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20 Rules for Travel Survival

      This is a guest post from Dr. John Giduck.  John is a well known author and trainer who specializes in writing about international symphonic mass terrorist attacks.  John originally prepared this article for a lecture on international travel safety.  I thought it was so good, I asked him to allow me to […]

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 15, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   With the upcoming presidential inauguration, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until things calm down, I’m going […]

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
A Girl and a Gun, ACLDN, API Prodigy, Claude Werner, crime statistics, Doug Casey, Ed Calderon, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, Handwaving Freakoutery, Hock Hochheim, Legal, Marty Hayes, Massad Ayoob, Paul Martin, police training, Primer Peak, shooting drills, Swift Silent Deadly, terrorism, The Organic Prepper, The Truth About Guns, travel, USCCA, Zero Hedge View Post

Free Books- Part 308

Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website.  You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day.  These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a free App on your phone or personal computer.  Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free […]

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 8, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   With the upcoming presidential inauguration, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until things calm down, I’m going […]

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, Charles Askins, Clint Smith, crime statistics, Daniel Coyle, Dave Spaulding, Doom and Bloom, firearms training, Force Science Institute, Gabe White, Jelly Bryce, Larry Vickers, medical skills, Pat McNamara, Paul Martin, point shooting, Primer Peak, Recoil Offgrid, Richard Mann, Second Stoic, shooting drills, survival, Swift Silent Deadly, Target Barn, The Organic Prepper, The Tactical Wire, Tom Givens, travel View Post

“They say…”

  It was a sunny autumn afternoon. A woman called police to report a “suspicious person” in a city park. Cops arrive and the woman points out this “suspicious” man. He was simply sitting on a park bench enjoying the sunny day. The woman told police that this conduct was suspicious because he was a […]

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 1, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   With the upcoming presidential election, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until things calm down, I’m going […]

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, Active Self Protection, AK-47, American Cop, American Handgunner, ccw, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, gun digest, Integrated Skills Group, Jeff Gonzales, John Hearne, Legal, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, Mike Boyle, open carry, Paul Martin, pistoltraining.com, police training, Practical Eschatology, Rangemaster, revolvers, Rich Grassi, Ryan Holiday, shooting drills, survival, targets, The Armory Life, The Human Behavior Podcast, The Revolver Guy, The Shooting Wire View Post

Free Books- Part 307

Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website.  You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day.  These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a free App on your phone or personal computer.  Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free […]

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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Training Students with Physical Disabilities

  Back in 2019, I got this interesting question from a Facebook reader:   “Greg, have you found any good sources of alternative techniques when overcoming physical disabilities? I have reduced neck mobility and no left scapula control, from a radical neck dissection, Extending the left arm out or up is both difficult and unstable. […]

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Reader Questions
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 25, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   With the upcoming presidential election, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until things calm down, I’m going […]

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Action Target, American Cop, American Handgunner, Ammoland, Ammoman School of Guns, Bendigo Strange, body armor, ccw, Claude Werner, Clint Smith, Crisis Medicine, Ed Lovette, Erick Gelhaus, gas mask, Integrated Skills Group, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, open carry, Paul Markel, police, Recoil Offgrid, red dot optics, scams, shooting drills, snubnose, Swift Silent Deadly, tear gas, The Armory Life, The Firearms Blog, The Organic Prepper, The Suited Shootist, travel, vehicle tactics, Wim Demeere View Post

Institutional Memory

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   My friend and mentor Ed Lovette recently passed away.  Ed was a CIA paramilitary officer who worked undercover for many years in Africa and South America carrying nothing but a Smith and Wesson Model 10 snubnose revolver.  After his CIA career, he became a firearms trainer and famous gun writer.  […]

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Ben Stoeger, Bill Jordan, Bill Rogers, Charles Askins, Chris Cerino, Clint Smith, Dave Spaulding, Ed Lovette, firearms training, John Farnam, Ken Murray, Kyle Lamb, Louis Awerbuck, Massad Ayoob, Mike Seeklander, Paul Howe, point shooting, Rex Applegate, Ron Avery, Scott Reitz, Tom Givens View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 18, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   With the upcoming presidential election, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until things calm down, I’m going […]

