Hey guys, this is retired Navy Seal, firearms instructor Chris Sajnog, in this post, I’m going to be talking about front sight focus and today I’m going to make all of you better shooters, instantly. How? By showing you what it means to truly focus on your front sight when you’re shooting. If you’re already focusing on your front sight, and you’re an awesome shooter, that’s great. But I’m going to show you some pretty cool visual experiments that will demonstrate why focusing intently on the front sight actually works. So let’s get started. Are you watching or focusing? If you’ve learned ..read more

Practice, practice, practice. How many times have you heard that phrase? When you heard it, did you just roll your eyes and go back to whatever you were doing? Or did you listen and get practice? In this post, I will teach why practice makes perfect and the myelination process. While the phrase may be considered cliche, it’s a cliche for a reason. When done correctly and consistently, repetitive practice works. I could be just another person telling you to practice repeatedly, but I’d rather explain why repetitive practice is so important.  Muscle Memory You’ve heard of muscle memory ..read more

Hey everyone, Chris Sajnog here, founder of The New Rules of Marksmanship, a fundamental shift in the way we learn how to shoot like a pro and a system that’s helped 1000s of people just like you learn to shoot in the privacy of their own homes.  How To Shoot Like A Navy SEAL Now, I just want to briefly introduce you to the book that kind of started it all. And that’s How to shoot like a Navy SEAL. I wrote this book after retiring from the SEAL teams in 2009. And when it was first published in 2013, it quickly became the Definitive Guide on marksmanship for any semi-automatic pistol or ri ..read more

Hey guys, Chris Sajnog here. In this post, I want to talk about the importance of having a daily meditation practice and give you a few simple meditation tips to help get you started.  What Is Meditation? We tend to associate it purely with Eastern religion. When I teach meditation, it has nothing to do with religion. So if you have a hang-up on the word meditation, just don’t use the word meditation.  I have been meditating for about 35 years. When I started doing martial arts as a child, I was required to practice meditation. I’ve continued doing that through this day. Today, I med ..read more

Hi, I’m retired Navy SEAL Chris Sajnog, author of Navy SEAL Shooting, and one of the top 20 most frequently asked questions I get is, “How can I live like a warrior.” In this post, I want to share these warrior lifestyles to help you to live like a warrior. What does it mean to live like a warrior? Well, what I’m talking about is not actually going into battle and being in a war, it just means living a life like a warrior. M.E.D.S So number one on my list is what I call taking your meds. When I say taking your meds, I’m talking about meditation, exercise, diet, and sleep. These are all things ..read more

Hey guys, what’s going on? Chris Sajnog here, author of Navy SEAL Shooting. In this post, I want to tell you about the importance of diet and exercise and why these are vital components of learning any skill. Now, let’s go ahead and get started. A common question that I get is, “Why did I put a chapter about diet and exercise in a book about shooting?” The reason is, it’s because I am not just teaching you how to pull a trigger or how to hold a gun, I am teaching you to become a warrior.  M.E.D.S I want to teach you today why it’s critical that you need think about your diet and get prope ..read more

Hey guys, I’m retired Navy SEAL sniper instructor, Chris Sajnog, and the founder of the SEAL training system. In this post, I want to teach you meditation and the importance of being present to become the best shooter you can be. Now let’s go ahead and get started. Being Present When I talk about being present, I want to make sure we’re clear that it means that you’re using all your senses to take in the data from everything around you. So when you’re shooting, you’re not thinking about how you shot in the past, and you’re not thinking about what type of shooter you were.  On the other si ..read more

Hi, I’m retired Navy SEAL Chris Sajnog, author of Navy SEAL Shooting, and one of the top 20 most frequently asked questions I get is, “My spouse hates guns, what can I do?” Alright, so I was not happy when I saw this one made the top 20 FAQ list, but a lot of people ask this question about guns in households, so I’m going to answer it. Find Out The ‘Why’ Alright, so number one on that list is to find out why don’t they like firearms. Find out: Did something happen that they’re afraid of?  Did they read something?  Are they misinformed about something?  Find out what it is. Whe ..read more

Hey guys, I’m Chris Sajnog and I talk a lot about the importance of meditation and making you a better shooter. So in this post, I’m going to talk about how that meditation actually translates into keeping you calm under stress. So let’s go ahead and get started.  Meditation Hopefully, you understand the importance of meditation, and you’re seeing results in your training. The question then comes up, “How does this actually translate into keeping me calm in a stressful situation?” So I’m walking down the street and somebody pulls a gun on me? How do I draw back to that knowledge of medit ..read more

Hey guys, I’m Chris Sajnog. In this post, let’s talk about shooting under stress and focusing on front sight amid stress. Let’s go ahead and get started.  I talk a lot about front sight focus and the importance of it when you’re shooting any open sighting system. But the question always comes up, “Are you able to actually focus on the front sight when you’re under stress?”  Common Misconceptions In these stress shooting drills, A lot of people will say that you can’t focus on your front sight. They’ll also say, you can’t manipulate your slide, stop, or even control your trigger ..read more