One of the first things I tell a newly “Christened” Concealed Carry Licensee when they come to train with me is this: “From now on There will always be ATLEAST ONE FIREARM present in every shitty situation you get into: YOURS!!! Understand you may see this is a huge POSITIVE, but as soon as your…
Category: Tactics
Countering Road-Rage 101
[youtube=http://youtu.be/wNOyDMzn2bY] The above video shows a despicable and cowardly incident that happened Sunday in New York City when a father, Alexian Lien, out on a Sunday Drive on his First Wedding Anniversary with his wife and 2-year-old infant child were aggressively provoked and then openly assaulted by a group of “crotch-rocket” thugs out on a…
Surviving Multiple Active Shooters
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…
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,…
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…
Another Reason to Keep your Kids Close……….
This was one of the scariest kidnap incidents I have seen in a long time. As a parent I was on pins and needles through the entire video. Kudos to the Midwest City, OK Police Chief who saved the little girls life; he did not hesitate at the moment of truth and was textbook throughout…
Dealing with Stalkers
When a student signs up with me for training, before they ever set foot on the range, I like to do what I call a “Why” Interview. Without prying, I try to get to the “real” reason why they are there. Often, I can tell by the first sentence or the expression on their face…
Urban-Guerilla Sniping v.3.0
“History is nothing else than a long succession of useless cruelties.” -Voltaire- When you look at the situation in Syria, you see the logic in Voltaire’s prose. I suppose it is the hopeless romantic in me that wishes for a world that is not filled with asshole tyrants and despots that take advantage of the…