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, Brian Hill\, ccw, Charles Askins, Chris Cypert, Chuck Taylor, GAT Daily, Growing Up Guns, Ken Hackathorn, Kevin Creighton, Massad Ayoob, modern service weapons, optics, Paul Martin, police, red dot optics, shooting drills, statistics, Steve Tarani, The Firearms Blog, The Human Behavior Podcast, The Organic Prepper, The Suited Shootist, The Survival Mom, Vortex View Post

Free Books- Part 306

Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website.  You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day.  These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a free App on your phone or personal computer.  Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free […]

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 11, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   With the upcoming presidential election, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until things calm down, I’m going […]

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
American Cop, American Handgunner, Ammoland, ccw, Clint Smith, crowd violence, Dave Spaulding, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, gangs, GAT Daily, Growing Up Guns, Guns Magazine, Gunsite, Hock Hochheim, Jeff Gonzales, Ken Campbell, Legal, Massad Ayoob, Mike Seeklander, Offgrid Survival, pistoltraining.com, Primer Peak, revolvers, Safariland, shooting drills, Steve Moses, Swift Silent Deadly, Tatiana Whitlock, Uncle Zo View Post

October Prime Day Deals

Amazon had such success with its Prime Days earlier this year that they decided to run some promotions again.  Here are some of the current best bargains I’ve found on items I think my audience will enjoy.     30% off Lexington IWB USA Made Holster w/Wedge & Wing – Fits Glock 17/19/19X/26/27/34/44 | Appendix […]

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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Your Tactical Training Scenario- Haunted Forest Shooting

  Halloween is right around the corner.  ‘Tis the season for scary houses and “haunted forests.”  Have you ever thought about what you would do in one of these “haunted” houses or forests if real life gun play starts to occur?  Consider the following scenario:     You are waiting in line to enter a […]

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 4, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Dark Side of Disasters: Looting and Criminal Exploitation During Storms With the upcoming election and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until […]

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, ACLDN, Active Self Protection, API Prodigy, Craig Douglas, Dave Spaulding, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, Growing Up Guns, gun digest, home protection, John Farnam, knives, Kyle Lamb, Legal, Michael Bane, Paul Markel, Paul Martin, police, Practical Eschatology, Rangemaster, Recoil Magazine, Shivworks, shooting drills, statistics, Tactical Shit, The Revolver Guy, The Shooting Wire, The Suited Shootist, The Survival Mom, Tiger McKee, Tom Givens View Post

ADAPTIVE DEFENSIVE PISTOL SHOOTING SKILLS

*This is a guest post by my friend Steve Moses extolling the importance of leaning how to shoot from a retention position and fight in close quarters with your carry pistol.  Steve will be hosting my upcoming Extreme Close Quarters Gunfighting class where we cover those topics in great detail.  If this article inspires you […]

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Close quarter shooting, Craig Douglas, firearms training, guest author, Steve Moses View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 27, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Plan For Failure We are entering some very uncertain times.  What should you do to prepare?  Paul has some good advice here.  Combine that with Daisy’s thoughts about the The Election Pandemic Playbook and […]

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22 magnum, Active Self Protection, American Cop, American Handgunner, Caleb Giddings, ccw, church security, Claude Werner, Demonstrated Concepts, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, Funshoot News, Guns Magazine, holsters, Ken Good, Kevin Creighton, low light shooting, Massad Ayob, medical skills, Paul Martin, pocket carry, psychology, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, robbery, school security, shooting drills, statistics, survival, Tactical Defense Institute, Tamara Keel, TDI, The Firearms Blog, The Organic Prepper, The Shooting Wire View Post

Free Books- Part 305

Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website.  You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day.  These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a free App on your phone or personal computer.  Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free […]

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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Final 2024 Classes

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 […]

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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