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2018’s 3 Best PDN Articles for the Novice, Intermediate and Advanced Student

December 26, 2018 By Rob Pincus & filed under All Articles, Blog, Defensive Training, Personal Defense.

In several past Decembers, I’ve listed the articles and videos that I’ve thought were the best of the preceding year. This year, I’ve singled out 3 articles that I are important for any student of personal defense. As the Executive Director of Personal Defense Network, I have already approved any… Read More

The Secret Kung Fu of Stimulus-Response Patterns

December 5, 2018 By Rob Pincus & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training.

Counter Ambush Methodology requires us to learn to be able to process information while performing a complex task. Responding appropriately during a Dynamic Critical Incident (DCI) is most certainly a “complex task.” Stopping an attacker from hurting or killing you or someone you love will most likely require multiple necessary steps. Read More

Developing an Emergency Response Plan for the Training Environment

September 6, 2018 By Rob Pincus & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training.

Frequent and realistic training is necessary for all things: recognition of one’s competency, skill development, learning intuitive responses to learned stimuli, building neural pathways, maximizing our limited cognitive process in a potential ambush context…although there are many ways we can supplement live fire, range activities are essential for realistic training. Read More

Safety in Defensive Gun Training

February 27, 2017 By Rob Pincus & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training.

Keep your finger someplace other than the trigger until you are ready to shoot. This is a fundamental gun safety rule that needs to be followed. Photo: authorWhen it comes to defensive gun training courses, safety is the responsibility of the instructor. The instructor’s job… Read More

Transition and Vulnerability

December 1, 2014 By Rob Pincus & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training, Equipment and Accessories.

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 transition from one program to another.” Synonyms: change, passage, move, transformation, conversion, metamorphosis, alteration,… Read More

Training Solutions in Low-Light Environments

April 27, 2011 By Rob Pincus & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training, Equipment and Accessories.

Last night, I spent three hours shooting in the dark. The goals: to shoot test my new JP-15LE rifle, test my low-light mounting solution (a SureFire X300 mounted at twelve o’clock on the top rail) and get some trigger time in… Read More