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Knives & Improvised Tools

December 4, 2015 By Chris Fry & filed under Blog.

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. On December 1, Rob Pincus and I had discussed improvised defensive tools on the PDN Live broadcast. While we had the opportunity to talk with…

PDN LIVE! Improvised & Low Profile Self-Defense Tools

November 25, 2015 By Rob Pincus & filed under Uncategorized.

Chris and Rob will be discussing basic principles of low-profile carry, defensive tools for areas that restrict access to traditional tools such as guns and knives and the use of improvised tools that can be found in the everyday environment.

Family Defensive Strategies: For the Armed Individual

January 3, 2013 By Mike Seeklander & filed under All Articles, Defensive Issues, Family Self Defense.

This article addresses tactics and techniques that will serve the armed person during a situation where they may have to use their gun while with friends or family members. I write this in the wake of numerous active-shooter incidents, including the Colorado movie theater shooting that killed 12 and injured 58, and the Sandy Hook…

Why It’s Okay to Lose in Training

January 3, 2013 By Ian Strimbeck & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training Concepts.

Too often I see people—whether students in a class or those practicing solo—training for impractical situations. The Plausibility Principle states that we should always train for the widest set of plausible circumstances that could be present in a given context. Those training at the range often fail to apply the idea of personal defense training…

PDN’s Top Five for 2012: Most Popular Videos and Articles

December 31, 2012 By Rob Pincus & filed under All Articles.

2012 was a great year at Personal Defense Network. We hit many milestones far ahead of schedule, launched our Premium Membership option, and joined forces with the NRA for a new Personal Defense News email blast that goes out to over one million NRA members every month. And of course, we produced scores of new…

Test Drive: A Defensive Shooter Visits the Rental Gun Counter

April 2, 2012 By Andy Loeffler & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training Concepts.

I’m a very lucky guy: I love what I do for a living and I’m grateful that I get to do it at Black Wing Shooting Center in Delaware, Ohio. From a defensive-minded shooter’s perspective, one of the many great things about Black Wing Shooting Center is its large and ever-changing selection of rental firearms…

Fighting with a Home Defense Shotgun

December 16, 2011 By Mike Seeklander & filed under All Articles, Long Guns, Self Defense Firearms.

Shotguns are incredibly versatile weapons that can be used very successfully as self-defense tools. I am often asked about using a shotgun for home defense, probably due to the fact that the majority of the population owns one for hunting purposes. This article will address using a shotgun for self-defense purposes, including my preferred set-up,…

The Combative Mindset, Part 2: Fear Management

November 30, 2011 By Chris Fry & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training Concepts.

“There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt FEAR: A distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Anticipation of what’s going to happen, anticipation of the unknown. Fear is always there, just under the surface,…

After the Action

November 9, 2011 By Chris Fry & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training Concepts.

The critical incident you never wanted to happen just did. The fight looks over: Your assailant is down and your family is momentarily safe. Your heart is beating out of control, mouth bone dry and legs trembling. There seems to be a lull in the action, so what are the next steps? You have spent…

Getting the Gun Into the Fight: Quick Draw Handgun Techniques

October 26, 2011 By Mike Seeklander & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training Concepts.

A fellow instructor and I were recently discussing techniques surrounding the draw process. The epicenter of the discussion was what position the support hand should be in during the draw process. The other instructor argued for the support hand to be in a higher, more “combative” position, which allows the hand to be used to…