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Using Blanks in Scenario Training

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Most of you have likely heard about actor Alec Baldwin’s negligent discharge of a “prop” pistol on a movies set last week.  Someone’s failure to distinguish between blanks and live ammunition led to the tragedy of two people being shot, one of whom died.   ‘Why was I handed a […]

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Scenario Training Ideas from “The Upside of Irrationality”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Dan Ariely’s book The Upside of Irrationality is a book about making rational and irrational decisions.  Books like these are a goldmine of information for firearms and combatives trainers.  We regularly see people making irrational decisions in the context of self defense.  It’s nice to figure out why they are doing […]

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Book Reviews, Teaching Tips
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Training vs. Experience

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Many of my students are serious practitioners of the art of self-protection.  They’ve graduated from numerous shooting schools and hold black belts in various martial arts systems.  Although they generally enjoy the training process in general, their ultimate goal is to become better fighters.  They are hoping that the skills they […]

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Conducting Quality Force-on-Force Training

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Daniel Coyle is the author of the book The Talent Code.  He conducts outstanding research in the field of enhancing human performance.  His blog post, Your Best Training Session Ever, got me thinking about how a lot of firearms and combatives force-on-force training could be dramatically improved.   Read Daniel’s […]

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 5, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Pistol in British Military Service during the Great War Very cool 38 page PDF document covering WWI British pistol use and training.  The training and standards advocated here are more advanced than what […]

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 2, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Fundamentals Uber Alles Words of wisdom from Cecil Burch.  Cecil is a great instructor.  Check out his class schedule and take one of his classes if you are in the neighborhood.     Everything […]

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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