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0:00Join PDN Executive Director Rob Pincus for our first exclusive GOLD LIVE event on Tuesday, February 26th at 2:30 PM CT. Rob will discuss the five fundamentals of home defense tactics. He will address concerns with the most common home layouts and family living situations as well as how the tactics apply in apartments, your
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9:19What’s the best way to test body armor? Shooting several rounds into it, which is exactly what we did. Did any of the rounds penetrate all the way through the ballistic panel in PDN’s test? Defensive Gear for No-Gun Zones Many people are interested in what they can do to protect themselves and their loved
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0:00Looking for some new personal defense knowledge? Rob Pincus will be answering all your questions about live fire training and skill development on our next PDN LIVE. Tune in on Tuesday, February 26th at 1:00 p.m. CT.Feel free to ask questions live during the show by using the chat box below.
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5:27Ballistic gelatin testing with four different Winchester rounds illustrates the type of ammunition we want for personal defense — rounds that will reliably stop a threat. Rounds Tested The four Winchester Ammunition rounds test fired out of a full-size Springfield Armory XD-M handgun and into a 16-inch 10% FBI-style ballistic gelatin block are: Winchester ARX
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From concealed carry considerations to self-defense in the home, Personal Defense Network instructors and contributors are serious about your safety. They provide range-tested instruction with a straight-forward approach. In contrast to some firearms training programs, PDN self-defense videos provide instruction and drills that develop straight-forward counter-ambush skills and help prepare students to react consistently with a firearm to get the hits needed to quickly stop a lethal threat.
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6:02Rob Pincus attacks the myth that if you switch to weak hand shooting you will be safer than if you keep the gun in your strong hand. Rob explains the assorted misconceptions and misunderstandings that go along with the idea of switching hands, and demonstrates why strong hand shooting is more beneficial than weak hand
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2:08What should the next evolution of personal defense handguns look like? What should people be asking for? What should manufacturers be bringing to the market? Renowned gunsmith and PDN Contributor Grant Cunningham shares his thoughts on which areas innovation will – and needs to — occur in.
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12:45If you’ve taken a dynamic defensive shooting class, you want to maintain the skills you learned. How can you do this at an indoor range, when you are operating as an individual and no longer under the supervision of an instructor? How can you maximize the range time yet work within the rules in place
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3:21Firearms are potentially lethal defensive tools, not signaling devices. Firing “warning shots” in the hopes that you scare someone away is not a recommended defensive tactic and could result in the injury of a bystander or even someone who is far from the scene of your incident. While it is true that many attackers are
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Being prepared to defend an attack physically is a critical consideration in any defensive training plan. Whether to stop the threat entirely or in conjunction with the use of a firearm or other defensive tool, use the videos found here to develop effective unarmed combative skills within one arm’s reach.
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1:41Tyler Grant demonstrates and explains a simple technique for escaping from a front headlock during a fight. Anytime that your airway is threatened, you risk lethal injuries. Escaping from a headlock in an efficient way is vital.
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1:51Empirical evidence shows that street fights and other unarmed defensive encounters usually go to the ground. If you end up in that worst-case scenario of being flat on your back on the asphalt, how do you defend yourself?
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4:28Kelly Muir, founder of the Wrong Woman™ Program, examines possible courses of action if you are unarmed while in a “gun-free” zone and encounter an active shooter. Are you helpless? Definitely not! In some situations, you may be able to leave the area or get behind cover. But if those actions are not possible, Kelly
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7:08Kelly Muir stresses the importance of simplicity in unarmed self-defense training. In this video she demonstrates possible moves if you are unable to use your hands and arms. Knee strikes can be devastating if utilized well, and the movements are not complicated. Kelly and training partner Randy show grabs and holds and how to break
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LEARN WAYS TO SECURE YOUR HOME AND THE HOME DEFENSE TACTICS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY WHERE YOU LIVE
Create a home defense plan with the information, demonstrations, and training offered in this special line-up of self-defense videos. Learn to minimize or eliminate vulnerabilities around a property, identify and secure potential entry points into a home, when and where to safely stage and store firearms for quick access in the chaos of a home intrusion, plan ahead with family members, and more.
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4:29“Can I use lethal force to defend myself?” or “When is deadly force justified?” are questions Rob Pincus is often asked. Rob encourages everyone to know the laws in their jurisdiction regarding owning firearms, having them in the home and carrying them in public. But at the moment when faced with a lethal threat, the
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6:06Rob Pincus discusses the Five Fundamentals of Home Defense tactics: Evade, Barricade, Arm, Communicate, Respond. Thinking ahead of time about these five steps will empower you to respond more efficiently if you ever do have a threat inside your home, or trying to get into your home.
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5:05In this demonstration, Rob Pincus provides all the steps that you should follow after you’ve encountered a threat in your home. Once you’re aware of the hostile intrusion, making sure that you and your family are safe is, naturally, the first priority. You’ll learn how to diagnose the situation, move around in your home, give
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7:40When preparing for a disaster, making plans with your family is one of the most important steps you can take. The three Cs should dominate your actions with your family during any critical incident: Coordination, Communication and Cooperation. Rob Pincus expands on the three Cs, taking into consideration the probable challenges families will face during
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