Combat Ready: Mastering Force-on-Force Training focuses on one of the most important gaps in defensive training: the difference between practicing techniques and applying them against a thinking, resisting opponent under pressure.
Drawing from decades of instructional experience, David Burnell examines how realistic force-on-force training can expose weaknesses that static practice often hides. The book explores decision-making under stress, timing, movement, communication, judgment, scenario design, protective equipment, safety, and the value of training in environments where outcomes are not predetermined.
The goal is not to turn training into chaos. It is to create controlled, purposeful scenarios that help students learn how quickly situations can change, how stress affects performance, and why good judgment matters just as much as technical skill.
Combat Ready is written for instructors, serious students, self-defense practitioners, security professionals, and anyone who wants to understand how scenario-based training can build more realistic capability. The emphasis throughout is on preparation, discipline, safety, and learning from pressure before the consequences become real.
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