For the individual soldier, being able to build either a hasty or prepared position to fight from that will give you adequate cover and at the same time good fields of fire is essential for small units to be efficient in the field. All of the material I am covering here can be found…
Category: Training
Map And Area Studies: You Need to Read This
Map And Area Studies: You Need to Read This Solid information as always from the BCE. Here is one of his older post that contains a link to make DIY Hard Copy Maps. Here is a link to QGIS, an Open Source Geographic Information System where you can make your own maps.
Shooting Mechanics: Pad and Press not Crook and Hook
Using the PAD of the finger, PRESS the trigger. Avoid HOOKING the trigger with the first knuckle joint.
“Avoid the Groid” Handgun Drill
11 Ways to Raise Dangerous Sons
Boys are Knights in Training. A boy who is not becoming more dangerous will not be able to protect anything. He will not be able to ascend to any sort of manhood. ⚡️⚡️ Here Are 11 Ways to Raise Dangerous Sons ⚡️⚡️ Don’t tell your sons to be careful. Tell them to…
Fairbairn and Sykes: Shooting to Live
Fairbairn and Sykes: Shooting to Live Travis Pike provides a practical review of the classic book “Shooting to Live” by Fairbairn and Sykes. Considered by many to be a forerunner to modern defensive firearms training, the book focused on the use of handguns in self-defense scenarios. The authors, with their extensive experience in law…
Medical Reference: Infectious Disease in the TEOTWAWKI World (Parts 1-6)
Part 1: https://survivalblog.com/2015/11/10/infectious-disease-in-the-teotwawki-world-part-1-by-militant-medic/ Part 2: https://survivalblog.com/2015/11/11/infectious-disease-in-the-teotwawki-world-part-2-by-militant-medic/ Part 3: https://survivalblog.com/2015/11/12/infectious-disease-in-the-teotwawki-world-part-3-by-militant-medic/ Part 4: https://survivalblog.com/2015/11/13/infectious-disease-in-the-teotwawki-world-part-4-by-militant-medic/ Part 5: https://survivalblog.com/2015/11/14/infectious-disease-in-the-teotwawki-world-part-5-by-militant-medic/ Part 6: https://survivalblog.com/2015/11/15/infectious-disease-in-the-teotwawki-world-part-6-by-militant-medic/ *Stick this on a Flash Drive AND Make a Hard Copy for your FIELD BINDER.
Home Protection 101: Angles, Lighting, and Retention, A Primer
Angles, Lighting, and Retention: A Primer If you’re reading this article hoping to find the magic formula to safely clearing a residence or building by yourself, you’re about to be disappointed. Here’s the reality: our vision is not 360 degrees and our brains cannot multi-task enough. There are too many angles of exposure for…
“Listerine Pistol”: Extreme Close-Quarter Combative Realities
When we talk about “Listerine” Combat we are referring to that nasty “bad breath” distance fighting that takes place within 2- 3 feet of your nose. This can be empty hand, knife, stick or firearm. We will see that all of the Combative principles of each of these platforms intersect or duplicate each other…
Neglected Skills of the Armed Civilian
“Habit hardens the body for great exertions, strengthens the heart in great peril; Habit breeds that priceless quality: CALM, which passing from rifleman to commander, will lighten the task.” -Clausewitz In the armed citizen’s quest to stay tactically prepared for any eventuality that may come down the pike, taking a realistic, no bullshit inventory…