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S4E23: How to See and What to Look For
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss vision and the importance of purposeful vision and its relevance to top performance under stress. Should we be incorporating more vision-related concepts into our training? Why is it important?
AOC and Others Praise Release of New Firearm
Recently, we received the latest home defense offering from a well-known and beloved firearm manufacturer. Our legal advisors say we can’t name the company just yet, but officials will reveal…
Disarm Techniques for Long-Guns
We promote a self-defense strategy that begins with a proper mindset of awareness and avoidance. Unfortunately, avoidance isn’t always possible, and when de-escalation is ineffective or impractical, we can make…
S4E22: 4 Reasons People Don’t Carry Medical Gear
Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen talk about why more people don’t carry medical or trauma gear. You’ve heard us talk before about how much more likely you are to need medical-related gear than a gun to save a life. So you better tune in and hear all the reasons why we think this is and how to overcome this if this describes you!
How to Get The Most from Your 1st Range Session
As a trainer, I have had many , many people come through classes who have never ever held a gun or been on a range before. There are definitely some things you can do to lessen the anxiety and make that first trip
S4E21: Tips for Shooting While Moving
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss shooting while moving. How to do it, how to practice it, etc. This concept was recently featured on the latest Shooter Ready Challenge. Check it out at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com and tune into today’s episode!
Critical Communication, Code-words and Concealed Carry
We talk a lot about situational awareness and recognizing pre-assault indicators, and we should. However, we need to also think about how we convey a perceived threat to others. In…
Covina, CA-Tragic Christmas Death of Joey Casias
Sometimes noble actions and intentions result in tragic outcomes. Take, for example, this sad story of the death of Joey Casias. Time to Reflect — Quite often, we editorialize tragic…
Handgun Retention Strategies for the Everyday Carrier
We promote a self-defense strategy that begins with a proper mindset of awareness and avoidance. Unfortunately, avoidance isn’t always possible, and when de-escalation is ineffective or impractical, we can make…
S4E20: Deliberate Coaching with Brian Hill of Complete Combatant
Riley interviews Brian Hill of The Complete Combatant about his approach to coaching, or teaching, as an instructor and how we can apply methods such as diagnostic skills, predictive analysis, and adapting to the student. I promise there are lessons applicable to even those of you who are not instructors.
S4E19: Legislative Updates – Constitutional Carry is Dead For This State
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the recent Legislative News from around the US including stories about how one state’s governor recently vetoed Constitutional Carry legislation. Meanwhile, Constitutional Carry has a chance in another US state, and we need to help support its passage.
Court Pauses CA ‘High-Capacity’ Magazine Ban – Case Headed to SCOTUS
The seemingly never-ending saga of California’s “high-capacity” magazine ban took another twist this week. The December 20th ruling didn’t decide the fate of the California law, but we are closer…
Which States Have the Most Gun Owners?
Firearm ownership is somewhat uniquely American. Of course, citizens of other countries own firearms. However, firearms have played a critical role in America throughout every period in our country’s history.…
Shooter Ready Challenge, December 2021
December 2021 Shooter Ready Challenge Merry Christmas From the Concealed Carry Team We’ve been publishing dry fire training and challenge videos since October 2019 to help the average gun carrier…
Just Say NO To Celebratory Shooting
It is almost Christmas day, which means people have already planned their New Year’s eve celebrations. Some people will inevitably make horrifically bad decisions to bring the New Year in.…
