Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. What is the value of training? Have you ever asked yourself the question “Why do you train?” The Tactical Professor explores the issue here: “The value of training is to make you think and […]
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 31. 2014
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. 61 Travel Tips to Make You the World’s Savviest Traveler Some superb travel information here. If you like the content of the article, check out the author’s book How to Travel the World […]
The Canadian Parliament Active Killer
Written by Greg Ellifritz If you’ve missed the news over the last week, on October 22, a homeless, mentally-ill Islamic Jihadist with a crack cocaine addiction fired shots at Ottawa Canada’s war memorial and in the Canadian House of Commons. The killer ran up to two soldiers guarding the Canadian War Memorial and […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 3, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Lightning Review: Rogers’ Tap Rack Training Aid This might be a useful piece of gear to pick up if you […]
Back from Australia (and Hawaii)
Written by: Greg Ellifritz You are astute if you’ve noticed that posting has been a little sparse over the last couple weeks. I just got back from spending two weeks in Australia with a couple days on either end of the trip in Honolulu to reduce the jet lag. 22 hour flights just plain […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 18, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Why Kids Shoot Up High Schools, Why They Only Do So Outside of Big Cities, and How to Stop Them […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 20, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Street Ready .22 Rimfires “The .22 LR isn’t the best choice out there, but for some people it’s the […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 28, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. How to Prepare for a Big Moment The best mental preparation involves a balance of planning responses to […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 14, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Can You Count on a Military Pension? Advice for my police, firefighter, and military friends…. I don’t believe you […]
Analysis of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Yesterday, Connecticut officials released a preliminary report that described the actions of the school shooter and all responders in last years Sandy Hook Elementary School. The report is far from complete, but does contain numerous pieces of information that the parent, armed citizen, or cop should know. The entire 44 […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 20, 2013
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Fit Enough to Fight A good fitness program for you combat athletes… What’s Wrong With 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 […]
Tasers For Teachers?
Written by Greg Ellifritz The recent Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has provoked a national discussion about the best ways to keep our children safe. Everyone has their own ideas about what needs to be done. The approaches range from an outright firearms ban to better mental health screening in schools. Others […]
Class Reviews and Student Feedback
GENERAL COMMENTS Sgt. Chuck Humes, writing in Law Officer Magazine, June 2009: “Time is ruthless in its ability to crush the mediocre, while spotlighting those who deserve the “quality” moniker. Greg Ellifritz has earned such a quality reputation. The training officer for a Central Ohio police agency, Ellifritz is an accomplished martial artist […]
Media
Books and Book Features Choose Adventure: Safe Travel in Dangerous Places by Greg Ellifritz. 2020. Wrote Amazon #1 Best Selling travel safety book There I Was…When Nothing Happened: True Tales of Real Self Defense From Professionals in the Field– by Jason Brick. 2023. Contributed the chapter “An Encounter in […]
Recommended Reading
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I recommend reading any or all of the books below to increase your knowledge in the fields of weapons usage, crime prevention, the history of armed conflicts, terrorism, interpersonal violence and the criminal assault paradigm. I read about 15 books a month. Very few make it to this list. […]