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Book Review- Kettlebell Rx by Jeff Martone
Tweet This is a relatively new kettlebell book written by Jeff Martone. If you aren’t familiar with Jeff, he is a well known law enforcement fitness trainer and he designed the kettlebell certification class for CrossFit. I’ve trained with Jeff a couple of times and he really knows his stuff. Kettlebells are weight lifting implements [...]
Continue reading...Weekend Knowledge Dump- 3/30/12
30 March 2012
TweetHere are a few links to interesting articles I read 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. Stabbing Zombie Heads Many people in the knife industry consider the founder of Cold Steel Knives to be a [...]
Continue reading...Can a walking cane be an effective weapon?
29 March 2012
TweetI’ve taught hundreds of people how to fight with a cane. I genuinely believe that a cane can be an excellent “low profile” weapon in the right hands…assuming the person wielding the cane has a little training or practice. Before I talk about how best to use the cane, let’s take a look at how [...]
Continue reading...Assumptions and Biases in Training
29 March 2012
TweetA friend of mine recently pointed me towards Rory Miller’s blog post about assumptions and biases in training. I’ve read most of Rory’s material and really like it. Before reading any more of this article, please check out the link below: http://chirontraining.blogspot.com/2011/12/assumptions-and-biases.html My friend challenged me to examine my training biases and describe [...]
Continue reading...Do you carry your gun when you are in your home?
28 March 2012
Tweet Many of my friends are casual gun owners and cops who carry a gun on a daily basis while they are out in public. Yet as soon as they get home they feel “safe”. They take off their weapon, stash it in a drawer or safe and relax. What most people don’t realize is [...]
Continue reading...Weekend Knowledge Dump- 3/23/12
23 March 2012
TweetHere are a few links to interesting articles I read 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. Man Wisdom at the Alpha Persona Blog. As the article says, masculinity is disappearing from our culture. Here [...]
Continue reading...You think you’re having a bad day???
21 March 2012
TweetCheck out this news article: http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20120321/LOCAL07/120329892/1043/LOCAL07 This guy was stabbed, kidnapped and locked into a car that was then driven into a quarry! He had to hold his breath as the car filled with water and kick out a window to escape. It’s a horrible story, but it provides some learning points: 1) [...]
Continue reading...How do I flee from an attacker?
20 March 2012
TweetMany people consider flight to be a prime option for dealing with criminal violence. In many cases, it’s a good plan. Before relying solely on your sprinting skills to keep you safe, make an honest assessment of your abilities. When is the last time you actually sprinted? Jogging two miles on a treadmill is not [...]
Continue reading...School Shooting in France
19 March 2012
Tweet http://rt.com/news/france-shooting-school-881/ Not a whole lot of information on this one yet. Check out the link above for the best report. School shootings are not solely an American problem. Every country needs to plan for an event like this. One thing to note…like many other active killer incidents, the suspect here carried TWO guns. [...]
Continue reading...All About Bombs
18 March 2012
TweetWritten by Greg Ellifritz After the recent incident in Oslo, Norway (where a man placed a bomb near a government building and then later went on a shooting spree at a youth summer camp), I’ve received several requests for advice about how to deal with the aftermath of a bombing incident. While this article [...]
Continue reading...A Curious Incident On The Way To Work
18 March 2012
Tweet So, last week I decide to stop off at the post office on my way to work. As a police tactical trainer, I was dressed in my version of a “uniform”…polo shirt with embroidered badge and “POLICE” on the back, tactical cargo style pants, and a pistol on my belt. I was driving my [...]
Continue reading...An Alternate Look at Handgun Stopping Power
18 March 2012
Tweet Written by: Greg Ellifritz I’ve been interested in firearm stopping power for a very long time. I remember reading Handguns magazine back in the late 1980s when Evan Marshall was writing articles about his stopping power studies. When Marshall’s first book came out in 1992, I ordered it immediately, despite the fact that I [...]
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- Greg Ellifritz: It's not just the cell phone...now we have computers. We are dispatched by computer and all relevant information to the call is on the screen. You h...
- Greg Ellifritz: The big dot is a good solution for people with poor vision. I've been using fiber optic front sights as well to the same effect, but they allow a lit...
- Greg Ellifritz: There is a general societal bias against knives. They have been historically the weapons of criminals and thugs, but things are changing. It will te...
- Greg Ellifritz: The knife will definitely add effectiveness if used correctly. But like anything else, it doesn't always work instantly every time. You can get up t...
- Greg Ellifritz: All good points!...
- M J Johnson: So what happened before the video captures the chase? How did that particular fight actually start? What words and actions were exchanged? There are o...
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