The Weaver Stance: How it came to be...

by Rob Leahy ⌂ @, Prescott, Arizona, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 10:30 (591 days ago)

Miyamoto Musashi directed his readers “To maintain the combat stance in everyday life and to make your everyday stance your combat stance.”

The author, Jeremy Clough, is a friend of mine devout Christian, juvenile court judge, former prosecutor & is a master at self deprecating humor.

https://americanhandgunner.com/handguns/jack-weaver-the-real-weaver-stance/

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

I liked the line:

by JimT, Texas, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 10:55 (591 days ago) @ Rob Leahy

Like many of us who appreciate the aesthetics of things, Jack feels modern pistols have lost much of their visual appeal. “To me, a pistol is a thing of beauty,” he tells me. “And you’ve got to really love the thing before you can shoot with it.”

For me that expresses some of my feelings about the modern non-metallic firearms that are so loudly shouted about.

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Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.

Actually it was first known as the

by JT, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 12:39 (591 days ago) @ Rob Leahy

Walker Stance when Col. Sam Walker picked up the first Colt Walker in 1847 and muttered in the immortal words: "Two hands are better than one!"

I liked the line:

by JT, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 12:40 (591 days ago) @ JimT

And as you have rediscovered the appeal of the percussion sixguns!

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