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Realtors arm themselves 'just in case'

A recently released 2018 report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed that 33 percent of those surveyed experienced a situation that made them fear for their safety. Five... View Content

Chaotic "Officer in Trouble" call raises so many questions!

A recent article on Active Response Training's website titled "A Cautionary Tale for CCW Permit Carriers" is one that as citizen defenders and firearms concealed carriers, we all need to... View Content

Five Fundamentals of Home Defense Training

As a law enforcement officer, I have a front-row seat for watching crime trends grow or decline. I use that experience to my advantage as a firearms trainer for both... View Content

Why the Knife for Self Defense?

I was recently asked why I’m so quick to recommend a knife, not a gun, as a primary personal-protection tool. For the purposes of this article, what I mean by... View Content

Real World Experience?

Real world experience can certainly be a key part of helping a teacher to teach, but does your definition of real world experience match what you think it does? Do... View Content

LIVE Training Videos: Reality Based Training, Shooting Skills & Vehicle Defense

As you can imagine, the technology to bring live training videos, especially straight from actual classes, opens up a plethora of opportunities to share important imformation in a timely manner... View Content

A call to a Training Evolution in 2016

Throughout everything we do in life, there is a constant sense of progression; something that encourages us to “be more.” Every day we are evolving, in some aspect of our... View Content

PDN LIVE! Personal Defense and Defensive Shooting Q&A with Rob Pincus

Last night's Self-Defense Q&A was packed with great questions, most of which were related to armed defense. I prefer not to know the questions ahead of time, so the PDN... View Content

Holiday Safety and Security

The Holiday Season is a time for family, relaxation, tradition and considering the many things we are thankful for. Unfortunately, for some of the more unsavory characters in society, the... View Content

PDN LIVE! Improvised & Low Profile Self-Defense Tools

Chris and Rob will be discussing basic principles of low-profile carry, defensive tools for areas that restrict access to traditional tools such as guns and knives and the use of... View Content

Principles of the Clinch

Whether you’re a serious student of combative arts or just a casual fan of the combat sports, you’ve probably heard the term “clinch.” There seems to be an endless stream... View Content

Welcome to the Family: Integrating New or Alternate Carry Guns

There are many things that I like about my job. Teaching at Black Wing Shooting Center, handling new guns and gear, and learning from courses, articles, videos, podcasts and blogs... View Content

Off-Centerline Tool Carry - Every-Day Carry (EDC)

Every-Day Carry (EDC) of personal protection tools is a highly individualized subject. EDC is often developed around specific mission requirements, personal experience, previous training and environment. How and why a... View Content

Evil Among Us: How Should We React?

December 15, 2012, 3:30am: As I lie awake in my bed at the fire station, my mind is racing trying to comprehend the tragedy that took place yesterday in Newtown,... View Content

Defensive Detour: Coping With Limited Mobility

Life throws us the occasional curveball. Circumstances beyond our control can compel us to change the way we do things, and these changes can manifest themselves in any aspect of... View Content

HOME DEFENSE GEAR FOR THE BUMP IN THE night

You’re asleep, all snuggled in your bed, when breaking glass at your front door awakens you. During the haze of waking from a deep sleep and a shot of adrenaline... View Content

A Defensive Handgun, Two Magazines, and $1000

What's next? Many people who buy a handgun fall into one or more categories: recreation, competition, or self-defense. Normally I find those who buy a gun for recreation or competition... View Content

Human Error in High-Stress Encounters

In my previous article, Psychological Principles of Combat Training, we looked at some basic human behaviors and how to design training and practice regimens that take advantage of those behaviors.... View Content

Family Defensive Strategies: For the Armed Individual

This article addresses tactics and techniques that will serve the armed person during a situation where they may have to use their gun while with friends or family members. I... View Content

Why It's Okay to Lose in Training

Too often I see people—whether students in a class or those practicing solo—training for impractical situations. The Plausibility Principle states that we should always train for the widest set of... View Content

New Carry Gun Testing Procedure

Have you ever bought a gun and immediately loaded it, put it in a holster and then relied on it to be ready and able to run if a defensive... View Content

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

If you’re reading this, you likely see the wisdom in thinking about your safety and that of your home and family. And if this is not your first visit to... 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