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Instructor Profile Series: Mike Seeklander
on Dec 06, 2012
Mike Seeklander has extensive experience behind the gun in a variety of arenas, including as a combat veteran of Desert Shield and Desert Storm with the U.S. Marine Corps, a law enforcement officer, senior instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, lead instructor for the Federal Air Marshal Service firearms division, and champion competitive shooter. Read More »
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Five Fundamentals of Home Defense
on Dec 04, 2012
An area of increasing concern is the occupied home invasion, which can be defined as an incident where the house is occupied by the family or owner and they are confronted with an imminent and potentially lethal threat by an intruder(s). Read More »
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Help Wanted
on Oct 24, 2012
If you re reading this, you likely see the wisdom in thinking about your safety and that of your home and family. And if this is not your first visit to the Personal Defense Network site, you put some value in learning about and preparing for personal and home defense. Read More »
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New Carry Gun Testing Procedure
on Oct 24, 2012
Have you ever bought a gun and immediately loaded it, put it in a holster and then relied on it to be ready and able to run if a defensive situation were to arise? I know I have u2026 and I know that I shouldn t have! Read More »
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Psychological Principles of Combat Training
on Oct 11, 2012
What I hope to impart to the reader in the next 1490 (or so) words is a better understanding of some of the psychological principles that provide the framework for combat training techniques and tactics. Read More »
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Evaluating New Techniques
on Oct 10, 2012
One of the more popular, though misguided, sayings in combatives training refers to a new technique as just another tool for your toolbox. It s one of those comforting industry truisms that makes a good soundbite without actually explaining anything. Read More »
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Defensive Firearms Priorities
on Sep 28, 2012
One of the things I do most frequently as a defensive firearms instructor is give advice on which gun a person should choose to own for personal or home defense. Over the years, I have even made video clips and written several essays and articles on that topic. Read More »
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Safety in Rural Environments
on Sep 12, 2012
Most people assume that living outside of heavily urban or suburban areas decreases the likelihood of their encountering a situation in which they would have to defend themselves or their loved ones from a lethal threat. Read More »
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The Training Industry s Dirty Little Secret
on Aug 15, 2012
There is a dirty little secret that has been suppressed for decades, a secret so volatile that virtually no one in the defensive shooting community dares mention it. At the risk of being shunned by my peers, I m going to tell you that secret now. Read More »
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Readiness Considerations
on Aug 15, 2012
Though an active-shooter incident may not have occurred in your area, that doesn t mean it can t or won t. Because of this, our personal and family awareness levels have to be elevated and congruent with the environments we live and work in and travel through. Read More »
