Qualities of a Realistic CO “Shooting O-Course” The integration of a REALISTIC and PRACTICAL “Shooting O-Course” into the CO self-defense training program has been a long and arduous one. When they first appeared (in very crude form) at early IDPA matches some 30 odd years ago they were nothing more than timed Competition marksmanship drills,…
Category: Tactics
CO Terrorism Reality Check: Are You Ready?
“Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimum food or water, in austere conditions, day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon. He doesn’t worry about what workout to do—his rucksack weighs what it weighs, and he runs until the enemy stops chasing him. The…
Making Cover a Priority
“FINDING COVER MUST BE YOUR PRIORITY IN A GUNFIGHT: MOVEMENT & COVER=LIFE.” –Frosty talking to FNG, 2006 I had a serious case of Deja Vu’ and at the same time was reminded of the tactical importance of COVER while watching Netflix movie yesterday, Korengal, the follow up documentary to Restrepo by Sebastian Junger. It follows a Company from the 173rd Army Airborne while…
Attacked when Carrying a Child
My main objective when developing the Civilian Operator Training curriculum was to give the average joe civilian a practical set of skills that he or she could use to both defend themselves and their loved ones at the same time. Most tactical training that is offered to civilians nowadays centers solely on the individual and…
The Real World “Sewing Machine”
Knife techniques used on the street are brutal, fast and often very lethal. The goal of the “sewing machine” move is simple: To stab you repeatedly, as fast as possible, in vital areas, so you die quickly. This move is thought to have originated in Prisons, where inmates, needing to eliminate somebody before a guard…
CO Security Alert: Hospitals
[youtube=http://youtu.be/ZaI1L8EfsBs] With this latest incident in a Minnesota Hospital, where a mentally deranged patient after dismantling a bed frame , took a metal rod and attacked several nurses, injuring four, with one nurse suffering a collapsed lung, it makes people realize that Hospitals are not as safe as once thought. Hospitals have always been an…
21st Century Guerilla Terrorism
At NO other time in history has there been a more obvious and clarified threat to the civilian operator by terrorism than today. Now I am not going to waste your time and go into the political “Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda” of this. Obviously, the ball has more than been fumbled in this situation..it has been LOST…
Quit Worrying and Start Training!
I have been literally assaulted on all sides lately by folks asking me to give them advice on how best to “prepare” for the current crisis we are all facing in this country right now. From Ebola to EV-D68 to ISIS coming across our borders, to our 1st and 2nd Amendment Rights being trampled…
Learning from Terrorist Tactics: Spotting Suicide Bombers
When I decided on this subject, I initially was prepared to do a ton of research and fact checking, but then it hit me one day: I really have to look no further than Israel and their Counter-Terrorism Networks to get the “scoop” on this subject! After all, they have been dealing with and neutralizing…
What the CO can Learn from the Eric Frien Manhunt
I started watching the story about Eric Frein with only casual interest at first, because I thought, this being a civilian cop killer, they would find him in no time and it would most likely end in a one-sided shootout with Frein in a bodybag and SWAT cops giving high fives. It has been over…