The advanced practitioner in the combative arts quickly realizes that a proper mindset trumps skill and equipment issues in a fight. Two of the most common questions that I get from my students are “How do I learn how to control my reactions to fear” and “How do I cultivate the mindset of […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Now that most states have a process allowing citizens to legally carry concealed handguns, many of you may be carrying a firearm more frequently, or just starting to carry for the first time. A common mistake I see with a great number of my students is an obsessive focus on […]
Violent protests, mob action, and rioting scenarios fill up your news feed. Lots of folks are contacting me about mob violence issues. Let’s look at some of the issues involved… To date, the majority of mob violence events have occurred in very large public gatherings and at the sites of large political protests. […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Depending on the source of the research you read, you’ll find that about 40% of violent criminal attacks will involve you fighting more than one attacker. Fighting one person is bad enough. Fighting a group is exponentially worse. I’m seeing lots of recent news articles where groups of teens […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz A Massachusetts woman was stabbed and her young child was briefly held hostage by a knife-wielding criminal outside of a grocery store. The entire incident was caught on surveillance video. Before reading any further, click on the link below and watch the short video. This crime was tragic, but […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Pre-Attack Indicators A thorough compilation of the research about what “tells” a criminal displays immediately prior to his attack. I’ve never seen anyone use or advocate his “emergency time out” hand positioning. I like […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Mass Shootings Are Actually Pretty Rare, but Here’s What to Do if You’re Ever in One One of the best articles I’ve read about unarmed response to an active killer event. WD-40 […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Practicing Awareness – Part III Claude provides some good techniques for building your awareness. The Role of the Victorinox Bird’s Beak Fruit Paring Knife as a Self Defense Tool I like weapons that […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The Speed vs. Emergency Reload: When, why, how Dave Spaulding shares his thoughts on reloading your pistol. Read his book Handgun Combatives. Police Release More Information on State Trooper Attack One of […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Photos show what crime looks like before it happens A very interesting article about the algorithms used to alert surveillance camera operators to “suspicious” behaviors. The list of “pre-crime” activities that trigger an alert […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. AR Lower-Receiver Build: Trigger Group Installation The most common home gunsmithing project I see my students take on with their AR-15 rifles is a trigger replacement. A good match trigger (I like the Geissele) […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Close Quarters Shooting In this short video Paul Sharp provides a great overview of close quarters pistol shooting techniques. Feed Family Of 4 For 1 Year at $300 Cost For everyone who […]
Links to some of the best information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Mindset & The Determined Adversary: An LE Training Perspective For my cop friends… “The past history of CONUS active shooter events has typically ended with the shooter committing suicide upon the arrival […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Best Flashlights of 2014 Some superb flashlight evaluations and discussion on this site. Cultivating Threat Recognition Skill A great primer on threat recognition, predatory movement detection, and countering tactics. […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Criminal Assaults Woman Holding Her Baby To Steal Her Phone A short video that highlights a few important crime prevention issues. You can clearly see how being distracted sets the victim […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Kahr CW9 200 Yard Shot I find that the technique of “shooting out of the notch” to be much more reliable than merely “aiming high” for long distance handgun shooting. As you […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. There Is Nothing to Say About Ferguson A lot of folks have contacted me asking for my opinions on the mess that is going on in Ferguson, Missouri. I agree with Aaron’s […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Ferguson National Response Network The grand jury decision from the Ferguson, Missouri police shooting is due out any time…most likely next week. This is a comprehensive listing of the planned protests in the […]
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 Differences (and Similarities) Between Training to Fight and Training to Compete Competition, while certainly useful, is not the […]
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. It may cost you not to pay attention Matt Jacques shares some words of wisdom about situational awareness. […]
