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The Totality of the Situation
I use this phrase so frequently that I am sure my students are sick of hearing it. I repeat it so often because it is so important. Most self-defense training consists of drills or techniques and it...
View ArticleKnives and handguns are not either/or
The gun vs. knife thing To my mind there is no more a “gun vs. knife” debate anymore than there is a “hammer vs. screwdriver debate.” A knife fills a different role than firearm does. As I have...
View ArticleImprovised weapons for self defense
There is a lot of discussion about improvised weapons in the self defense community, but much of what I have read seems to have promoted improvised weapons as replacements for actual ones. I don’t...
View ArticleThe Mugger’s Wallet
The Mugger’s Wallet I don’t know that the “fake wallet” strategy is really all the new or innovative, but I do find the comments interesting. It seems that most of the people are operating on some...
View ArticleTraining, Practice, and Testing
Training is taking a class. I am trying to stretch this definition into reading a book, watching a video, but it really boils down to being taught something by someone. There are some subjects that can...
View ArticleVerbal Commands
Verbal commands are frequently an under utilized self-defense tool. Verbal commands can be applied early, without liability, and throughout the encounter in conjunction with other levels of force. You...
View ArticleHandgun Retention
Much of the argument that people will be disarmed of their weapons and have those weapons used against them stems from a long history of police officers being shot with their own firearms. To combat...
View ArticleSelf Defense Scams
I stumbled across another bad self defense article: “Women’s Self Defense Against Men” (which I am not going to link to, but I will quote from below) that is clearly written by some sort of marketing...
View ArticleATSA Training Scenario Archive
Stuff from Hsoi posted an excellent link to the archives of the American Tactical Shooting Association. This is the same group that runs the National Tactical Invitational, a one-of-a-kind event that...
View ArticleEven more pepper spray
So after this post about pepper spray and the commentary here it seems like a lot of people are still not getting my point. Using less lethal in deadly force scenarios. Nobody would choose to fight a...
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