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Why the Knife for Self Defense?

I was recently asked why I’m so quick to recommend a knife, not a gun, as a primary personal-protection tool. For the purposes of this article, what I mean by... View Content

Drills for Direct Action Combatives with a Carbine

Knives & Improvised Tools

MDTS Defensive Knife Response Guide, page 13 of MDTS Practical Small Knife Skills Student Info Guide. This guide carries over well to knife-like objects and improvised defensive tools as well.... View Content

Conventional and Unconventional Knife Grips

Understanding and utilizing a final fighting grip for a knife in a personal protection situation may be dictated by the urgency of the situation or the advanced preparation of the... View Content

Transition and Vulnerability

What happens if you have to get out of the vehicle? Transition: tran•si•tion; tranˈziSHən,-ˈsiSHən/ The process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. “Students in... View Content

C.O.R.R.: Clamp, Orient, Ram, Retract.

Off-Centerline Tool Carry - Every-Day Carry (EDC)

Every-Day Carry (EDC) of personal protection tools is a highly individualized subject. EDC is often developed around specific mission requirements, personal experience, previous training and environment. How and why a... View Content

Readiness Considerations

Considering the recent active-shooter killings in Colorado and Wisconsin, these spontaneous/flash-type domestic “terrorism” incidents are a burgeoning personal protection problem. Though such an incident may not have occurred in your... View Content

Strikes and Fending with a Carbine

Making a Padded Training Firearm

Carbine Rifle C.O.R.R. Combative Training

The Combative Mindset, Part 2: Fear Management

“There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Fear, a distressing emotion, whether real or perceived, can be managed with proper training. FEAR: A distressing emotion... View Content

After the Action

Head shots, while plausible, are not always probable during moving, dynamic engagements. The critical incident you never wanted to happen just did. The fight looks over: Your assailant is down... View Content

Movement and Survivability

Movement is a critical component of surviving a combative encounter. Armies understand the value of movement, boxers spend as much time on footwork as they do on punching, and offline... View Content

Small Impact Tools: Options and Considerations

A variety of small, concealable and highly effective impact tools are available today, ranging from traditional to more modern. For years, I’ve carried one form or other of small impact... View Content

Optimizing Self-Defense Knives For Personal Protection

Top: Author's Benchmade Mini Onslaught out of box. Bottom: With clip modification and lanyard. The everyday carry (EDC) folding knife has become a staple both in society and the modern... View Content

Skillful Practice

A skill is something that requires training and experience to do well. Training is the acquisition of knowledge and skills. Practice is the repetition of a skill in an effort... View Content

The Combative Mindset

Understanding the mind-body connection is critical to effective self protection. I live a defensive lifestyle. My primary lines of defense are software or mental skills such as awareness, avoidance and... View Content

When most people think about personal protection, they mainly think about how to stay safe outside their homes. While the vast majority of crime against citizens occurs outside the home,... View Content

Prioritize Your Training

None of us can predict what, where, when or how a critical incident will occur. The only elements we can control are mindset, training and gear. Everything else is unfortunately... View Content

Maximizing the Combat Handgun Grip

Understanding, developing and refining an effective and consistent combat or final firing grip on the pistol are essential to repeatedly engage a designated target with both fundamental (precision) and combative... View Content

Firearm Ready Positions

A ready position is a position in which the firearm is in hand and you are expecting trouble, moving through a conflicted area, or see the need to be prepared... View Content

Carbine Malfunctions, Diagnosis and Remediation, Part 4

Complex Carbine Malfunctions In Part 3, I analyzed the first two complex carbine malfunctions: deep failure to eject and failure to extract. In this final part of the series, we’ll... View Content

Carbine Malfunctions, Diagnosis and Remediation, Part 3

Complex Carbine Functions In part 3 of this series of articles/tutorials, I am going to demonstrate the more complex malfunctions on the AR-15 weapon platform. Keep in mind that the... View Content