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Posts tagged "training"

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 5, 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   What is the value of training? Have you ever asked yourself the question “Why do you train?”  The Tactical Professor explores the issue here: “The value of training is to make you think and […]

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, Ballistic Radio, Claude Werner, concealed carry, home security, knife attack, modern service weapons, Pat McNamara, police, recall, Remington, revolvers, Ruger, shooting drills, Tom Givens, training 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

The MOAT Group Carbine Standards

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Here’s a very difficult drill for all you rifle shooters out there.  This one is from the MOAT Group.  I don’t know anything about their training, but this is a great drill!  It is also very humbling.  The drill is explained on the printable target itself.  Looking at the target, you […]

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
AR-15, MOAT Group, rifle, shooting drills, training 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

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- February 28, 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.     How to Prepare for a Big Moment The best mental preparation involves a balance of planning responses to […]

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, ballistics, Daniel Coyle, exercise, Grant Cunningham, John Boyd, knives, medicine, modern service weapons, psychology, survival, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 21, 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.     Long-Term Gun Test Update: Kel-Tec PF-9. It shouldn’t need to be said, but if you choose second rate […]

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ammunition testing, AR-15, ballistics, Cecil Burch, EMP, handgun stopping power, Max Velocity Tactical, medicine, police, psychology, rifles, shooting drills, survival, Todd Green, training, Vuurwapen Blog View Post

2013 Training Year Review

By Greg Ellifritz   Ever since I started training people in the fighting arts for a living, I have kept very meticulous records.  Not only is it important for potential future legal action, it’s a great marker for tracking progress and improvement.     Each year at this time, I do a review of what […]

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 4, 2013

  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.   How to serve a warrant: 1972 versus today   Things have changed quite a bit in the last […]

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ammunition, dryfire, holsters, medicine, recall, school shootings, training View Post

Active Shooter Events and Response

Written by Greg Ellifritz   There have been remarkably few definitive references written about Active Shooter incidents. There have been numerous books that describe particular incidents, but there aren’t many that tie all the trends together and present viable guidelines for responders.   Fortunately, a recently published book is filling in some of the gaps. […]

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
active shooter, book reviews, school shootings, school violence, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 5, 2013

  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.     How To Apply Forward Pressure In Combination With Indexing   Good article/video about a better way to […]

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
aimpoint, ammunition, ballistics, Claude Werner, drugs, fighting, fitness, holsters, medicine, optics, police training, rifles, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 17, 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.     How Kelly Starrett’s Mobility Seminar Ruined Me     If you aren’t regularly […]

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
criminal firearms, drugs, fitness, police shooting, school shootings, training View Post

Weekend knowledge Dump- May 10, 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.   ‘Both Sides of Sun Tzu’: A Navy SEAL and Teacher on School Security   […]

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
drones, holsters, obscure firearms, police, school shootings, school violence, survival, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 3, 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.   Ammo Tests     Some very nice ballistic gelatin tests of some common defensive […]

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, ammunition, ballistics, fitness, police training, Todd Green, training View Post

Notes From TDI’s Level 1-3 Handgun Class

  This is part two of a series of articles describing students’ and instructors’ experiences in the classes we teach at TDI.   These articles are a collaboration between  Greg Ellifritz and John Motil with input from additional TDI instructors as well.   Level 1-3 Handgun is TDI’s entry level handgun course.  It is a […]

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ammunition, gunsmithing, holsters, magazines, TDI, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 19, 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.   12 Gauge birdshot damage A good reminder about firearms safety and some graphic photos […]

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
accidental discharge, ammunition, art of manliness, ballistics, Legal, psychology, shotgun, stopping power, survival, training View Post

Notes From TDI’s Precision Rifle Class

    As most of you know, in addition to teaching classes through this company, I have been teaching classes at the Tactical Defense Institute for about 12 years.  TDI is a wonderful fixed site tactical training facility in southern Ohio and is one of the top shooting schools in the country.   TDI sees […]

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
precision rifle, sniper, TDI, training View Post

The Rangemaster Polite Society Tactical Conference

    Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Last weekend I attended my first Rangemaster Tactical Conference.  I was very impressed.  It was a three-day conference and pistol match located at the excellent Rangemaster training facility in Memphis, Tennessee.  Host Tom Givens sent out his summary of the event:   Annual Tactical Conference Report   The […]

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 22, 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.   Seven And Thirty     Matt Bracken writes a great article about the […]

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Bombs, explosives, Matt Bracken, medicine, police, school shootings, Tony Blauer, training View Post

50-Round Shooting Drill from Police Marksman Magazine

  Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Back when I started working as a cop in the mid-1990s, the only source of reliable officer safety information was Police Marksman Magazine.  I very quickly joined the organization and devoured all of their publications.   Unfortunately, the magazine and organization went under about 10 years ago.  Its failing […]

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
police, police marksman, shooting drills, training View Post
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