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Old 07-04-2009   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Go Devil View Post
Television and Survival is an oxymoron.

At least once a week I have students who are frustrated with themselves and processes during field craft.
The usual statement goes, "It doesn't take this long on TV!"

I completely agree with study and observation, but knowledge is useless without training and application to promote muscle memory.

It is easy to watch someone pressure-flake obsidian into points, but can you do it yourself?

It is easy to understand the principles of marksmanship, but can you consitently hit targets at 300m?

As Nike Inc. said many years ago, "Just Do It!"

"Stop the feed; kill the TV!
OUCH! let me rephrase that, brilliant in the context of the the "survival" topics actually being discussed. when have you seen a t.v. show discuss defense with a firearm after a disaster? never.
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