Dark Division's CQB (close quarters battle) training

A while ago, I heard that a friend of a friend was running a close quarters battle training course, at an Airsoft site not far from me (Ironsight, in Andover). So I schedule a rare mid-week day off, and signed up. That day was today :) Honestly, I was a bit nervous going into the day. Would I know anyone? Would everyone be fitter than I am? Or just better at it? It turned out that I knew, or at least recognised, at least half of the attendees. That made it easier to chat to some of the others too - and they were all a friendly bunch. Everyone was very supportive, cheering each other on and - especially - offering reassurance and kindness when people screwed up. And we all screwed up at some point, given how much there was to think about at any one time. Since a lot of the day was about team work, and communicating effectively, that kind of camaraderie was great. It also turned out that my fitness, while obviously something that I could improve, was more than good enough, and that I am…