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. Paul Howe’s Take on Gun Confiscation For anyone who advocates […]
Archive: January, 2013
Bombs Used by the “Batman” Active Shooter

Written by Greg Ellifritz In yesterday’s article I wrote about terrorist plans to combine bombing with active shooter teams in order to more effectively target Western tourists in Indonesia. More specifically, I wrote about terrorist plans to detonate a bomb at the local police station to serve as a distraction before they shot up […]
Terrorists Targeting Tourists

Written by Greg Ellifritz A recent terrorist plot was foiled by Indonesian authorities. The terrorists were planning on bombing areas where tourists would be congregating. For more information check out the link below: Indonesia foils terror plot on tourist spots I find it instructive to research the methods that the terrorist groups […]
Shooting Drill from Dave Spaulding’s Blog

Written by Greg Ellifritz The shooting drills below were compiled by Dan Brady and Will Ruprecht from a combination of shooting classes each has attended. Dave Spaulding posted the drills on his blog. The drills are all timed and times are tight. This would be a good drill to use to evaluate […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 18, 2013

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. America Doesn’t Have a Gun Problem, It Has a Gang Problem This […]
School Bomb Attack Thwarted

Written by Greg Ellifritz Last week, a 17-year old high school student in Alabama was arrested after teachers and police discovered that he was planning to kill several students in his school by using homemade grenades. The plot was discovered when a teacher read about it in a journal the student […]
The Taft Union School Shooting- Lessons for School Staff and Parents

Written by Greg Ellifritz Last Thursday morning (January 10), a 16-year old student entered Taft Union High School in Taft, California and opened fire with a shotgun. You may not have even heard the story since only three people were injured before the student gave up his gun. If you aren’t familiar with the […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 11, 2012

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. The Evolution of Mindset Training, Part 1 Very interesting history of […]
Range Master Tactical Conference
I’ll be teaching in Memphis, Tennessee on Saturday March 2nd at the Rangemaster Tactical Conference. The Conference looks to be a great learning opportunity and runs from March 1st to March 3rd in conjunction with a low light shooting match. The class I’m teaching is called: “Responding to the Close […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 4, 2012

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. Conditioning is a Sham Mark Rippetoe exposes the single biggest myth […]
2012 Training Year in Review

By Greg Ellifritz Ever since I started training people in the fighting arts for a living, I have kept very meticulous records. Not only is it important for potential future legal action, it’s a great marker for tracking progress and improvement. Each year at this time, I do a review of what I […]
Shooting Drill: 3-Target Transitions

Written by Greg Ellifritz Here’s a simple and fun shooting drill from the folks at the Modern Service Weapons blog. It requires three targets that are all partially obscured. Set them up like the photo below: From the article description: Try these simple strings of fire, all from the holster: 1 on […]

