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 […]
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The 2012 LEOKA Report- Studying the Cop Killers
Written by: Greg Ellifritz The FBI recently released its annual Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted report. According to the FBI webpage: “The FBI publishes Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted each year to provide information about officers who were killed, feloniously or accidentally, and those officers who were assaulted while […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 4, 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. How to serve a warrant: 1972 versus today Things have changed quite a bit in the last […]
“Three Seconds or Less” Shooting Drill
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I got this drill from Karl Rehn at KRTraining.com. It is designed to replicate the conditions of the “average” gunfight being at a distance of three yards, firing three rounds, over the course of three seconds. The drill is 20 rounds and uses the same three second par time for […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 13, 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. Fight Like A Girl And Other Lessons From A Stabbing A great article that discusses […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 30, 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. The Best Handgun Caliber for Concealed Carry The Best Handgun Caliber for Your Concealed Carry Weapon?Read more: The […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 5, 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. How To Apply Forward Pressure In Combination With Indexing Good article/video about a better way to […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 21, 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. 8 Reasons You’re Hardwired for Sheepness I really hate the sheep/sheepdog dichotomy…in my mind it’s just […]
Back from SE Asia!
Written by Greg Ellifritz I just got home from an amazing 22-day trip through South East Asia. Last year I visited Thailand and really liked it, so I wanted to see more of Asia. This trip took me through Vietnam and Cambodia and ended up in Thailand. It was one of the best trips […]
Weekend knowledge Dump- May 10, 2013
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. ‘Both Sides of Sun Tzu’: A Navy SEAL and Teacher on School Security […]
Notes From TDI’s Level 1-3 Handgun Class
This is part two of a series of articles describing students’ and instructors’ experiences in the classes we teach at TDI. These articles are a collaboration between Greg Ellifritz and John Motil with input from additional TDI instructors as well. Level 1-3 Handgun is TDI’s entry level handgun course. It is a […]
New Article Published In Concealed Carry Magazine!
Written by Greg Ellifritz This month’s issue of Concealed Carry Magazine has an article I wrote about self defense tactics for bicyclists. It starts on page 60 at the link below: https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/wp-content/issues/2013/apr-2013.pdf Concealed Carry is one of the more reputable gun magazines available. Most of the writers are full time instructors with […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 12, 2013
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. Appendix Controversy Todd Green writes about the most important rules for using […]
Shooting Drill- The One-Box Workout
I know ammo is tough to get right now. The days of shooting hundreds of rounds an hour in practice have been put on hold by most of us. Paul Markel recently wrote an article called The One Box Workout outlining a nice 50-round practice routine. From the article: “The workout includes […]
50-Round Shooting Drill from Police Marksman Magazine
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Back when I started working as a cop in the mid-1990s, the only source of reliable officer safety information was Police Marksman Magazine. I very quickly joined the organization and devoured all of their publications. Unfortunately, the magazine and organization went under about 10 years ago. Its failing […]
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. […]
Shooting Drill from Dave Spaulding’s Blog
Written by Greg Ellifritz The shooting drills below were compiled by Dan Brady and Will Ruprecht from a combination of shooting classes each has attended. Dave Spaulding posted the drills on his blog. The drills are all timed and times are tight. This would be a good drill to use to evaluate […]
Shooting Drill: 3-Target Transitions
Written by Greg Ellifritz Here’s a simple and fun shooting drill from the folks at the Modern Service Weapons blog. It requires three targets that are all partially obscured. Set them up like the photo below: From the article description: Try these simple strings of fire, all from the holster: 1 on […]
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 […]
The 2011 LEOKA Report- Studying the Cop Killers
Written by: Greg Ellifritz The FBI recently released its annual Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted report. According to the FBI webpage: “The FBI publishes Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted each year to provide information about officers who were killed, feloniously or accidentally, and those officers who were assaulted while performing […]