I have two classes in Central Ohio coming up at the end of the month. The host is providing a discount if you register for both. I hope to see some of you there. For registration details, go to Personal Defense Systems website. Class descriptions are as follows: Knife Skills for […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last week, I posted an article linking to my most popular posts in 2019. In that article, I discussed how my “most popular” articles were not the same as my “best” articles. I liked many of the most popular articles (ranked by page view), but I think other […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I recently returned from an epic two-week trip to South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. I had previously been to Africa twice. I went to Egypt in 2005. I returned in 2008 to climb Kilimanjaro, visiting both Kenya and Tanzania. I got really sick climbing Kili (high altitude cerebral edema) […]
Everybody likes a good bargain. I’ve complied a list of all the best Black Friday deals I’ve found. There are some tremendous bargains here. Enjoy your shopping. One caution… Some of the Amazon deals are time limited and may not be in effect when you click on them. I will be updating this […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last weekend I taught my inaugural Snubby Revolver for Concealed Carry class. Dann Sternsher from G4 Personal Safety hosted the class at his excellent private range/classroom facility. This was my very first time teaching a commercial revolver class. I got certified to teach revolver skills to cops and security […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz This is the 1500th post on my website. I started the site in March of 2012 as a way to advertise my training classes. It’s grown into much more than I ever could have expected. In the last seven years, 4,319,088 people from literally every country on the […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Howdy folks! I wanted to let you all know that I have an upcoming defensive knife for CCW class that you might not have seen. When the hosts scheduled it, they wanted it to be a private event with no open enrollment. They decided instead to make it an open […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I got back home last week after a whirlwind seven-day tour of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. That’s not on most people’s travel bucket list. Why go to Jordan? When Lauren and I met, we both had independent travel goals. My goal was to visit 50 countries before […]
I have two medical classes scheduled in June and July. Both classes are nine hours long (with a short lunch break). In addition to the description below, the classes will also cover material on using the new tourniquets most recently recommended by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. There will also be a block […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I made a rare trip to the gun store last week. I decided to replace what Recoil Magazine calls “the ugliest gun on the planet” with a new Gen 5 model 19. I’ve been carrying the old ugly 19 since 2001 and have almost 70K rounds through it. I have […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I spent last weekend teaching at the 2st Anniversary Rangemaster Tactical Training Conference in New Orleans. I’ve now taught at the last seven Tactical conferences and my TacCon blocks are regularly the most fun classes I teach every year. The conference is three days of material taught by 40 different […]
Last weekend I had the honor of assisting Dr. Lauren Pugliese as she presented her classon pet first aid at the Rangemaster Tactical Conference. Dr. Lauren is a former human EMT and is currently practicing as a board-certified veterinary surgeon at a large Midwest specialty hospital. We plan on utilizing her excellent instructional skills […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz This week marks the completion of seven full years of blogging about self defense, firearms, and personal safety topics. I started this website on March 18, 2012 and have posted nearly 1500 total articles since then. Over the course of the last seven years, the website has seen more […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz If you have been vacationing off the planet, you may not realize that the world’s largest trade show for shooting enthusiasts was held in Las Vegas last week. The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trades (SHOT) show is the second largest trade show in Las Vegas every year. 70,000+ shooting industry professionals […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I don’t normally schedule a whole bunch of classes in January and February. Outdoor gun classes are an obvious “no go” in Ohio. Plus I find folks who overspent on Christmas don’t have enough disposable cash to want to book a class. I take things slow in these early months […]
My friends and business advisors have been telling me for years that I need to start a Patreon account to allow readers a convenient method to support my work. With revenues from advertisements and affiliate sales declining for the second year in a row, I’ve decided to create one. I currently have a Paypal […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Read this article from our local newspaper… Upper Arlington police earn high marks for quality service This is a write up of a recent community survey of the police department where I work. I’m not sharing it to highlight how awesome we are. In fact, the ratings are essentially meaningless in […]
Written 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 […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last week, I posted an article linking to my most popular posts in 2018. In that article, I discussed how my “most popular” articles were not the same as my “best articles.” I liked many of the most popular articles (listed by page view), but I think other articles that […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I write a lot. I’ve published more than four articles per week for almost seven years. Several times a year, I catch another blogger who has plagiarized my work. I usually write a comment on their site and send them an email. That hasn’t solved the problem. The content thieves […]
