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Armed Citizen Corner: You Are Only A Victim If You Let THEM Make You One

Posted on 7 July 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

A Very timely essay. Read it twice and then send it to somebody you care about. -SF When you need it badly enough, when you want it badly enough, anything can be a weapon as long as you use enough force and violence. One man kills several, one man kills several, one man…. I do…

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Inspirational: Green Beret takes Matters (and the Enemy) Into His Own Hands

Posted on 18 March 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

Before you lay your head down on your pillow each night, THANK GOD there are men like this roaming around in the night all over the world taking out the trash so you don’t have too. This is also a great lesson in having that  combative “killer instinct” attitude when fighting for your life! -SF…

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Into the Fray: Left-Handed Operations

Posted on 3 March 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

Learning to not only shoot, but also draw, load and clear malfunctions with your “Non-Dominant” Hand is essential to keep your firearms training realistic. -SF Read the Original Article at Ammo-Land To back this type of training up with real world data, look at a post I did recently What Armed Civilians Can Learn From…

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The Bad-Ass Files: China’s Elite Female Bodyguards

Posted on 3 March 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

Would not want to run into one of these hardcore Females. Ouch. Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!

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Israeli Woman Uses Krav-Maga to Defend Herself Against 3 Men Harassing Her

Posted on 18 February 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

Gili Ganani, 19, a black belt in Krav Maga, appears to be striking powerful blows for female self-defense; in fact, it’s all staged ‘to raise awareness’ A female Krav Maga instructor on Tuesday posted what appeared to be security footage from a bar, which showed her beating up three guys who harassed her. The footage…

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Profiles in Courage: Unarmed Civilian Saves Cop’s Life

Posted on 16 February 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

This video is over 8 years old, but the lessons it teaches bears repeating: In life and death situations, seconds matter, NEVER HESITATE TO ACT! Every civilian, regardless if he has a CCW or not, should have a simple set of empty-hand skills to call upon. Basic strikes to gain DISTANCE and TIME.

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A Self Defense Pro On Teaching Girls To Kick The Crap Out Of Attackers

Posted on 12 September 2015 by The Tactical Hermit

For those CO Fathers out there with your own little “Princesses”; you should read this, regardless of her age..SF     Here’s a stat you should swallow your Lucky Charms before reading: 1.9 million women are assaulted in the U.S. every year. That’s why Tim Larkin, a member of the Black Belt Hall Of Fame…

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Confronting Active Shooters in CQ Situations

Posted on 24 August 2015 by The Tactical Hermit

By Hammerhead The AP is now reporting that it was indeed 3 Americans that overpowered the terrorist active shooter on a train in France, it just was not US Marines as originally reported. “The servicemen — U.S. Airman Spencer Stone and Alek Skarlatos, a National Guardsman from Roseburg, Oregon — and their friend, Anthony Sadler, a…

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Practice Makes Permanent

Posted on 26 October 2012 by The Tactical Hermit

From the Archives, 2015   I first heard this from a Military Drill Instructor while on the firing line a long time ago and it stuck with me. I apply it to just about every area of my life now, but especially FIREARMS TRAINING HABITS. To me, it is the essence of WHY we should…

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