Last weekend I was honored to teach my TDI Defensive Knife Class at Rick Hinderer’s annual get together in Shreve, Ohio. This was my fourth time being hosted by Rick and his wife Lori and I always have a great time. This last class had 14 students coming from as far as Michigan, Florida, […]
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 3rd 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. How to Treat 4 Types of Gunshot Wounds While these aren’t […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 27, 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. Edible Weeds Some good information on some commonly seen […]
Active Shooter in a Movie Theater
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Because I was out of the country when this event occurred, I am a little late in providing my advice and analysis. I’ve written quite a number of articles describing how active shooters think and what potential victims should be doing. I won’t rehash all of that information here. I’ll […]
Back From Colombia!
Sorry for the small number of posts recently. I just spent the last couple weeks doing some adventure travel through Colombia. It had been one of the few South American countries that I hadn’t visited. While there I checked out Bogota, Medellin, Santa Marta, the Tyrona National Park, and Cartagena. I paraglided for the […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 20, 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. Snub Training (2012) – Smith & Wesson K-frames Michael de Bethencourt […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 13, 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. 6 Lost Lifts for Complete Strength Some cool “forgotten” lifts […]
Book Review- Tactical Firearms Training Secrets by David Morris
This is a short book (100 pages) that you can finish in less than an hour. Someone with extensive firearms training will not learn too much, but most of the tactics and techniques the author presents are very solid. Where this book really shines is in the author’s suggested structured practice sessions. […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 6, 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 4 Survival Skills Every Kid Should Know For those of you […]
Your Tactical Training Scenario…Random Violence
Most violence occurs for a reason. That reason may not be apparent to the victim or bystanders, but often the action makes sense from the skewed perspective of the perpetrator. Truly “random” acts of violence are rare, but they do happen. Whenever I see one documented, I try to learn from it. Watch […]
“Run Away and Hide”- The Border Patrol’s Response to an Active Killer
Last week several news outlets reported that officers from the Border Patrol were complaining about the content of some training they received. According to one Border Patrol union website, all officers had to take the FEMA online course IS-907 – Active Shooter: What You Can Do. These online courses are very popular among law […]
Paul-E-Palooza Memorial Training Event
I am honored to be one of the 30 nationally known trainers who is participating in this event. All of us are donating our time to provide a training class to benefit Paul’s children after his untimely death. Details are below, but it’s only $200 for an entire weekend of training with some of the […]
The TDI LDK Knife
TDI Last Ditch Knife (LDK) Limatunes wrote up an excellent review (linked above) of the little knife I designed and all of the fun places it can be hidden. While I don’t know if I can live up to the “I’ll-beat-you-to-death-with-a-toothpick badass” moniker, I really appreciate the review! If you are looking for […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 29, 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. What Is RELIABLE? Todd Green has some good thoughts about handgun […]
New Class Review!
John Holbrook, who has been a student in two of my classes at TDI, just wrote a very good summary and review of the most recent TDI Active Shooter/Killer class that I taught. A Review Of The Active Killer-Shooter Course at TDI John is a very observant individual, takes excellent photos and […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 22, 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. How to Use a [BUSTED] Cell Phone to Meet 5 Basic Survival Needs […]
A Proactive Approach to School Murders
A Proactive Approach to School Murders A great summary article about preventing and responding to school shootings from Ohio police instructor Ron Borsch. Ron has done more research than anyone I know in the field of preventing school shootings. This article should be mandatory reading for all cops, parents, and school employees. I’m honored […]
Grocery Store Shootout
Justifiable killing of robber happened so fast store manager needed security video to recall it Check out this excellent article about a grocery store shooting in Michigan. This is part of a phenomenal series of articles on the Michigan Live website. Each article provides exceptionally detailed information on a justified self defense shooting from […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 15, 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 Simple Guide to Growing Some @#$%ing Balls Your sex doesn’t matter. The […]
FNS-9 Pistol Update
For those of you carrying or considering a FNS-9 pistol…. TDI instructors found a fairly disturbing problem with these guns recently. The webmaster posted a couple of videos demonstrating situations when the slide locked up. Go to the bottom of my article here for an update with explanation and links to the video. Thanks […]