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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. Medical Prepping in Three Months A structured list of supplies […]
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. Edible Weeds Some good information on some commonly seen […]
Sorry for the small number of posts recently. I just spent the last couple weeks doing some adventure travel through Colombia. It had been one of the few South American countries that I hadn’t visited. While there I checked out Bogota, Medellin, Santa Marta, the Tyrona National Park, and Cartagena. I paraglided for the […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Last night I learned that my friend and fellow firearms instructor, Paul Gomez, had passed away suddenly at the young age of 40. I first met Paul in June of 2003. He and Andy Stanford traveled to Ohio to take TDI’s Level 4-5 Handgun Class. I just happened to […]
GENERAL COMMENTS Sgt. Chuck Humes, writing in Law Officer Magazine “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 and his […]
Books and Book Features Choose Adventure: Safe Travel in Dangerous Places by Greg Ellifritz. 2020. Wrote Amazon #1 Best Selling travel safety book. Who, What, Where, When, How and Why – : Winning and-or Surviving The Argument through the Ambush by Hock Hochheim. 2025. The author recommends my book and […]
