One of my training goal’s for 2015 was to develop a practical, no-nonsense training course for armed civilians involving “Active Shooter” scenarios. Most of the “scripts’ I have laid out for this course are very basic: A man and his family out and about somewhere, like a restaurant or a Mall, and then BOOM!…
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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…
Becoming a Superior Gunman
Once again the news provides us an extremely tragic cautionary tale for those of us that choose to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense. On January 13th at a Theater in Wesley Chapel, Florida during a screening of Lone Survivor, 71 year old Retired Tampa Florida Police Captain, Curtis Reeves, shot and killed 43 year…