Seth Godin once made a very powerful statement in a blog post. “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 the same as “popular.” Which means […]
I have been receiving several nasty emails every week demanding that I post my 2025 class schedule so that students can register. As much as I’d love to do so, I can’t. I don’t have any open enrollment classes scheduled for 2025 yet. I won’t be scheduling any more classes until at least May/June […]
My post knee surgery recovery has been slow (as was expected) but right now, I can stand without pain and walk fairly well with a brace and cane. My leg is still locked straight in a steel brace for another month, but I have enough mobility that I can teach my regularly-scheduled classes. Here’s what […]
Hello folks. Quick update on my knee… For those of you who missed the details of my fall last week, check out Survival Lessons from a Wilderness Fall. I had my orthopedic appointment today. I have a torn quadriceps tendon and likely some additional structural damage inside my knee that will […]
A couple weeks ago I recorded a fast paced and wide ranging podcast with Defenders USA. They just posted it on their YouTube channel tonight. It was a fun show covering everything from police training to life with metastatic cancer to how to stay safe during foreign travel. I really enjoyed this interview and […]
Here are the classes I’m doing in the next two months that still have open seats. Check them out below. If you are a $10 tier Patreon supporter and missed the email with your 20% off discount codes for these, contact me and I will send it to you. At the end of […]
For all of you folks who get tired of reading my long articles, I have some audio content for you today. I did two podcast interviews that were recently published. The first is with Gila Hayes from the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Fund. It’s called “Safety in Unfamiliar Environments.” I really like […]
Here are the classes I’m doing in the next two months that still have open seats. Check them out below. If you are a $10 tier Patreon supporter and missed the email with your 20% off discount codes for these (except the class at Blackwing), contact me and I will send it to you. […]
I just added the final 9 classes to my 2024 training schedule. All of my 2024 classes are now listed at the 2024 Classes link at my website. The newly listed classes are below. In June, I will be in Decatur, Texas teaching two classes. June 29. 2024- Extreme Close Quarters […]
Hey Folks! You might have noticed that I didn’t post as many articles as usual last week. I’ve been busy traveling for medical appointments and doing a bunch of research. My cancer has come back. Most of you know I had prostate cancer ablation surgery about 15 months ago. My six- month followup […]
Since my police retirement, I have been spending a large part of the each winter living in Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Last year, between living out of the country without a gun and my cancer surgery, there was a period of approximately two months where I didn’t fire a single round or do […]
At the end of March, I will be teaching for three days near Los Angeles, California. I taught there last year. The host, the facilities, and the group of students who attended were all exceptional. I’m excited to go back. I need a few more people in each class to make these work. If […]
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 one of the largest trade shows in Las Vegas every year. In pre-pandemic […]
Back in the earlier days of my blog, I used to write incredibly detailed posts about all the training and travel I completed each year. I talked about how many students and classes I had taught, rounds I fired, and books I read. You can read my older annual updates HERE I enjoy […]
Last week I joined Lee Weems and a distinguished panel of training experts to sort out the topic of how to teach new police officers how to shoot. We attempt to define some best practices for firearms training in a police academy setting and how to sustain that training after the recruits graduate. While […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last week, I posted an article linking to my most popular posts in 2023 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 […]
If you are interested in travel topics, check out my recent interview with Alex on his Forge of Freedom podcast. Episode 87. Choose Adventure: Safe Travel in Dangerous Places by Greg Ellifritz In the show we talk about my travel book Choose Adventure and discuss some travel recommendations you may not see in […]
Blogs like mine are dead. Very few people go to individual websites to read updated articles on a regular basis anymore. Nearly everyone now gets his/her news from social media on smart phones. The problem for bloggers in our field is that social media outlets “shadow ban,” throttle the reach, and/or de-platform most […]
Compared to the average American, I read a massive number of books. I try to read around 10 books a month. I accomplish this because I don’t have TV in my house and I carry a book wherever I go. Whenever I have a few spare moments, I spend them reading. In 2023, the number […]
Earlier this month, I went on a short-notice impromptu trip to Turkey. To be honest, Turkey really wasn’t ranked highly on my travel bucket list and I hadn’t considered ever traveling there. At the end of August, my friend Nathalie and I had an amazing time attending the Burning Man festival. We had so […]
