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Man shoots himself in an elevator

January 23, 2019 By Staff & filed under Blog, Defensive Fitness.

A Kentucky Officer’s weapon “went off” as he tried to put it away. The bullet bounced off the elevator wall and hit the officer in the stomach. We hate it when they say that. It implies that guns somehow ” go off”….which they simply do not. Human error plays a part, and certainly was a…

Personal Defense Training Injury Management

November 9, 2015 By Michael Dasargo & filed under All Articles, Defensive Fitness.

We’ve all been there. Tweaked a knee. Sprained a wrist. Bruised a coccyx.

Running for Defensive Shooters

April 18, 2013 By Daniel Shaw & filed under All Articles, Defensive Fitness.

When people realize that they need to take responsibility for the safety and security of themselves and their families, they usually begin to look for tools and ideas of how to go about that. These tools vary from person to person, but when the individual decides it’s time to carry a firearm for protection, they…

“I Can’t See My Gun Sights!” – Gun Sight Paint

November 16, 2012 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles, Defensive Fitness.

One of the most common complaints people have about their guns, particularly as they get into their 40’s and beyond, is that they can’t “pick up” their gun sights as well as they used to. This is usually the opening salvo that ends with, “Can I buy something to fix this problem?” Unfortunately it’s more…

Getting (Back) Into Shape!

April 12, 2010 By Chris Fry & filed under All Articles, Defensive Fitness.

General Physical Preparedness The necessity for having a base level of fitness or general physical preparedness should be common sense for any armed citizen. Possessing the ability to run away from danger is often a better plan than engaging and then, if you survive, dealing with the legal and emotional aftermath. Not to mention the…

Human Weapon System, Part 1: Command and Control

February 24, 2010 By Robert Smith & filed under All Articles, Defensive Fitness.

Last month, we introduced the concept of the Human Weapon System and evaluated its assets and weaknesses. Now we’ll start to examine the components of the Human Weapon System (HWS) in detail. There is a glut of information regarding thought and integration of action in response to threat situations in the current body of data…

Integrating Medical Knowledge Into Combative Wisdom

January 13, 2010 By Robert Smith & filed under All Articles, Defensive Fitness.

“Experience is only good if you learn from it.” Humans are a unique biological system. When placed in the context of defending itself, a human characteristically attacks and defends itself based on a complicated series of generational learning and unique anatomy and physiological constructs. In the initial evaluation, a human does not look very threatening…

Introduction to Functional Fitness

January 13, 2010 By John Brown & filed under All Articles, Defensive Fitness.

Functional fitness is a term that has been bandied about quite a bit lately.In many circles, it incites images of inflatable balls, balance boards and cable-type machines. However, I will paint a slightly different picture for you. Fitness itself means many things to many people but,for the purpose of this article, we will say that…