Written 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 I […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Seriously, You—OK, We—Need To Stop Watching The News This Year One of the best resolutions you can make…stop watching television news. I got rid of my television more than six years ago and have […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I returned last week from an epic two-week trip to Antarctica (via Chile). Why Antarctica? Because it was on our continent bucket list. Both Lauren and I have been to all of the other continents in the world. Antarctica was the last one. So we went. The trip started with […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Good Guys Win! Tamara Keel pens a nice monthly column in SWAT Magazine. It’s full of short narratives (Like the NRA’s “Armed Citizen”) about armed citizens defeating criminals. It’s good to read these scenarios […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 7 Cases That Show Why Warning Shots Are a Bad Idea Massad Ayoob explains why you shouldn’t shoot warning shots. You should also take a look at Massad’s article on open carry. […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. “Big Boy Rules” Don’t Work for Fitness or Marksmanship “Centralized programming for fitness and marksmanship training allows assessment, which allows the analysis that identifies weaknesses. Identified programming weaknesses drive programming change for the next go around […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Living With Violence This is a podcast interview with Gavin de Becker. Mr. de Becker wrote one of the most influential books ever published in the field of self protection. In this interview […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Push Me Pull You Have you ever tried this recoil reducing technique when firing a shotgun? It works very well. I find it takes a bit more practice to use it on a pump gun, […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I was reading this article about an assassination that occurred in Peru last week. The assassin walked into a barbershop and shot his victim in the head three times, killing him. There was surveillance footage of the incident. Take a look at the screen capture below. What do you notice? […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. AK Upgrades To Trick Out Your Kalashnikov Not happy with the looks or performance of your AK-47 rifle? Here are some customization options. Swing For the Fence Paul sharp has some simple but […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I just got home from an amazing 10-day trip to Peru. Since a lot of you like reading about my travel adventures, I’ll talk a little about my trip and some of the security issues I encountered in South America. This was my third trip to Peru. I hiked […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Exploring America’s Complex Relationship with Guns David Yamane composed a very intriguing four-part analysis of a recent Pew Research study on American gun owners. I found the whole thing fascinating. The changing face of […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. WHAT COPS KNOW A long form article that gives the reader an accurate perception of the kinds of things big city cops do on a daily basis. Situational Awareness In Terrorist Age Worthwhile […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Standards (Part VIII – Trainer Standards) Claude Werner presents a cogent and valuable perspective about the issue of “standards” in the firearms training community. How to Become a Firearms Instructor A good article containing […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz It was Lauren’s birthday last week, so I took her to Iceland for a long weekend to celebrate. It was a country that both of us were interested in visiting and one that neither of us had already traveled to. She found a whirlwind four-day tour of the country and […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. EMPTY LOADS Clint Smith drops some knowledge about reloading an AR-15 rifle. Appendix Carry vs. Hip Carry: Weighing the Pros and Cons Massad Ayoob talks about advantages and disadvantages to carrying a […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Using an Inner Tube as a Knife Mount A handy option for mounting a low-profile fixed blade to your belt. Read his updated suggestion as well. Skill Set: Knives for Self-Defense I […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Small Of The Back Carry: Easy Concealment Or Injury Waiting To Happen? Carrying your gun in the small of your back is almost always a mistake. In addition to the points mentioned in the […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Skills And Drills For Saving Lives Ralph Mroz suggests some reasonable performance standards for the defensive shooter. The Book of the Pistol and Revolver The full text of a 1917 book on […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Brave Bystander Uses Environmental Tools to Stop Deranged Man Here is an interesting scenario. How would you deal with a man at the gas pump trying to light a stream of gasoline on […]
