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Why I Don’t Like Groundfighting….

  Written by Greg Ellifritz   I’ve been grappling all my life.  I started wrestling in Junior High.  In college, I studied Judo and Japanese Jiujitsu (getting brown belts in both).  I’ve taken a lot of Brazilian Jiujitsu seminars and numerous police groundfighting instructor courses.  I’m comfortable fighting on the ground.   Even with all […]

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 15, 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.   Analysis: Ohio’s magazine capacity limit     A brief but thorough explanation of Ohio’s […]

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Buckeye Firearms, drugs, economic collapse, fitness, Legal, medicine, nutrition, SHTF School, survival View Post

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 […]

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 8, 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.   Why We Are the Even Weaker Sex     “We’re scared of injury, […]

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, Glock, health, Karl Rehn, medicine, Michael Janich, police shootings, psychology, rifle, Smith and Wesson, Springfield Armory View Post

The Rangemaster Polite Society Tactical Conference

    Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Last weekend I attended my first Rangemaster Tactical Conference.  I was very impressed.  It was a three-day conference and pistol match located at the excellent Rangemaster training facility in Memphis, Tennessee.  Host Tom Givens sent out his summary of the event:   Annual Tactical Conference Report   The […]

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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GunBot

  Written by Greg Ellifritz   Most of the readers of this site are avid shooters and are well aware of the current difficulties in finding a reliable supply of practice ammunition.  Many people have begun stockpiling ammunition and there isn’t much available on the primary market.  When it does become available, it is either […]

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 1, 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.       In order to win the public relations war and convince non-gun owners […]

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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An Active Killer’s Obsession

  Written by: Greg Ellifritz     The officials investigating the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December haven’t revealed much information to the public.  Last week, a source leaked an interesting development and that information was published in two different media outlets.  Check out the articles below for more details: Newtown killer likely wanted […]

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 22, 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.   Seven And Thirty     Matt Bracken writes a great article about the […]

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Bombs, explosives, Matt Bracken, medicine, police, school shootings, Tony Blauer, training View Post

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 […]

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 15, 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.     5 Wild Edibles which are probably in your back yard.     It’s […]

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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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. […]

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 8, 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.     Brass vs. Steel Cased Ammo – An Epic Torture Test     […]

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 1, 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.   FBI focuses firearms training on close-quarters combat   A step in the right […]

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, Bombs, class reviews, Close quarter shooting, concealed carry, diet, drugs, gunsmithing, home security, knife fighting, medicine, modern service weapons, nutrition, Robb Wolf, terrorism, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 25, 2012

      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.   Paul Howe’s Take on Gun Confiscation     For anyone who advocates […]

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Bombs Used by the “Batman” Active Shooter

Written by Greg Ellifritz   In yesterday’s article I wrote about terrorist plans to combine bombing with active shooter teams in order to more effectively target Western tourists in Indonesia.  More specifically, I wrote about terrorist plans to detonate a bomb at the local police station to serve as a distraction before they shot up […]

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, News and Tactical Advice
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Terrorists Targeting Tourists

Written by Greg Ellifritz   A recent terrorist plot was foiled by Indonesian authorities.  The terrorists were planning on bombing areas where tourists would be congregating.   For more information check out the link below: Indonesia foils terror plot on tourist spots   I find it instructive to research the methods that the terrorist groups […]

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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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 […]

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 18, 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.    America Doesn’t Have a Gun Problem, It Has a Gang Problem     This […]

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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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 […]

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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