Před rokem

    Nah, thats too much.

  • @maxvolovich9407
    @maxvolovich9407 Před 4 lety

    I dont think that you are training hard. You are providing insurance to your family that you are going to come home.
    It is like sports they are training all the time.