As with many of the other courses, I was very much looking forward to the start of POMW II - recap of POMW I. At home, I had always, or rather stood, had my airgun in front of me to maintain the shooting technique. Despite this, even before the course I was happy to go through it all again, as you can always learn more and become aware of new areas of work. I also want to admit that I'm a bit of a tomboy. Running around shooting, even with airguns, makes me feel a little like Jason Bourne or Mr. 007.

At the beginning of the course, just like last time, it started with a theory part. Here they talked about firearms in general and about Minouchi Sensei's theory, which is the entire basis of POMW. In addition, the shooting technical handbook was also reviewed, which contains everything from correct hand position to how to use the aiming devices. Throughout the course, just like last time, great emphasis was always placed on safety, safety, safety and safety. After all, these are weapons you are dealing with, and when one day you are shot with a sharp one, in the worst case it can be life and death that depends on it. This is perhaps part of the explanation for why the participants were very focused throughout the course.

It turned out that it was good for me to go through the double hand position, the use of the sights, as well as the trigger and breathing. What is important when shooting is actually like in karate, not the individual thing but all the things ie. the details. If a karate technique is to be really good, then it is not only the leg position that must be correct, but also where the hikite hand is during the execution. Therefore, it is important that when you shoot, you pay attention to all the details before you pull the trigger.

The first exercises took place standing, and here you could practice the whole technique where there was time for it. As time went by and we became more familiar with the technique, movement began to be included in the exercises. This worked by walking back and forth while firing shots. In this way, movement was trained in a confidential manner. During this course some laser guns were also brought along, the advantage of them was that they were as heavy as a real gun and therefore they were different to shoot with, as you could get tired in a different way in terms of their weight. While shooting with them, the distance was longer and we got to practice shooting both up and down, instead of at a target sitting at chest height all the time.

At the end of the course, we then had to go through a shopping course, where all our training was brought together in one. In the field you had to shoot both down and up, while running forward, to the side and back. It was all there and it was really fun to try, perhaps because you had to find a pace where it went fast, but was still effective - I'm looking forward to the next POMW course.

At the end of the course, I actually had an aha experience when I saw a connection between shooting technique and karate basics. When you move to the side while shooting, I have the same feeling as when I do Kata Naihanchi. Just as it is basic training of cross tension and movement from the Jo course that you use when moving forward and back with gun.

Essence, learning, advice
One of the most important things that was also given a lot of attention was, of course, safety, so it is important that you are always alert, even if you have been shooting for many hours and your body is tired. On the course, 3 important things were also mentioned, which are the following:

• Correct hand position
• Correct leg position
• Correct setting

At the same time, this means that it is important to listen and look after yourself in terms of remembering all the details, as well as to practice and maintain once in a while. One thing that for me is always essential and that needs to be worked on is the basis and attitude. It was confirmed again on the course, the setting was missed once resulting in a DQ and the basic leg positions became essential when shooting on the move. It is important to remember that you first learn to walk before you learn to run. In addition, it is important to focus on the process instead of the goal, which also applies to everything else to do with karate.

- Thank you for another good course