# Shooting while moving **URL:** \ **Category:** Firearm Training\ **Created:** [March 21, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601 "2025-03-21T05:38:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jerzees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/jerzees/32/111382_2.png) [@Jerzees](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Jerzees)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/1 "2025-03-21T05:38:26Z")
Moving is the most important part of winning the gunfight. I’ve been taught several different techniques of moving all directions and in most cases Instructors are telling - “do not cross your feet”. To be honest… I crossed my feet many times and never found it problematic… however seeing this I’m thinking about reconsidering my thoughts… 😐 Always learn from your own and others’ mistakes… He got the balance… but it was close… * * * Do you practice your movements? Do you think about your feet during movement? ---
**Author:** ![BeanCounter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/beancounter/32/173526_2.png) [@BeanCounter](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/BeanCounter)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 6:26am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/2 "2025-03-21T06:26:36Z")
> [@Jerzees](#): > > Do you think about your feet during movement? Something I learned playing basketball, particularly on defense. ---
**Author:** ![Will\_B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/will_b/32/102791_2.png) [@Will\_B](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Will_B)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/3 "2025-03-21T07:00:50Z")
One of the biggest challenges in my time doing mid-evil reenactment fighting was footwork. Fights are dynamic, even gunfights. ---
**Author:** ![Craig\_AR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/craig_ar/32/41679_2.png) [@Craig\_AR](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Craig_AR)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/4 "2025-03-21T11:33:59Z")
In the intermediate class I took from one of the very top national level instructors the guidance was to move when not shooting, to shoot when not moving. His logic was accurate shooting is much more difficult if both you and your target are moving. ---
**Author:** ![General\_Consensus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/general_consensus/32/129258_2.png) [@General\_Consensus](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/General_Consensus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/5 "2025-03-21T12:46:04Z")
I don’t worry to much about my feet.. When I shoot while moving … I just make sure one is on the gas pedal .. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/dd_dev/original/3X/5/d/5dd9ef53399d7aed5c667a7d6aea2307dcac30d1.png) ---
**Author:** ![Mike164](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/mike164/32/52494_2.png) [@Mike164](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Mike164)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/6 "2025-03-21T14:27:16Z")
In hand to hand we teach don’t cross your feet and Don’t Move Straight Back, go side to side. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_NM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/chris_nm/32/138505_2.png) [@Chris\_NM](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Chris_NM)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/7 "2025-03-21T14:29:22Z")
I prefer to keep my lower half pointed the way I want to move for balance, while turning my upper body towards my targets to maintain my normal shooting position. This may be completely the wrong way to go about it, but It feels the most natural to me. ---
**Author:** ![Jerzees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/jerzees/32/111382_2.png) [@Jerzees](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Jerzees)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/8 "2025-03-21T14:43:58Z")
That’s the ideal way to do so. I also prefer that method - point your hips (in males’ World they used to say: “point you d\*\*\*”) direction you are moving and keep your eyes and torso direction you are shooting. It’s a great and super accurate method… unfortunately doesn’t work while moving backwards and moving lateral while shooting non-dominant side… but nothing is perfect in life. 🙃 What I found ideal - is to lower your gravity by bending the knees while moving… that way even if I cross my feet (it’s not possible to think about crossing or not crossing them when you fight for your life) I don’t trip nor fall down. So far this is the best way for me. ---
**Author:** ![Peter195](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Peter195](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Peter195)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/9 "2025-03-21T16:10:07Z")
Moving and not crossing your feet is the best way to move but it is like anything else you need to practice it over and over again so that it becomes natural. I was taught this years ago and still practice it even tough it is natural to me ---
**Author:** ![Hub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea666f/32.png) [@Hub](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Hub)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/10 "2025-03-21T23:09:25Z")
So, I’m 70’ish years old. I’ve been VERY active my whole life,(worked on ranches, rode horses, roped and doctored cattle, just a very acive, outdoor life. I carry a full size 1911, with 4 mags under my vest, unless I can’t. I’m still armed, just not with THAT Colt. I also lost my right leg above the knee when a teenager. I CAN’T ‘‘squat’’. Can’t ‘‘run’’. I CAN, AND DO, PRACTICE weekly, if not more. I also pratice good ‘‘situatinal awareness’’. I HAVE to! I’m expected to ride through 4-500 head of cattle and notice if any are sick, or not looking ‘‘right.’’ Wolves, mt lions, or coyotes bothering them? Was the windmill pumping fresh water? Do they need salt? And the list goes on. QUESTION. What else can I do to stay protected? I travel a LOT in the winter, useally to someplace warmer. Everyplace I go is crowded. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![deranged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deranged](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/deranged)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/11 "2025-03-22T04:16:08Z")
Due to physical limitations I cannot rely on “movement” as a reliable means of “tactical” avoidance. What I can rely upon is marksmanship from a “fixed” position and available concealment or cover from my immediate location if available. Stand and deliver is what I rely on. ---
**Author:** ![General\_Consensus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/general_consensus/32/129258_2.png) [@General\_Consensus](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/General_Consensus)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/12 "2025-03-23T16:32:37Z")
I have a well-trained guard dog, a Doberman, that travels with me everywhere. He is really good at clearing space in crowded places; 🤣 🤣 🤣 everyone backs away, just by his presence… ---
**Author:** ![mattm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/mattm/32/178411_2.png) [@mattm](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/mattm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/13 "2026-08-10T20:26:34Z")
> [@General\_Consensus](#): > > everyone backs away, just by his presents … Maybe you should potty train Rover 😉 \*presence" ---
**Author:** ![General\_Consensus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/general_consensus/32/129258_2.png) [@General\_Consensus](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/General_Consensus)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/shooting-while-moving/114601/14 "2026-08-12T02:17:12Z")
I believe it has more to do with his drooling as he looks at all those chucky asses… 🤤 😁