Active Response Training

Tweet  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     How Kelly Starrett’s Mobility Seminar Ruined Me     If you aren’t regularly [...]

TweetA friend of mine recently asked me for some advice about a tactical situation.  I’ve been asked the same question numerous times from concerned friends and acquaintances.  Here’s the question:   “As well all know, windbreakers and hats with “POLICE” written across them are readily available, as are generic badges.  If one’s door gets kicked [...]

Tweet“95% of criminals carry their guns on their strong side, mostly stuck in the front of their bodies, inside the waistband without a holster.” – From a US Secret Service Seminar on detecting concealed weapons   Why are all the thugs carrying pistols in their waistbands in front of the hip?  And why do most [...]

Tweet  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   ‘Both Sides of Sun Tzu’: A Navy SEAL and Teacher on School Security   [...]

Tweet   You are walking home from the grocery store and carrying several bags of food. Two men are walking behind you and yell out to you: “Hey Johnny”! You turn and tell them your name isn’t “Johnny” and that they have mistaken you for someone else. They apologize and you turn and continue walking [...]

TweetNow that most states have a process allowing citizens to legally carry concealed handguns, many of you may be carrying a firearm more frequently, or just starting to carry for the first time.  A common mistake I see with a great number of my students is an obsessive focus on acquiring and carrying the “right” [...]

Tweet    After people choose their first firearm, become comfortable with the idea of owning a gun, and perhaps gain a little proficiency with their gun handling skills, they will often want to add more guns to their collection.  What guns should they buy next?   If you haven’t read part one of this series, [...]

Tweet  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Ammo Tests     Some very nice ballistic gelatin tests of some common defensive [...]

Tweet  As the full-time training officer and firearms instructor for my police department, I often have the opportunity to attend firearms training sessions from some of the best trainers in the world.  I have noticed that most of these trainers teach students to shoot their firearms while moving, with the premise being that a student [...]

Tweet      Basic Knife Skills for Concealed Carry   Greg Ellifritz, President and Primary Instructor of Active Response Training will be teaching a basic knife class hosted by Charlie-Bravo-Six in Columbus OH on September 22, 2013 from 8am to 5pm with a lunch break. The Basic Knife Skills for Concealed Carry class will be [...]

Tweet  Written by Greg Ellifritz   Last week I was able to attend a private training class hosted at TDI.  Michael de Bethencourt came in to teach us two days’ worth of snubnose revolver techniques.     Michael de Bethencourt has been teaching an innovative revolver shooting class for more than 30 years.  Most trainers [...]

Tweet  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   How to Handle Any Stressful Travel Situation I’m outside the USA (generally in some [...]

TweetWritten by Greg Ellifritz     I recently became aware of a published legal opinion from the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office.  I’ve copied the full opinion below, but the Cliff’s Notes version is that if you shoot a commercially purchased or homemade exploding target in Ohio, you could face felony charges!     I [...]

Tweet    This is part two of a series of articles describing students’ and instructors’ experiences in the classes we teach at TDI.   These articles are a collaboration between  Greg Ellifritz and John Motil with input from additional TDI instructors as well.     Level 1-3 Handgun is TDI’s entry level handgun course.  It [...]

TweetWritten by Greg Ellifritz   This month’s issue of Concealed Carry Magazine has an article I wrote about self defense tactics for bicyclists.  It starts on page 60 at the link below:   https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/wp-content/issues/2013/apr-2013.pdf   Concealed Carry is one of the more reputable gun magazines available.  Most of the writers are full time instructors with [...]

Tweet  Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website.  On average, you can find approximately 5000 free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day!  These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or your personal computer.  Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free Kindle reader for [...]

Tweet  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   12 Gauge birdshot damage A good reminder about firearms safety and some graphic photos [...]

Tweet  Written by: Greg Ellifritz     Since Monday’s terrorist bombing in Boston, I have been besieged by emails asking for medical advice.  Live video and graphic images on the internet are opening people’s eyes.  They can see themselves witnessing a similar event and want to know how to properly help the injured.  The standard [...]

Tweet  Written by Greg Ellifritz     I will state this right off the bat:  I’m not a 1911 guy.  I was fairly fond of them at one point.  That was back before I actually learned how to shoot.  My first year working at TDI cured me of desire to carry one defensively.     [...]

TweetWritten by Greg Ellifritz     Yesterday, at least two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.  At least three other secondary devices were located in the area before detonation.  At last check, three people have died and more than 100 were injured.     In July of 2011, I wrote an [...]