9 - 12 of 9 Search for: Sort by: date: New to Old date: Old to New alphabetical: A-Z alphabetical: Z-A Sorry, there were no results The Combative Mindset, Part 2: Fear Management Article “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;… Read Article Movement and Survivability Article Movement is a critical component of surviving a combative encounter. Armies understand the value of movement, boxers spend as much time on footwork as they do on punching, and offline… Read Article Making the Thrust Article In my previous article, Making the Cut, I discussed the mechanics of combative cutting with a knife. Based on that understanding, let’s take a look at the other side of… Read Article Firearm Ready Positions Article Close Ready Close Ready is a pistol ready position that places the handgun just below the visual plane and close to the torso. The elbows are down and tight to… Read Article Making the Cut: Understanding Combative Cutting Dynamics Article Self-defense is all about stopping power. Regardless of the weapon you use, your ultimate goal is to efficiently and decisively stop your attacker from carrying out his attack. And the… Read Article Combative Applications of Competitive Techniques, Part 2 Article In part 1 of this article, I tried to draw correlations between two areas (combative and competitive) in each of the five critical skill sets. My purpose was to outline… Read Article Combative Applications of Competitive Techniques, Part 1 Article I’ve often been asked, “Does practical shooting under the stress of competition offer training benefit to those who want to use these skills for combative purposes?” My answer is a… Read Article Attributes of the Combative Shooter Article An attribute is defined as a quality, character, characteristic, or property belonging to a person, thing, or group. In this article I’d like to discuss the essential attributes of the… Read Article Shooting: Balance of Speed and Precision Article As we launch the Personal Defense Network, we realize that a huge portion of you are going to be interested in firearms training for defensive use. As I looked over… Read Article
The Combative Mindset, Part 2: Fear Management Article “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;… Read Article
Movement and Survivability Article Movement is a critical component of surviving a combative encounter. Armies understand the value of movement, boxers spend as much time on footwork as they do on punching, and offline… Read Article
Making the Thrust Article In my previous article, Making the Cut, I discussed the mechanics of combative cutting with a knife. Based on that understanding, let’s take a look at the other side of… Read Article
Firearm Ready Positions Article Close Ready Close Ready is a pistol ready position that places the handgun just below the visual plane and close to the torso. The elbows are down and tight to… Read Article
Making the Cut: Understanding Combative Cutting Dynamics Article Self-defense is all about stopping power. Regardless of the weapon you use, your ultimate goal is to efficiently and decisively stop your attacker from carrying out his attack. And the… Read Article
Combative Applications of Competitive Techniques, Part 2 Article In part 1 of this article, I tried to draw correlations between two areas (combative and competitive) in each of the five critical skill sets. My purpose was to outline… Read Article
Combative Applications of Competitive Techniques, Part 1 Article I’ve often been asked, “Does practical shooting under the stress of competition offer training benefit to those who want to use these skills for combative purposes?” My answer is a… Read Article
Attributes of the Combative Shooter Article An attribute is defined as a quality, character, characteristic, or property belonging to a person, thing, or group. In this article I’d like to discuss the essential attributes of the… Read Article
Shooting: Balance of Speed and Precision Article As we launch the Personal Defense Network, we realize that a huge portion of you are going to be interested in firearms training for defensive use. As I looked over… Read Article