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Empower Your Family To Protect Themselves

What does protecting your loved ones really entail? PDN Contributor Barret Kendrick of Bearco Training gives his point of view. We live in a society where a lot of people take on a protector role. They want to be able to protect their children and their spouse, and Barret is no different. HELPING LOVED ONES…

Reviewing the Glock G48

Rob Pincus reviews the Glock G48, the first mid-size single-stack 9mm with 10+1 round capacity from Glock. It’s similar in size to the Glock 19. G48’s Slim Profile A lot of people, including Rob, have been looking forward to a slimmer Glock, and the G48 is it. It is built around a proprietary magazine that…

Incident Response Plan for a Terrorism Event

A terrorism event is a violent attack in a public space where the attacker is politically motivated. The attacker(s) could have guns, a bomb, or other weapons. What should your incident response plan be for a terrorism event? Rob Pincus states that if you are in the middle of a public attack, you’re not going…

Human Weapon System, Part 1: Command and Control

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…

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Worlds Collide: Chasing the Timer

What happens when the timer comes out while shooting drills? Increased pressure for the shooter. In this video, competition shooter Rob Leatham holds the timer while defensive shooting instructor Rob Pincus does the shooting. Their goal is to examine what that added time pressure results in. The Bill Drill One of the best-known handgun shooting…

Advanced Defensive Pistol Techniques 3-DVD Set + FREE Handgun Cleaning Mat

Description Bundle: Advanced Defensive Pistol Techniques 3-DVD Set + FREE Handgun Cleaning Mat This dynamic set takes you beyond the basics with advanced lessons and shooting techniques to address a range of special circumstances that can occur in the midst of a worst-case scenario. The combination of these three unique DVDs addresses critical topics for…

They Are Not You: The Mindset of Hate

Undertake a bit of a thought exercise with me if you will, one that will point out viscerally some of the differences between ourselves and the most dangerous of Violent Criminal Actors. Imagine the level of hatred required to shoot someone in the face, on sight; not figuratively, but actually to shove the muzzle of your pistol into contact with the flesh of another human's jawline, for example, and press the trigger.

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Bare-Knuckle Striking: The Issue of Form

Throwing a good punch is a complex process that employs the entire body from the soles of the feet to the surface of the knuckles. From the earth to the “boom,” so to speak. All these pieces of the process are important to effective striking; they are the fundamentals. Here I’ll address the jab, cross…

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Weapon Strikes: Uses and Application in a Fight

During a recent episode of The Best Defense TV show, my co-host and I demonstrated the use of a weapon strike against an opponent. I thought viewers might wonder why we would promote such a non-standard technique when simply shooting the person (if warranted) was possible. The main thing to keep in mind is that…

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