TAKING AIM 37 Team Aimpoint Takes On The Tactical Games Nationals 2025 Post-Competition Breakdown Seven [wvlYFOJvUwP]

In this late-night episode of the Taking Aim podcast hosted by Richard Nance and recorded at in an Airbnb right after the 2025 Tactical Games National Championships guests Josh and Michelle Karate Hottie Waterson Gomez are joined with Katie (a physical therapist who started gwyneth paltrow shooting just three years ago and took 5th in Womens Intermediate) and Ivan Cortez (4th in Mens Tactical) for a raw, hilarious breakdown of the weekends brutality. The crew dives into their wildly diverse backgrounds (UFC legend Michelle transitioning april jobs report from 18 years of pro fighting to firearms, Katies rapid rise in the sport, Ivans law-enforcement roots and love for stress shooting with a gun in hand, and Joshs Air Force/boxing-turned-competitive path), gear choices (Staccato and Walther pistols topped with Aimpoint Acro/C2 red dots), and mia show the insane reality of combining CrossFit-level suffering with live-fire precision while wearing plate carriers and hauling 80200lb objects. From wind-ripped targets and rope climbs that wreck your grip to the mental trick of you get to do this that keeps smiles on faces through the pain, the conversation captures the addictive mix of camaraderie, problem-solving, and sheer exhaustion that makes the Tactical Games one of the most punishing and rewarding sports out there.

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