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Posts tagged "health"

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 13, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Finding a Handgun Grip that Fits An excellent tutorial on how to properly grip a handgun and what features you should be looking at when purchasing a defensive sidearm.     […]

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
3rd world travel, active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, ccw, Claude Werner, diet, dryfire, exercise, fitness, health, history, Hock Hockheim, John Mosby, Legal, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, modern service weapons, psychology, robbery, running, scams, survival, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 6, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   C&R Trigger Pull Test Trigger pull weight comparison on a whole bunch of older rifles.     Day Tripping: Benefits Seen in Psychedelics An interesting article from a mainstream source (Newsweek) about the […]

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ammunition, ballistics, Bombs, drugs, exercise, Gun Nuts Media, health, home security, Jeff Gonzales, John Mosby, knives, Limatunes, Massad Ayoob, medicine, Mike Seeklander, modern service weapons, optics, Paul Sharp, precision rifle, Rangemaster, rifles, scopes, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 30, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   The Polygraph & Polygraph Countermeasures How a polygraph works and how to beat it.     FO Podcast Episode 016 – Special Operations Veteran John Mosby An enlightening podcast episode about enhancing […]

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, air rifle, AR-15, books, Brain Pickings, Chris Hernandez, Doom and Bloom, exercise, fitness, gunsmithing, health, John Mosby, Kyle Defoor, medicine, scope, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 9, 2015

Links to some of the best information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Making Thermite…And It Is Perfectly Legal A tutorial about making thermite, an incendiary compound that will burn through metal.  Why would you need something like this?  Many tactical manuals (like this one) advocate […]

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, crowd, Dave Spaulding, drugs, gelatin tests, Glock, gunsmithing, health, John Mosby, Kathy Jackson, knives, Max Velocity Tactical, room clearing, Rory Miller, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 2, 2015

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Western Psychiatric: Stopping An Active Shooter If you are interested in active shooter situations, you’ll want to check out this Ballistic Radio podcast.  In it. John Johnston interviews a police officer who […]

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, Ballistic Radio, Claude Werner, diet, economics, firearm maintenance, gelatin tests, health, Hock Hockheim, Larry Vickers, laser sights, police, rifle, slings, Smith and Wesson, Tom Givens View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 26, 2014

  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 […]

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Adaptive Defense Concepts, AK-47, awareness, crime prevention, Dave Spaulding, firearms training, Grant Cunningham, health, holsters, home defense, Mark Manson, medical skills, modern service weapons, one handed shooting, optics, Recoil Magazine, rifles, sniper, suppressors, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 19, 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Gear Review: 5.56 Muzzle Device Shootout For those of you looking for a compensator for your AR-15, this is a comprehensive evaluation of the options on the market. They looked at which one […]

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, AR-15, concealed carry, crime statistics, defensive tactics, drugs, Grant Cunningham, health, Hock Hockheim, John Lott, Ken Hackathorn, knife fighting, Limatunes, medicine, Michael Janich, police, Recoil Magazine, reloading, revolver, teaching, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 7, 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Shooting Technique: One Handed Shooting, Canted or Vertical? Mark talks about the advantages and disadvantages of canted one-hand shooting.  I urge my students to try both methods and determine which one they like best.  […]

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Dave Spaulding, escape, exercise, firearms training, Glock, Growing Up Guns, gunsmithing, health, John Robb, Marcus Wynne, medicine, restraints, rifles, robbery, surveillance video, training, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 31. 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   61 Travel Tips to Make You the World’s Savviest Traveler Some superb travel information here.  If you like the content of the article, check out the author’s book How to Travel the World […]

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
airsoft, Claude Werner, concealed carry, Grant Cunningham, Growing Up Guns, gunsmithing, health, Hock Hockheim, hunting, John Mosby, medicine, police training, psychology, Rangemaster, revolvers, Survival Podcast, Tasers, third world travel, training drills, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 19, 2014

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. State Variation in Hospital Use and Cost of Firearm Assault Injury, 2010   It’s relatively rare to find decent academic […]

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, children, Dave Spaulding, fitness, gelatin tests, health, holsters, Lucky Gunner, Mark Manson, Mike Seeklander, optics, pets, research, revolver, shooting drills, snubnose, survival blog, Veterinary medicine View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 20, 2014

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.   Street Ready .22 Rimfires “The .22 LR isn’t the best choice out there, but for some people it’s the […]

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, economics, health, Legal, Lone Star Medics, medicine, rifles, Ruger, school shootings, school violence, self defense, teaching, tourniquet View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 30, 2014

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.     Victim: ‘I thought he would let me buy a cigarette and he stabbed me’ My guess is that […]

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
art of manliness, Ernest Langdon, evasion, fitness, health, Jeff Gonzales, Max Velocity Tactical, medicine, motorcycle, pepper spray, police, police training, reloading, rifles, Sage Dynamics, survival, Survival Mom View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 14, 2014

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.     Expiration Dates and Preparedness In my medical classes I talk about how drug expirations work and about the […]

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, Beretta, Cecil Burch, concealed carry, diet, fitness, ground fighting, gunsmithing, health, Jeff Gonzales, knives, Legal, medicine, modern service weapons, psychology, Survival Mom, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 7, 2014

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.     Resilience: 7 Tips for Bouncing Back Laurence Gonzales has made a career out of studying people who have […]

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, Bombs, Dan John, Dave Spaulding, exercise, health, Kathy Jackson, Laurence Gonzales, medicine, precision rifle, sniper, survival, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 24, 2014

  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 Hip Lift/Upa – the technical aspect Cecil Burch explains the technical aspects of the default escape if […]

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, books, Cecil Burch, dryfire, exercise, firearms training, fitness, ground fighting, health, holsters, John Mosby, Kathy Jackson, knives, Legal, rifles, Seth Godin, Todd Green View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 12, 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.    Appendix Controversy     Todd Green writes about the most important rules for using […]

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
appendix carry, collapse, concealed carry, fitness, health, history, holsters, self defense, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 5, 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.   Soft Tissue Work for Tough Guys If you aren’t using a foam roller or […]

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ammunition, AR-15, Chris Fry, concealed carry, Craig Douglas, handgun stopping power, health, jiujitsu View Post

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

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
active shooter, fitness, health, knife, police, psychology, Ron Borsch, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 14th, 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.    AR GAS KEY STAKING     One of the most common functioning problems […]

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, ccw, diet, Disaster Preparedness, economic collapse, FEMA, FerFal, gunsmithing, health, Limatunes, Natural News, sleep, survival, Survival Mom View Post
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