You know, as we steadily progress into the 21st Century, I for one am seeing a lot of criminal behavior CHANGING; or should I say, EVOLVING into something much more devious and utterly mind-blowing than anyone, especially me, could have ever imagined 20 years ago. Now, you don’t need a gun and a mask to rob…
Category: Tradecraft
Let’s talk AK Ammo Types for Self-Defense
From the Archives, 2015 I get asked a TON of questions about pistol and rifle ammo regularly. Probably the most asked question with rifles is: “What is the best TYPE of ammo to use in an AK for self-defense?” My general response is typically “Whatever you have loaded at the time is fine, the…
How is your “Articulation” Skill-Set?
Most CO’s who have been training a while understand there are basically two different types of skill-sets one can drill on. The most obvious of course are the “Physical” skill-set’s (empty hand fighting, knife, stick, firearms) and the other are the more ambiguous and consequently less understood “Non-Physical” or “Mental” skill-sets. Being familiar with…
Combative Corollaries
The following is taken directly from the Afterword in Kelly Mccann’s Outstanding book Combatives for Street Survival. In this afterword, Kelly draws corollaries between what is taught in the USMC Field Manual (FM 1) Warfighting and what is experienced in personal combat using Combatives for self-defense. Kelly divides these corollaries into Several distinct sections: War,…
A Sign of the Times?
Saw this on the news and just had to post a few lines. If you have learned anything on this blog, it is that AWARENESS is 75% of staying safe. We are in bad shape as a society if friggin street signs (paid for with your tax dollars btw) have to remind us of…
The Combat Realities of Trigger Reset
Trigger reset is one of those skills, that if you were like me, when you learned it, it pretty much changed your level of accuracy instantly, especially with a pistol. I remember one of my trainers summarizing it for me: “Unlike a rifle, where the barrel is 16 to 20 inches or greater, most pistol…
Keeping Concealed Carry CONCEALED
[youtube=http://youtu.be/rUzyy2CBx4I] First off, there is no way to frame this in which the so called “vigilante” (aka MORON who tackled the guy) is in the right here. If you feel so strongly as to go and tackle a perfect stranger (without any provocation), you could have just as easily called 911 and done your “duty”…
Running the Gauntlet
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,…
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…