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Book Review- Survival Mom by Lisa Bedford

Lots of folks are asking me questions about the best way to hunker down and survive the pandemic lock down.  There are lots of survival books on the market, but most of them focus on “bug out” scenarios and surviving in the wilderness with nothing but a knife and some paracord.   That isn’t the […]

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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Insults and Challenges- 5 Tips for Effective Verbalization During a Violent Encounter

 Written by: Greg Ellifritz   The news story I read wasn’t all that remarkable. It described something that happens every day with unfortunate regularity. An armed robber shot one of his victims.   This particular story, however, yielded a worthwhile learning point.  The robber walked into a store and fired a couple of shots from […]

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
book reviews, complaince, criminology, John Farnam, language, resistance strategies, robbery, shootings View Post

Your Tactical Training Scenario- Fighting Multiple Attackers

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 […]

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
awareness, book reviews, concealed carry, defensive tactics, flash mobs, gang violence, impact weapons, multiple attackers View Post

Women and Violent Crime

  Written by: Greg Ellifritz   You ladies are better behaved than us men.  It’s somewhat rare to see female violent criminals.  Depending on the type of crime and the study, you’ll find that about 95% of violent criminals have a Y chromosome.   Does that mean all women are angels?  No.  Far from it.  […]

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice, Tactical Training Scenarios
book reviews, crime, criminology, Gavin De Becker, robbery, women View Post

Strategies and Standards for Defensive Handgun Training

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   A couple days ago I finished Karl Rehn and John Daub’s new book Strategies and Standards for Defensive Handgun Training.   I really enjoyed it and found it to contain a whole bunch of valuable information.   The authors’ book description follows: “What percentage of carry permit holders attend training […]

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
Ben Stoeger, book reviews, ccw, Claude Werner, firearms training, John Daub, Karl Rehn, Mike Seeklander, shooting drills, training View Post

Eyes Pried Open

This is a guest post from my friend and long time Federal Law Enforcement officer, John Hearne.  John is a gifted instructor and skilled tactician.  In this post, he reviews a book written by a guy who quit the FBI after a couple years of service.  Things seem to keep getting progressively worse.  These are […]

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
book reviews, FBI, guest author, John Hearne, police View Post

The Best Handgun Practice Drill Resources

Written by Greg Ellifritz I got the following question from a reader last week.  As I think this answer has a universal appeal, I chose to answer it here so that all of you can benefit as well.  Here’s the question:   “I want to assemble/integrate your suggestions for practice sessions, but I’m overwhelmed by […]

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews, Reader Questions
Ben Stoeger, book reviews, Mike Seeklander, shooting drills, Todd Green View Post

Sources of Power

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     The ability to make fast decisions under stressful and time-pressed conditions is a critical component of winning a lethal force confrontation.  Unfortunately, it is also very hard to teach.  Research on decision making has traditionally been conducted in laboratories under calm conditions.  The implications derived from such studies don’t […]

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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Locusts on the Horizon

  Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I was contacted several months ago by a group of writers who wanted to use my handgun stopping power data in a new book they were writing.  After some discussion with one of the writers, I allowed them to use my data.  The book was published last month and […]

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
book reviews, books, economic collapse, survival View Post

HeadHunter’s 6×6 Drill

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   My friend Claude Werner (a former instructor at the Rogers shooting school) recently wrote an internet post which reminded me of a good drill that I had forgotten.   The drill came out of Gila Hayes’ excellent book “Effective Defense- The Woman, The Plan, The Gun”.  As a side note, […]

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
book reviews, Claude Werner, Gila Hayes, shooting drills View Post

Streetlights and Shadows- Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making

Written by Greg Ellifritz     The book Streetlights and Shadows highlights author Gary Klein’s research on decision making.  This research is especially important for police officers or citizens who carry concealed firearms.  Those groups of people are forced to make life-altering decisions under the most intense stress possible.  Every bit of guidance is useful […]

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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Surviving a Mass Killer Rampage

  I recently read a book about active killers that many of you will enjoy.  Surviving a Mass Killer Rampage by Chris Bird was just released and is one of the better books available on the topic.   Unlike many books, Chris looks at the problem through the eyes of both police officers and everyday […]

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
active killer, active shooter, book reviews, TDI, terrorism View Post

“A Vulgar Display of Power”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     I’ve been studying the active shooter phenomenon for a long time.  The one active shooter event that has occurred closest to where I live isn’t commonly discussed in the literature on the topic.  The event to which I refer is the 2004 shooting at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in […]

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
active shooter, book reviews, books View Post

gunFIGHT!

Written by Greg Ellifritz   A couple weeks ago I opened my mail to find that my friend and fellow trainer Richard Nance had sent me a copy of his new book gunFIGHT!  I quickly skimmed the book and realized that it covered quite a few concepts that are not commonly addressed in most gunfighting […]

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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Book Review- Gun Digest Book of the Revolver

Written by Greg Ellifritz I know what you are thinking….who carries a revolver?  I do.  So do many other knowledgeable firearms instructors.  In a recent conversation with John Benner (founder of the Tactical Defense Institute), I learned that John relies on a revolver for his PRIMARY night-time home defense weapon!  That’s what is on his […]

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
book reviews, ccw, Grant Cunningham, guns, revolver View Post

Three Books from Hock Hochheim

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I heard the thud as the postman dropped the heavy box on my porch.  I opened the package to find that my friend Hock Hochheim had sent me copies of his three most recently published non-fiction books.  Hock knows I’m a reader and promised that I would enjoy his latest publications. […]

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
book reviews, Hock Hochheim, impact weapons, knife fighting View Post

Studying the Historic Gunfighters

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   The nature of gunfighting hasn’t changed much since the advent of cartridge firing pistols.  Gunfights today tend to share the same characteristics as gunfights nearly 150 years ago….close ranges, surprise, darkness, moving shooters, and a relatively limited number of shots fired.   The one big difference between today and the […]

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
book reviews, books, gunfights, old west View Post

Legendary Lawman- The Story of Quick Draw Jelly Bryce

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     Delf “Jelly” Bryce was an old time gunfighter who started his career as a lawman in the 1920’s.  He served as a Oklahoma State Game Agent, Oklahoma City Police Officer, and later an FBI agent in the agency’s heyday fighting gangsters and alcohol smugglers. He received the nickname “Jelly” […]

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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Deadly Force: Understanding Your Right to Self Defense

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     I recently completed Massad Ayoob‘s new book Deadly Force: Understanding Your Right to Self Defense.  I enjoyed the book and think it would be a valuable addition to any shooter’s library.  Massad is well known to most shooters and one of the most prolific gun writers in the industry.  […]

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
book reviews, books, ccw, Legal, Massad Ayoob View Post

Your Tactical Training Scenario…A Fast and Deadly Robbery

This video was originally posted by Fernando at The Modern Survivalist.  It’s a great website that I recommend.  Fernando is from Argentina and talks about living through the economic collapse that occurred in that country 10 years ago.  He has a lot of very good survival information.   He posted the video below, which shows […]

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
book reviews, robbery, shooting, survival, third world travel View Post
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