Terrorism by its very nature, is a virus. A virus, in order to survive must adapt and change to defeat anti-biotic/security counter-measures. The Terrorism/Active Shooter MO today is to avoid hard targets like Embassies where the security has been tripled since 9/11 and to strike in force at soft targets where hapless, un-armed throngs of…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
The Default Position & Taking a Punch
If you want to be prepared to defend yourself realistically on the street, you are going to have to prepare RIGHT NOW in a controlled training environment, how you can both GUARD against getting knocked out and at the same time, take a PUNCH and keep fighting. Regardless, if you are talking about knife, stick or gun,…
How are your Reflexes?
Here is a good question: How much time do you spend during your combat training working on your reflexes? I am guessing if I polled this question, I would get a number somewhere between 0 and 5 minutes. Now I am sure a lot of you are saying “But during my training I am constantly…
Going the Distance
“Wade through the Wounded and Vault over the Dead” -Master Chief Petty Officer Hershel Davis (USN) In my good friend and mentor Paul Howe’s Outstanding Book Leadership and Training for the Fight Paul gives this quote to open up a short paragraph on Aggressiveness and how it can keep you alive when you are fighting for your…
Combative Knife Simplicity
In the quest for the CO to become a “Complete Warrior” where the skill sets they learn dovetail seamlessly into any weapon system they pick up, being comfortable killing with the knife has to be a priority. I want you to notice the wording I used there…”Killing with the Knife”, now for some of you…
How Realistic are your Rifle Drills?
“The rifle is a weapon. Let there be no mistake about that. It is a tool of power, and thus dependent completely upon the moral stature of its user. It is equally useful in securing meat for the table, destroying group enemies on the battlefield, and resisting tyranny. In fact, it is the only means…
Just another Reason to be ARMED
Taken from the website Guns Save Lives: http://gunssavelives.net/self-defense/elderly-iowa-homeowners-shoot-and-kill-escaped-prisoner-who-shot-cop/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gunssavelives%2FYUiF+(Guns+Save+Lives) Stay Armed, Stay Dangerous….The Condition of the World demands it.
The Less-than-Lethal Quandry
It has been lately, a flurry of heated discussion around here with my students. The basis for this argument is whether a tazer or some other form of stun device is a perfectly acceptable substitute for a handgun for self-defense. It all started with an off hand comment made by a local police chief during…
Defeating the “Legal Fear Mongering” with Concealed Carry
I have had a lot of students, friends and associates email me recently about how best to be prepared for the legal ramifications AFTER a justified shooting while carrying your concealed carry weapon in Texas or elsewhere. The George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case once again brought this important issue to light, if not created an Atmosphere…
If a person Cannot stand his Ground, what can he do?
Blog: If a person ‘cannot stand his ground, what can he do?.