The Difference Between ‘Combat’ and ‘Competition’ Shooting is a 56 Pound Kettle Bell and a Entrenching Tool! đ„”ïž Day 1 Day 2 *Lessons Learned: If you are not Integrating Realistic Stressors in your Shooting Drills (Cardio, Upper Body Strength, Positional Shooting) you are cutting yourself way short. Remember: You are shooting to…
Category: Civilian Operator 101
22 Rules
22 Rules In 1501, a writer and priest named Desiderius Erasmus was staying at a castle occupied by one of the orders of knights then spread throughout Europe. He met a Knight there who was rather friendly, but quite rough around the edges. The Knightâs wife begged Erasmus to help her husband, so Erasmus…
Small Unit Tactics: Building a Fighting Position (Revised)
For the individual soldier, being able to build either a hasty or prepared position to fight from that will give you adequate cover and at the same time good fields of fire is essential for small units to be efficient in the field. All of the material I am covering here can be found…
Psy-Op Cinema: The Joker Cycle
How Deep State Intelligence reinforces Archetypes and Manipulates Culture via Mass Media, Spectacular Crime and Hollywood The weeks leading up to the release of Todd Phillipsâs 2019 film Joker were awash with hysterical corporate media warnings about insane killers shooting up theaters at screenings. But this hysteria was not a spontaneous reflex of the media hive mind: it…
The Surveillance State: The A.I. Surveillance Tool DHS Uses to Detect âSentiment and Emotionâ
H/T Lenny Ladner The A.I. Surveillance Tool DHS Uses to Detect âSentiment and Emotionâ Customs and Border Protection (CBP), part of the Department of Homeland Security, has bought millions of dollars worth of software from a company that uses artificial intelligence to detect âsentiment and emotionâ in online posts, according to a…
“Avoid the Groid” Handgun Drill
Drilling for Changing Times
From the Archives, 2013 The armed civilian, like the LEO, needs to evaluate his Course of Fire and Firearm Drills frequently to make sure they stay current with the times. The best example of this is the increased use of Body Armor by thugs. Looking at history, one could expect your “higher…
Fairbairn and Sykes: Shooting to Live
Fairbairn and Sykes: Shooting to Live Travis Pike provides a practical review of the classic book âShooting to Liveâ by Fairbairn and Sykes. Considered by many to be a forerunner to modern defensive firearms training, the book focused on the use of handguns in self-defense scenarios. The authors, with their extensive experience in law…
Neglected Skills of the Armed Civilian
âHabit hardens the body for great exertions, strengthens the heart in great peril; Habit breeds that priceless quality:Â CALM, which passing from rifleman to commander, will lighten the task.â -Clausewitz In the armed citizen’s quest to stay tactically prepared for any eventuality that may come down the pike, taking a realistic, no bullshit inventory…
Fighting
Via Mark Andreessen At a private conference this week, I was asked what I think of Mark Zuckerbergâs recent Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) training, Elon Muskâs challenge to a cage fight, and public reports that a Zuckerberg/Musk MMA fight may well happen later this year, perhaps in the actual Roman Colosseum. I said, âI think thatâs all great.â And in…