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Lower Your Center of Gravity in Response to Threats

August 27, 2010 By Rob Pincus & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training Concepts.

It is important to integrate a lowered center of gravity into your training regimen as it is one of the most common reactions to being scared and/or startled. The reason for this survival reaction is that it prepares us to move. In fact, if we try to integrate lateral movement into our presentation quickly when…

Defensive Firearms Priorities: How To Choose a Personal Defense Handgun

March 23, 2010 By Rob Pincus & filed under All Articles, Defensive Issues, Personal Defense.

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. Appropriately, my opinion on which types of…

Dare To Know!

January 13, 2010 By Rob Pincus & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training Concepts.

You may be familiar with an essay that I wrote in 2008 on the topic of Respectful Irreverence as an approach to tactical training topics. I want to explore an underlying theme in more detail, the theme of Sapere Aude, “Dare to Know.” Originally, this Latin phrase was used to advise people to “trust their…

The Importance of Efficiency in Personal Defense Training

January 13, 2010 By Rob Pincus & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training Concepts.

I make a big deal about efficiency. I use the word a lot. I sometimes correct people awkwardly when they say “effective” but mean (or should mean) “efficient.” The ease with which people interchange the two words without actually thinking about their different meanings is indicative of why the difference needs to be stressed. Merely…

Shooting: Balance of Speed and Precision

January 13, 2010 By Rob Pincus & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training Concepts.

As we launch the Personal Defense Network, we realize that a huge portion of you are going to be interested in firearms training for defensive use. As I looked over the dozens of topics that I expect to be covered here in the coming years, it was not easy to pick the most important ones.…