From time to time, I get a student who openly admits they would have a problem shooting someone.
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DON’T LOOK AT YOUR GUN WHILE RELOADING!
This article covers the reasons you shouldn’t look at your gun while working on it, period. This includes loading, unloading, and clearing malfunctions.
Hearing Protection for Shooting
As a community, we tend to obsess over the latest and greatest gun, bullet, holster, or other item that we believe may give us some advantage.
The Defensive Mindset
In the spring of 2008, I had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. with a couple members of the F.B.I. Cyber Division.
Citizen’s First Responder Infrastructure
You are a responsible, law-abiding citizen. You have decided to take on the responsibility of becoming your family’s first responder.
Disabled Shooting
A family friend recently asked if I could help him with a shooting issue he was having.
Emotional Components of Knife Defense, Part 3
Now we are going to discuss some psychological concepts and principles that can help students diminish their innate reluctance to use violence.
EMOTIONAL COMPONENTS OF KNIFE DEFENSE AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM THROUGH TRAINING, PART 2
In the first part of this article, we explored some of the factors that help form our attitude toward knife use and knife defense and how they may negatively influence our ability to protect ourselves.
Emotional Components of Knife Defense, Part 1
When I teach my defensive knife courses, at least one student always says, “I’d rather defend against a handgun than a knife. Knives scare me more than guns!”
Why Can’t I Lock the Slide Back?
Many people think they are not strong enough to lock the slide back. Many others tell people who struggle with locking the slide back that it is a strength issue.
