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Do paramedics and Firefighters DESERVE to be armed and wear Armor?

It's a long debated issue that boils down to the local level choices based on culture, budget, and more. In a recent story from Sarasota County in Florida, Fire Department... View Content

"Watch your back"....even when you are going to CHURCH!

Anywhere, anytime, a normal day can quickly turn into a series of life and death decisions that must be made in a quick timeframe. A family was recently faced with... View Content

Officer justifiably shoots good guy.

The title of this video is hard to read. It represents tragedy that left one man dead, a Family mourning him as the lost hero he was, an agency and... View Content

Avoiding Emotional Responses

I often post in about people who let their emotions get the best of them in situations where they get sucked into confrontations that they could have (SHOULD have) avoided.... View Content

Two Person Armed Defense: Course Review from the PDN Training Tour

One of the more unique courses that was taught in a few locations across the country was I.C.E. Training's Two Person Armed Defense. A Team Tactics Course specifically designed for... View Content

What Can We Learn from the Castile Shooting?

Last year, at the beginning of a series of tragic shootings and senseless violence against police officers around the country, a police officer in Minnesota shot a legally armed man.... View Content

Partnership with USCCA!

I am incredibly excited about the collaboration between Personal Defense Network and the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA). I am proud to announce that I will be serving as... View Content

The Neuroscience of Practice and Training (Video)

This is a 5 minute video of at TED-Ed worth watching to get a better understanding of the neurophysiology behind valuable "practice". The neuroscience of practice and training in general... View Content

Distance Education Through Our Expanded PDN Academy!

You might have noticed that we've expanded PDN Academy recently by adding a few classes to the offerings at the PDN Academy Distance Education Page. These three new courses are... View Content

Visualization in Defensive Firearms Training

With a simple change to your training and practice you can have a significant impact on the efficacy of your efforts. You don’t need any extra equipment or fancy drills.... View Content

Good Samaritan Checklist

Far too often, however, an attempt to intervene only makes things worse. Intervening at the wrong time or in the wrong way can put you, your family and your legal... View Content

Lessons on Politics and Tactics from the OSU Terrorist Attack

It makes sense to try to understand the facts about a situation before drawing conclusions, but at the same time, many of the facts don’t really matter. Especially if you... View Content

Is Electronic Hearing Protection Right for You?

There are a lot of things that you can do to get the most out of your defensive shooting class, but one of the easiest things you can do to... View Content

Quality Defensive Training Can Be a Toss Up

Many folks leave their defensive practice to chance and actually spend very little time doing anything other than target shooting. Those folks show up a the range and send some... View Content

Do Your Standards Have Integrity?

I've been saying for a long time that all such "standards" are made up and ultimately Subjective.... and therefore, not important... certainly not as important as so many people make... View Content

Critical Thinking About Safe Appendix Carry

"Safe Appendix Carry" is clearly an option.Only you can decide if this method is a good choice for you, but you should be sure to approach the question with logic... View Content

Two Person Armed Defense

As Concealed Carry has become both easier and much more common over the past two decades, this type of training has moved from Fantasy Camp status to something that just... View Content

All Hat, No Cattle: What is Your Defensive State of Mind?

Similarly, if you consider yourself an “armed citizen” and are proud of your 2nd Amendment rights, you need to ask yourself the question: “Am I all hat?” Do you just... 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

Veterans and Concealed Carry: How Important is Training?

Veterans nominally receive training on firearms during basic training. Generally this training consists of familiarity with the manual of arms and use of the current service rifle. Unless the service... 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

The 42 Most Important Ideas in Defensive Shooting: Part II

In this episode of the 42 Most Important Ideas in Defensive Shooting, let’s look at concepts about the shooting part of defensive shooting — those things that involve and affect... View Content

The 42 Most Important Ideas in Defensive Shooting

it’s not easy to talk about the most important terms and concepts in the world of defensive shooting — because it’s a little difficult to judge what makes something important!... View Content

Knives & Improvised Tools

MDTS Defensive Knife Response Guide, page 13 of MDTS Practical Small Knife Skills Student Info Guide. This guide carries over well to knife-like objects and improvised defensive tools as well.... View Content