KNIFE DUELING? I have never been a fan of the term “Knife Fight” or “Knife Duel” simply because in all my years I have never seen one, except in Hollyweird. Anything involving a knife in the real world has always been Fast, Bloody and most of the time DEADLY, which is why I have been…
Category: Street Smarts
Real World Shit: Surviving Inside the Kill Zone
ED CALDERON AND ERNEST EMERSON TEAM UP TO TEACH SURVIVING INSIDE THE KILLZONE Solid teaching from two instructors who have BTDT. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Mechanism of a Solar Plexus Attack
H/T to Active Response Training Good info on understanding and how to counter one of the more common street attacks. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
The Surveillance State: Shot-Spotter
From the Archives, 2016 With the proverbial ice cream turning to shit across this Nation, and Urban Warfare (ie Street Fighting) about to become a SOLID reality, I thought it relevant to review some of Big Brother’s CRIME FIGHTING (or Counter-Insurgency) toys so we all can all plan accordingly. LISTENING FOR GUNSHOTS With City,…
Putting the FIGHT before the TOOL
From the Archives, 2014 Certain words in the English vocabulary produce very strong mental pictures when they are used. Take for instance the word “Gunfight”. When we hear it, despite the story that may go along with it, we often imagine two or more people blazing away at each other, bullets whizzing through the air….
Examining GW Tactics: Fire and Maneuver in Urban AO’s
From the Archives, 2016 In a recent Article, Law Enforcement told how they found a very large collection of ‘tactical writings’ in the home of Dallas Police Shooter and Army Panty Bandit Micah Johnson. According to Police, the tactic of “Fire and Maneuver” or “Shoot and Move” was the tactic seen most often in Johnson’s “voluminous”…
Beating the “Knockout Game”
From the Archives, 2014 I originally wrote this to address a rash of violent attacks back in 2013-2014 where innocent people were being senselessly attacked and “knocked out” on the street by groups of young thugs. Seeing that mob street violence has made a HUGE comeback in 2020, I thought it might be smart to…
Roof Koreans: How Civilians Defended Koreatown from Racist Violence During the 1992 LA Riots
This timely article comes by way of site sponsor Ammo.com and written by my buddy over there Sam Jacobs. You don’t have enough ammo for what’s coming down the pipe- hit up Ammo.com and get squared away. The riots of the spring of 2020 are far from without precedent in the United States. Indeed, they… Roof…
ECQ In Fight Weapon Access
If you carry a handgun for self-defense and do not routinely pressure test IN FIGHT Weapon Access with Force-on-Force drills, you are cutting yourself short in being prepared for a real world encounter on the mean streets. Most FIGHTS on the street are at EXTREME CLOSE QUARTER (ECQ) distances, ie “Bad Breath Distance”. IMO next…
Saving Yourself in a Crowd
Saving Yourself in a Crowd With the current rash of crowd/mob behavior, this is good information to store away in the hard drive. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!