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Posts tagged "third world travel"

The ISIS Bus Attack

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Although it went virtually unmentioned in the US national media, ISIS perpetrated a vicious massacre against members of a different Islamic sect in Pakistan last week.  The terrorists targeted a bus full of Shiite Muslims on their way to a community center.  Six terrorists used motorcycles to ride along side the […]

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active killer, active shooter, ISIS, terrorism, third world travel View Post

Back from Mexico (and almost Cuba)

Written by Greg Ellifritz A quick little travel narrative for you today…   Lauren and I had a few days of vacation planned last week.  Our goal was to get to Cuba, but it’s difficult to arrange a flight.  There aren’t any direct flights out of America for tourists, so we would have to fly […]

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
cartels, Mexico, third world travel, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 8, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Carrying a Handgun – Separate Facts From Fallacies Some words of wisdom from the legendary Pat Rogers.     The brutal consequences of a street fight Wim Demeere’s breakdown of a […]

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ccw, drugs, fighting, Grant Cunningham, Limatunes, Massad Ayoob, medicine, Pat Rogers, precision rifle, psychology, shooting, sniper, terrorism, third world travel, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 1, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Enroll in Ohio Firearm Training Events Buckeye Firearms Association is the premier gun rights advocacy group in Ohio.  They host me and several other instructors to teach classes as fund raisers […]

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, appendix carry, AR-15, exercise, fitness, Force Science Institute, gelatin tests, knife attack, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, optics, Paul Gomez, police training, psychology, Recoil Magazine, retention shooting, scams, third world travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 24, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     The 4 Things to Look for in a Folding Knife Some good features to look for in a defensive folding knife.     To Punch or Palm Strike Hock shares some […]

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, AK-47, Bombs, Breach Bang Clear, Buckeye Firearms, concealed carry, Dave Spaulding, diet, drugs, escape, explosives, fighting, firearms training, Force Science, gunsmithing, Hock Hockheim, kidnapping, knives, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, revolvers, Robb Wolf, shooting drills, Survival Mom, Survival Podcast, third world travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 3, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Lowlight dryfire practice The Tactical Professor shares how to integrate a flashlight into your dryfire practice.     12 Survival Lessons from Ukraine What can we learn from the fighting in Ukraine?  […]

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active, ballistics, Claude Werner, dryfire, flashlight tactics, Growing Up Guns, Gun Nuts Media, ISIL, Kyle Lamb, leadership, Limatunes, medical skills, modern service weapons, Paul Gomez, psychology, Recoil Magazine, scams, survival, teaching, terrorism, The Modern Survivalist, third world travel, travel, travel safety View Post

The Nigerian Mosque Bombing

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Did you hear about the Nigerian Mosque bombing/shooting on November 28th?  If not, you’ll want to pay attention.  It was one of the most deadly terrorist attacks this year; 120 died and 270 more people were injured.   Read about it HERE.   The tactics in the attack were simple […]

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice, Tactical Training Scenarios
active killer, active shooter, Boko Haram, Bombing, terrorism, third world travel View Post

Everyday Carry Survival Kit

I spend a lot of time traveling to dangerous third world countries.  Most of the places I go are actually fairly safe overall, but there are always dangers when you travel overseas.  I worry a little more about being stranded in the wilderness…either the jungles I’m hiking through or the concrete jungles of the cities […]

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
survival, third world travel 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

Fighting Against the Odds

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Read the story below: In Kenya, Al-Shabab gunmen slay 28 bus passengers who could not recite an Islamic creed   A band of 20 Islamist terrorists armed with automatic weapons tried to stop a bus filled with local citizens in Kenya. The driver heroically kept driving. The terrorists raked the bus […]

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice, Tactical Training Scenarios
Al-Shabaab, hostage survival, terrorism, third world 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

Your Tactical Training Scenario- Robber on Motorcycle

Written by Greg Ellifritz Being an avid traveler and having spent some time in Argentina, several of my friends sent me this video of a recent Buenos Aires robbery that was caught on camera, asking if there were prevention lessons that could be learned for people both at home and traveling abroad.   The video […]

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
robbery, third world travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 18, 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. Why Kids Shoot Up High Schools, Why They Only Do So Outside of Big Cities, and How to Stop Them […]

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
backup gun, body armor, books, diet, dryfire, exercise, Jeff Gonzales, Michael Janich, modern service weapons, running, school shootings, school violence, survival, terrorism, third world travel, travel safety View Post

Back From Nicaragua!

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I just got back yesterday from a week-long trip to Nicaragua.  Nicaragua isn’t on most folks’ travel lists, but it ended up being absolutely beautiful.  I had a short amount of time off work, so the girlfriend and I wanted a deserted beach where we could completely relax for the few […]

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Nicaragua, third world travel, travel, travel safety View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 2, 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.     Sig Sauer Elite Performance Ammo Review I’m not completely thrilled about the 9mm load tested, but the new […]

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, Al-Shabaab, ammunition testing, AR-15, diet, escape, holsters, Jeff Gonzales, knives, Limatunes, Mike Seeklander, restraint, school shootings, terrorism, third world travel, training View Post

Compliance IS an Option

Written by: Greg Ellifritz As the taxi driver saw the roadblock and screeched to a halt, a man wearing a tattered uniform leaped out of the bushes and stuck his AK-47 through my open car window.  I remember noticing that the safety was off as he jabbed my cheek with the muzzle and said “Don’t […]

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Tactical Training Scenarios
resistance, robbery, third world travel View Post

Back From Ecuador!

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I just returned from a quick eight-day trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.  I had previously spent almost three weeks traveling on mainland Ecuador (in 2006), but I didn’t make it to the famed Galapagos Islands.  I remedied my mistake on this trip.  If you are even the least […]

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Ecuador, third world travel, travel View Post

Adventures with RPGs and Hand Grenades

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   What follows is a travel experience that you won’t  find in your Lonely Planet Guidebook.  I don’t recommend anyone else try to do something this crazy.  While the outcome turned out to be positive for me and my friends, it may not turn out the same way for you.  Don’t […]

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Bombs, Cambodia, explosives, grenades, RPG, terrorism, third world travel View Post

Back from SE Asia!

Written by Greg Ellifritz   I just got home from an amazing 22-day trip through South East Asia.  Last year I visited Thailand and really liked it, so I wanted to see more of Asia.  This trip took me through Vietnam and Cambodia and ended up in Thailand.  It was one of the best trips […]

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
Cambodia, Thailand, third world travel, travel, Vietnam View Post

A Quick Trip to the Dominican Republic

  If any of you noticed last week’s repeated (albeit updated) articles, it was because I took a quick vacation to the Dominican Republic.  Some friends visit the island every year and they invited me to go along.  I had never been there before and it sounded like fun, so I hopped on the plane. […]

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
third world travel, travel View Post
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