Small Unit Tactics: Assault on a Fixed Fortified Position Another basic primer on SUT. I will warn you though, this is a tactic that unless dire circumstances call for or your numbers are superior, I would avoid if possible. Remember the strength of a small guerilla force is to harass and wear down by attrition,…
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Civilian Operator 101: How to Deal With ‘Nosy Shoppers’
Your Tactical Training Scenario…Nosy Shopper (click on link above to be re-directed to source page) A very common scenario I am sure many of you have faced at one time or another. One thing I always strive to do is use my entire body to block the screen, and if a person wants to physically…
Training 101: Staying In Your Lane
STAY IN YOUR LANE – IT’S OKAY TO DO THAT (click on above link to be re-directed to source article.) Awesome advice as the practical civilian operator attempts to navigate the often slippery and confusing slope of finding worthwhile tactical self-defense trainers! Word of advice: Stay away from the guy who teaches “it all”. Find…
Civilian Operator 101: The Reality of a Knife Attack on the Street
Here is a no bullshit example of what a knife attack is REALLY like on the street. Basically from what I could gather from the half-retarded google translation is this Russian Cop is writing this old man (called a pensioner) a ticket in his patrol car. At the end the old man decides he was…
Trauma Medicine: TECC Guidelines Update
(Click above Picture to be re-directed to Original Host Site) Again, this is really Quality information I would suggest you guys put on a thumb drive where you can readily access it where ever you are. I will also be starting a “Reference Stickies” Page for articles like this so they can be easily accessed. Stay…
Armed Citizen Corner Video: The Reality of Extreme Close Contact Shooting
When you are talking about Close Quarters Shooting, there are always varying degrees of close. We have all heard the terms “Reach out and touch someone close”, “Bad Breath Distance close”, but this video shows a whole different kind of close: EXTREME CLOSE CONTACT CLOSE, which is basically around a foot (12 inches) or less. This…
Civilian Operator 101: Playing the “What if and Where is It?” Game
I am a firm believer in staying as situationally aware as possible wherever I am, but especially when out in public either alone or with my clan. Since I live in the Deep South, a large part of my time every month or so is spent in stores like the Redneck metropolis of Wal-Mart, Grocery…
Civilian Operator 101: Trauma Care in Active Shooter Scenarios
By Hammerhead I highly suggest you guys routinely visit sites like The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery for applicable medical/trauma care articles like this one. I first found out about this site Through Greg Ellifritz’ Active Response Training Weekend Knowledge Dump, which I highly suggest you guys peruse each Friday. The acronym T.H.R.E.A.T…
Civilian Operator 101: How to Shoot and Fight From Your Back
Something to chew on this weekend as you set up your Shoting drills. As CO’s We always need to be cognizant of positions we may find ourselves in a street fight that are not exactly convenient, but are all the same, reality. This is also a great time to drill on firing from OTHER non-conventional…
Armed Citizen Corner: British Pistol Use During World War I
Here’s an interesting piece of research, done in 2010 by one David Thomas as part of a degree in British First World War Studies: The Pistol in British Military Service During the Great War (pdf) This is a well-footnoted 38 pages, covering the British procurement of handguns, the different types of handguns use, and the training…