They used to instruct soldiers not to use the sights and instead shoot from instinct. A couple seals tried it and got surprisingly good results.
OG training film
These techniques came from W.E. Fairbairn, a British soldier who studied Japanese martial arts in the 1920s. Apparently he also invented the concept of the SWAT team. Fascinating guy.
This is awesome! - I’m not a whacko after all.
I’ve always believed that the core ability - real world, is to be able to be fully effective one handed, as opposed to two handed. Using both hands, mentally, inclines you to being less natural and fluid in terms of body movement, while presenting a much larger target to your opponent. More static, more of you exposed to hit.
One handed greatly enhances your ability to move and fire effectively from behind cover, like around the edge of a wall, etc.
Finally, and most interestingly, the human mind/body interface, is commonly capable (if not fouled by confusion or conscious mental thought) of doing things that seem impossible otherwise. You learn this pretty quickly when you study traditional Japanese martial arts (Budo), as well as the influence of Zen on swordsmanship and Kyudo (bow).
I know many reading this have experimented with simply extending your arm in line of sight, with focus on the point of the target you want to hit, and just letting the shot break (always the only way to do it anyway…) - and hitting it. I’ve experienced this with my revolvers in DA. As long as the shot breaks as a surprise, your mind/body will put it there.
An awesome source on the latter (probably the best), are the writings of Daisetz T Suzuki, particularly “Zen and Japanese Culture”, 1959, 1970.
Thanks so much for posting this! - very much appreciated!