MSP Podcast #49 Lane Gries: The First BJJ Black Belt and USPSA GrandMaster

This guide, from an experienced competitive shooter, details how to effectively break down and plan for USPSA stages. It emphasizes independent stage solving, prioritizing an aggressively executed plan over a perfect but half-hearted one. Key principles include efficient pathfinding, shooting targets close, and strategic movement and reloading. The instructor highlights the importance of reading the stage brief, visualizing the run, and considering alternative strategies for optimal scoring.

This video documents a shooter's first USPSA match of 2026, highlighting the differences from IDPA and the learning curve involved. The shooter emphasizes the importance of hit factor over raw time in USPSA and discusses challenges encountered, such as equipment malfunctions and missed targets, while aiming to improve for future competitions. The content offers insights into the strategic planning and efficient movement required for USPSA.

This video showcases a dynamic pistol shooting stage, demonstrating proficient drawing, target acquisition, and movement. The shooter effectively navigates barriers, performs a tactical reload, and engages multiple targets, highlighting advanced competition techniques. The visual emphasizes speed and accuracy in a simulated match environment.

This short video showcases a USPSA match stage featuring the CA Shadow 2 pistol in the Carry Optics division. The shooter navigates a stage, demonstrating practical shooting skills under competitive pressure. A key moment highlights a near miss on a target, emphasizing the need for precision and speed in competition.

This video demonstrates a USPSA classifier stage, highlighting the engagement of steel targets, the necessity of tactical reloads, and the final clearing of the stage with a safe holster. The on-screen text suggests room for improvement in speed. The footage shows a pistol equipped with a red dot optic in action.

This video demonstrates a typical USPSA competition stage, highlighting the sequence of commands, target engagement, and movement required. The shooter effectively utilizes a CZ Shadow 2 with a red dot sight to navigate the course, showcasing proficiency in practical shooting techniques. The stage concludes with a clear and holster procedure, emphasizing safety and adherence to competition rules.

This video demonstrates an advanced concealed carry technique: the Bill Drill from concealment, executed by Scott Jedlinski of Modern Samurai Project. He achieves an impressive 1.91-second time for six shots from a red-dot equipped handgun in an AIWB holster, highlighting efficient draw mechanics and recoil control. This drill is a benchmark for speed and accuracy under pressure.

The common excuse of a high bore axis negatively impacting recoil control on pistols like the Sig P320 is largely a myth. Recoil management is primarily dictated by the support hand's grip, not the firearm's bore axis height. Demonstrations show that proper technique allows for flat shooting and quick recovery, even with firearms often criticized for this perceived flaw.

This video emphasizes the critical role of the support hand in firearm control, particularly for recoil management. Scott Jedlinski demonstrates that proper support hand grip mechanics, positioned high above the bore axis, can significantly reduce muzzle flip, even to the point of making the gun shoot flat with both hands. The demonstration highlights that the support hand is the primary driver of stability, challenging conventional wisdom.

This video addresses the common issue of failing to acquire the red dot sight during a pistol draw. Instructor Scott Jedlinski explains that 'useless frenetic motion' like excessive head movement or rigid arms causes this. He recommends high ready presentation drills to build muscle memory and subconscious competence. Training at high speed is crucial for exposing and correcting technical flaws.