Former SEAL defeats taser:
I saw this episode of Fight Science on Nat Geo and was quite surprised to see this.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/fight-science/3049/Overview#tab-Videos/03296_09
I saw a show on fox I think(cops?) that showed a big drunk guy pull the barbs out like that .although most people I have seen get hit with one goes down and thats the end.I had a friend that was a sheriff hit me with one that you have to touch with the two prongs.needless to say I went down those things hurt.when I hit him same thing he was down:D
More important than understanding what the taser is, is understanding what it is not.
The taser should never be regarded as a “failsafe weapon for safe defense”, regardless of whether or not Chris Caracci can get a command through the neural pathways.
Chris Caracci also isn’t the only one to have done these types of exercises. Various techniques prior to discharge, during the fall, rolls thereafter, can all limit utility of the taser.
Mental conditioning is also key. There’s nothing quite like a room full of cops that have seen the promo videos to fulfill expectations. Take another sampling of those who have never seen a taser or a video, and the effects can be different.
Now that tasers have been out a few years, and there are more subjects that have been tased multiple times, the myths and realities are getting more play.
Good deployment strategy is to go to plan B immediately upon discharge just in case. Deployment in pairs is also prudent when it really counts. Always anticipate failure.
I like, carry, and use an X26. They’re better than alternatives, but they aren’t magic.
Cops have been killed when they failed to have a cover officer or when they used the taser instead of their pistol. This video serves as a good example of the Taser’s limitations
You could say the same about pepper spray. I’ve seen guys where OC doesn’t affect them. Possibly because of what you said about sampling. If you tell some one OC will burn, they get that in their head and expect the worse. But sometimes you get those ones that have never been exposed to OC and it just doesn’t do anything to them. Either that or they’re just a bunch of freaks.
And Chris Caracci is a Grade AAAA bad-ass, who learned to suck up and fight through a lot of pain – as he is a legend even among the SeALs.
While the point is well-taken that nothing is 100% reliable, that’s why dual-force, back-up and alternative weapons strategies must continue to be considered in any defensive response.
The TASER is a useful tool, but those who do not prepare for its failure are fools, indeed.
Interesting video…but it doesnt take a bad ass SEAL to that…I’ve the same experience tasing a nutcase who wasnt exactly a huge guy, but wanted to fight like hell. First taser shot did exactly what you see in the video, he reached up and grabbed the darts out. Its a great tool, but like anything else it doesnt work all the time. What is very effective is to try to get a shot into the large muscles of the back. While my nutcase was fighting with other officers and shrugging off baton blows, I tasered him from behind , which was very effective.
what about the guy that screamed “dont taze me bro’”? that didnt work, but it was funny:D
Yes, Chris is real deal and knows his stuff no doubt.
Worked a few GIGs w/ him.
We’ve found some videos of local gang members, and the Regional Jail Authority has caught inmates practicing to roll as the fall in an attempt to try and pull out the barbs. Scary, but true.
Thanks for posting this.
I have been hearing people starting to recommend tasers over firearms for self defense. My biggest issue is how do you train to use a taser? Shoot it at a target?
This video makes me even more wary.
Taser Experiment video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxCyAWmF2uI
3 people shocked, all 3 get up and fire and do a mag change.
waiting for the guys from the other thread about dumb things you hear in gun stores who puts primers in the hollow point to put small batteries in next 
to help first tase the person then the primer will make the bullet explode !!!
man the ultimate round !!!
first it tases
then it blows up
kinda wild video though and the fact it did lock em up and he fell !!!
that still shows it has a punch if it hits and stays in !!
they need to make some huge barbs and hooks that go in like a slip tip for spear fishing no pulling those out !!!
one of our Krav Maga senior instructor took it like a stud and brushed it off !! did nothing on him…crazy…
also- what if you miss.
i don’t know of many people that CCW muzzle loaded handguns.
Well all I know is it hurts like hell.
Just like the “mythical magical one stop bullet” there is also no perfect less lethal device or option out there. I have seen people get OC’d that immediately fell to the ground and screamed like girls and others that it seemingly had no impact on. For every plan you need a back up and and a back up for the back up.
Very few are worth listening to.
Tasers can supplement, but should never supplant, lethal weapons.
My biggest issue is how do you train to use a taser? Shoot it at a target?
This video makes me even more wary.
Imagine shooting a single shot handgun of extremely short effective range, and the process of reloading it under stress. All, for a cost per round of what you’re paying for an entire box or two or premium defensive handgun ammunition.
I carry and use an X26. I like it. It isn’t magic sauce. It fails. Plan accordingly.
Good video to show people that it is not a fix all. However, it was a poor TASER shot. I would like to see if he could handle a center mass shot instead of being shot in just the arm.
I would say the same about pepper spray.
A tool with limited utility. As with ANY tool, even your handgun, have a plan for failure.
I sprayed a young “Earthquake McGoon” one time, right in the face, to include one eye, with a DefTec product. After a 20 seconds reflection, he leaned toward me and whispered…“what am I supposed to do now?” Fortunately he was a police reserve officer.