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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
force-on-force, police, scenario training View Post

Your Tactical Training Scenario- Carjacking and Denial

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Place yourself in Carolyn Meadows’ shoes.  It’s mid day and you are leaving a large grocery store.  You get into your car and start to back out of the parking space only to be startled by a shirtless man yelling and banging on the rear of your car.   The […]

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
carjacking, mental preparation, robbery, scenario training View Post

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
force-on-force, scenario training, Teaching Tips View Post

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
Daniel Coyle, force-on-force, scenario training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 16, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Power of Fear An interesting article on firearm use during the urban warfare of the Balkan war in Bosnia in the early 1990s. English is not the author’s primary language, so it isn’t […]

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, ccw, Dave Spaulding, diet, health, Hock Hochheim, John Mosby, knife training, Mark Manson, Rob Leatham, scenario training, shooting drills, Short Barrel Shepherd, survival, terrorism, Weapons Man, women's self defense View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 13, 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. Gun Science: Active Electronic Ear-pro deep dive Everything you have ever wanted to know about electronically amplified hearing protection. The Unexpected […]

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
diet, Grant Cunningham, Gun Safety Blog, John Mosby, Kathy Jackson, Mark Manson, medicine, modern service weapons, police, revolvers, Ruger, scenario training View Post

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