Follow-up I advise students to avoid sitting in a stationary vehicle for long. When in a vehicle, get the vehicle in motion as quickly as possible. So, using a fast-food drive-thru already violates that advice! But, like spending time in banks and jewelry stores (which I also advise against), we all find it necessary…
Tag: Awareness
Awareness Drill: The Top-Down Scan
Awareness Drill: The Top-Down Scan American Indians, scouts, and indigenous trackers the world over have been observed to survey terrain/territory in the following manner. A scan of the sky overhead, then towards the horizon, and then finally moving slowly towards the ground. The reason being that outdoors, what is overhead-the clouds, flying birds, monkeys…
Tradecraft: How to Spot a Concealed Weapon
How to Spot a Concealed Weapon – Fast Around the U.S. and the world, people carry guns. If they are not working in an overt context, whether legal or not, they will endeavor to conceal the gun, usually a handgun. They could be another armed citizen going about their day, possibly like you, an…
More Proof you Don’t need a “Scary Black Rifle” to Inflict Serious Damage in a Crowd
Highland Park Shooters’ Weapons Identified by Police So a 22 year old man dressed as a woman was armed with a Kel-Tec Sub 2000 (9mm caliber carbine) Glock 43X, (9mm caliber) a Remington 700 (bolt-action rifle) and a Shotgun. No caliber mentioned for the Remington Bolt Action rifle, but as for the Shotgun I…
Beating the “Knockout Game”
From the Archives, 2014 I originally wrote this to address a rash of violent attacks back in 2013-2014 where innocent people were being senselessly attacked and “knocked out” on the street by groups of young thugs. Seeing that mob street violence has made a HUGE comeback in 2020, I thought it might be smart to…
Is Awareness Mightier Than the Gun?
Openrange Defense – Is Awareness Mightier than the Gun? I personally hold the old school adage of “The Best Fight is the one that never happens” as my personal motto because it exemplifies the two traits I think every martial citizen should have in spades: AWARENESS and DE-ESCALATION. Being AWARE of your Surroundings and Always…
How to Spot a Bad Guy
How to Spot a Bad Guy- A Comprehensive Look at Body Language and Pre-Assault Indicators Good stuff by Greg Ellifritz over at Active Response Training. Keep that Situational Awareness Sharp…better to be aware and AVOID a problem than walk head first into one and have to fight your way out. Stay Alert, Armed and…
In Memoriam: Ari Fuld
A hero goes down fighting! Recently, an American/Israeli (duel citizenship), Ari Fuld, was precipitously attacked by a knife-wielding Palestinian teenager in Israel. He was stabbed in the back at a shopping center near Jerusalem. Fuld was likely targeted due to his high-profile, pro-Israel political activism. At the moment of his attack, Fuld was carrying a concealed…
The Armed Citizen Corner: Current Terrorism Threat is a CALL TO ARMS for All Citizens!
By Hammerhead With the Paris Attacks Seven Months Old, the Brussells Bombings Three months old, the Orlando Shooting Two-weeks old and the current death toll From the Attack in Istanbul Yesterday up to 41 dead and 239 Injured, it is a fairly obvious assumption that ISIS is on a GLOBAL rampage. The obvious targeting of Mass Transit Hubs and…
Awareness and Aggression Rule the Day!
As you watch this video there are a dozen things in hindsight we could cover, but there are just 3 things I want to talk about in this one. First: If you are walking home from school or wherever and you become aware somebody is following or stalking you, your first instinct may be to…