Jeff Cooper
Jeff Cooper
John Dean "Jeff" Cooperwas a United States Marine, the creator of the "modern technique" of handgun shooting, and an expert on the use and history of small arms...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth10 May 1920
CountryUnited States of America
mind bears essentials
The essential thing is to bear always in mind that trouble can appear at any time. Be aware.Be ready.Be alert.
jobs hero men
'Heroism' is not the same as coping. A man who does his job properly and succeeds through his own efforts is definitely to be commended, but he is not a hero in the classic sense until he deliberately lays his life on the line for a cause he deems to be greater than himself.
pay behind-you attention
Know what is behind you, and pay particular attention to anything out of place.
queens men weapons
The rifle is the queen of weapons and its effective use is one of the greatest satisfactions available to man.
prayer school united-states
It appears that the Soviets are now going to allow prayer in school. One wonders how soon the United States will catch up.
may principles surprise
By doing what our assailant least expects us to do, we may throw him completely off. ... what he usually least suspects is instant, violent counterattack, so the principle of aggressiveness is closely tied to threat of surprise.
matter self-defense ifs
It's a matter of will. If you know that you can keep your head, and that you must keep your head, you probably will keep your head.
country moving taken
The decay of the late, great country of South Africa is beginning to become apparent. The name of the Transvaal has been officially changed to 'Gauteng.' (One of our friends has suggested that in view of this its inhabitants in the future should be referred to as Oranggautengs.) ... And now there is a move afoot to wreck the Kruger National Park, one of the wonders of the world, on the notion that a good bit of its land was 'taken from the blacks.' This idea is somewhat akin to giving Yellowstone Park back to the Blackfeet.
principles mood standing
If a principle exists it must be immutable, for that is what a principle is - a truth standing apart from the mood of the times.
military war men
The Germans gathered together ethnic divisions from all over Europe in which men of the same linguistic and cultural background could serve together. The Georgian SS division conducted itself with distinction in normal military action, but a good many people seem to think that anybody who was ever a member of the SS was automatically a war criminal.
fighting civilization intellectual
Without the institution of slavery, civilization would never have been achieved, for no one could ever have done anything intellectual if he had to spend all his time hewing and digging and fighting.
essence speed combat
Speed is the absolute essence of any form of combat
black-and-white colonialism reputation
Colonialism has a bad reputation in the modern context, but Colonial Africa was a far better place for both black and white before the colonists gave up.
optimistic fool exit
It`s human nature to be optimistic. Any fool can enter a market, it takes talent to exit consistently and profitably.