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Evaluating New Techniques

One of the more popular, though misguided, sayings in combatives training refers to a new technique as “just another tool for your toolbox.” It’s one of those comforting industry truisms... View Content

Safety in Rural Environments

I’ve talked to numerous friends, coworkers, students, family, and others about their perception of security in rural environments. The majority assume that living outside of heavily urban or suburban areas... View Content

Psychological Principles of Combat Training

What I hope to impart to the reader in the next 1490 (or so) words is a better understanding of some of the psychological principles that provide the framework for... View Content

Readiness Considerations

Considering the recent active-shooter killings in Colorado and Wisconsin, these spontaneous/flash-type domestic “terrorism” incidents are a burgeoning personal protection problem. Though such an incident may not have occurred in your... View Content

Zombies on the Range: Benefits of The Undead Craze

As a kid, I was a huge fan of B-grade horror movies. Truth is, I still am, to my family’s occasional exasperation. As time has gone by, my enthusiasm for... View Content

Deter. Detect. Defend.

Deter. Detect. Defend. is a phrase used for many things, including identity theft awareness and various military units. I picked it up while serving in 3rd FAST Company, and it... View Content

Integrating Medical Knowledge Into Combative Wisdom

“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... View Content

Getting Students’ Attention

While preparing a personal safety lecture for a local group, I was looking for an opening that would get everyone’s attention. My audience was a group of teen and pre-teen... View Content

Shooting: Balance of Speed and Precision

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... View Content

Introduction to Functional Fitness

The dead lift movement is done every time we pick something up off the ground. When done correctly it causes the greatest contraction of the muscles of the core. Functional... View Content