Written by Greg Ellifritz Last week I was honored to attend Lone Star Medics “Field and Tactical Medicine” conference in Dallas, Texas. The conference was organized by my friend Caleb Causey, president of Lone Star Medics. It was the first ever conference of its kind and was a great success. The conference consisted of […]
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Photos and Reviews From Virginia Classes
Written by Greg Ellifritz Last week, John Murphy from FPF Training hosted me for my ground fighting and Tactical Medicine classes down in Culpeper, Virginia. It was a great time and I had fun working with about 40 very motivated students over the weekend. Here are some photos from the class: Ground […]
Paul-E-Palooza 2- Electric Boogaloo
Written by Greg Ellifritz I’m happy to announce that I will be teaching at the upcoming Paul-E-Palooza 2 training event in August! This premiere training seminar will be held in August to benefit the children of our late friend Paul Gomez. The first event raised over $40,000 for Paul’s children. Some of the best instructors […]
The 2014 Rangemaster Tactical Conference
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last weekend I attended my second Rangemaster Tactical Conference. I was very impressed. It was a three-day conference and pistol match located at the excellent Rangemaster training facility in Memphis, Tennessee. Host Tom Givens arranged a top tier event that attracted 22 high quality trainers and 137 students. […]
Pepper Spray/Mini-Baton Class Scheduled in Columbus
Written by Greg Ellifritz Charlie Bravo Six is hosting me in March for a four hour combination pepper spray and mini baton class. This is the ultimate class for anyone looking to hone his or her less lethal weapons skills. It’s also ideal for spouses who may not be in to guns or high […]
Photos from Last Weekend’s Knife Class
I had an extremely well-attended basic knife class for CCW licensees last weekend in Edgerton, Ohio. Thanks go out to the 22 motivated and fun students, Sam Santa Rita for the facility, and Jeremy and Vicki Jones of the Family Protection Group for hosting and organizing! Additional thanks go out to Rowland Rivero of Adaptive […]
Marcus Wynne’s Neural-Based Training Video
My friends Marcus Wynne and Ralph Mroz have teamed up to produce an excellent resource for all students of the combative arts. If you are unfamiliar with Marcus, here is a brief bio…. “Marcus Wynne is the world’s foremost training designer for high-stress occupations. He introduced John Boyd’s OODA loop to the […]
2013 Training Year 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 […]
My Best Writing- 2013
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last week, I posted an article linking to my most popular posts in 2013. In that article, I discussed how my “most popular” articles where not the same as my “best articles.” I liked many of the most popular articles (listed by page view), but I think other articles […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2013
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Seth Godin made a very powerful statement in a blog post last week. “My most popular blog posts this year…weren’t my best ones. As usual, the most popular music wasn’t the best recorded this year either. Same for the highest-grossing movies, restaurants and politicians doing fundraising. “Best” is rarely […]
Back From Ecuador!
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I just returned from a quick eight-day trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. I had previously spent almost three weeks traveling on mainland Ecuador (in 2006), but I didn’t make it to the famed Galapagos Islands. I remedied my mistake on this trip. If you are even the least […]
Some More Course Reviews
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I had a busy October teaching four different classes. A couple of my students wrote up very detailed after action reviews of two of these classes. If you are interested in knowing what my classes are like, check out these reviews…. Review of my medical class on BlackFlamingoTactical.com […]
Some Recent Class Reviews
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I’ve had an exceptionally busy teaching month already and still have one more class scheduled. Fortunately, several of my recent students have posted online After Action Reviews (AARs) of a couple classes. If you are curious about my content. course structure and curriculum, check out the links below: The […]
Podcast and New Article
Two quick items of note…. The radio show I did with John Johnston of Ballistic Radio is available for download HERE. We talked for an hour about active killer response for the CCW permit holder. I think you will find the information valuable. One of the callers on […]
Photos from TIG Knife Class
Last weekend I taught a “Basic Knife for the Concealed Carry Operator” class for the Tactical Intelligence Group in Cincinnati. It was a fun class full of 16 motivated students. I enjoyed teaching it and look forward to going back to teach some more classes. Below are some random photos from the class. […]
New Medical Class Added in Northern Kentucky
I just scheduled a new medical class for August 10th in Northern Kentucky. Details are below. I hope to see some of you there! Trauma Medicine – What to do When Things Get Ugly… WHAT: First Aid for serious injuries within the 911 environment. Gunshot Wounds, Mass Casualty Events, Natural Disasters. […]
New Article in American Handgunner Magazine
Written by: Greg Ellifritz The latest edition (Sept/Oct) of American Handgunner contains an article that I recently wrote. The article uses my handgun stopping power research but is much shorter, more concise, and less confusing than the original Alternate Look at Handgun Stopping Power. If you have ADD and didn’t want […]
A Quick Trip to the Dominican Republic
If any of you noticed last week’s repeated (albeit updated) articles, it was because I took a quick vacation to the Dominican Republic. Some friends visit the island every year and they invited me to go along. I had never been there before and it sounded like fun, so I hopped on the plane. […]
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 […]
Back From Honduras!
Written by Greg Ellifritz I apologize for the somewhat sparse posting schedule I’ve maintained in the last couple weeks. I traveled down to Honduras to both celebrate my 40th birthday and learn to scuba dive. It’s tough finding the motivation to write when I’m hanging out in a tropical paradise! I spent […]