tactics

Lessons Learned: Two Person Armed Defense training with Rob Pincus

By Terry Nelson / August 16, 2017

Most folks that take self-defense seriously and carry a pistol on a daily basis have trained and continue training on an individual level. But have you combined your live fire…

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violence

Is Violence Ever Justified?

By Matthew Maruster / August 1, 2017

With the exception maybe of Shaolin Monks living in a mountaintop temple, violence is part of our everyday life; and it is not unique to humans. Every form of life…

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How to Defend Yourself in a Large Crowd

By Riley Bowman / July 11, 2017

But what are you to do if you are in a situation that calls for response, in order to keep yourself or others safe, if there are innocents surrounding you on all sides? In this article we are going to take a look at some methods for how to handle a situation in a crowd

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Is It Ever Okay To Shoot Someone In The Back As They Flee?

By Joshua Gillem / June 30, 2017

Is it ever okay to shoot someone in the back as they flee? First, a little backstory: Back in March of 2016, Min Kim, the owner of a Spanaway, Washington…

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Isolate the Family and Defend the Room

By Jacob Paulsen / May 3, 2017

Since we can’t predict every potential situation we can’t assume that a single response plan is going to work all the time. That said, today I want to review a home defense strategy that I refer to as Isolate the Family and Defend the Room

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Episode 102: I Felt The Bullet Go Through My Arm And Hit My Gun

By Riley Bowman / March 8, 2017

Today we had the privilege of sitting down and talking with Ty Fredericks, a pizza delivery driver that still carries the bullet that wounded him from an attempted robbery where he was forced to defend himself with his gun. You don’t want to miss his incredible story of resiliency and survival, listen to today’s episode now!

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Episode 100: Walgreens Murder: 5 Lessons to Learn From a CCWer’s Ultimate Sacrifice

By Riley Bowman / March 2, 2017

Today analyze an incident from last year where a Marine Veteran and Concealed Carrier died trying to intervene in a deadly incident outside a Walgreens store.

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This EDC Trauma Device Will Save Lives

By Matthew Maruster / February 3, 2017

There most well known is a windless style of tourniquet that uses a handle to lever that when twisted causes the device to constrict around the limb. There are also ratcheting tourniquets that work just as you would expect, a ratcheting device allows the tourniquet to be tightened and stay secure around the limb.

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Don’t Overlook The Cammer Hammer For Your 1911

By Matthew Maruster / January 24, 2017

The Cammer Hammer is an aftermarket 1911 hammer that has a different shape than that of your traditional 1911 hammers.

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Episode 58: Training With OODA Loop in Mind

By Riley Bowman / October 5, 2016

What is the OODA Loop? What applications does the concept have to self-defense situations? What impact should understanding it have on your training? Listen in to find out!!…

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Episode 56: Defending Yourself Without a Gun Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated

By Riley Bowman / September 28, 2016

You’ve heard us talk about it before, and just last week we talked about air travel with a firearm. But what about when you are on the actual plane, and you cannot have a weapon on your person, or what about any situation where you cannot have your gun or even situations where a gun is not warranted? What are you going to do? Do hand-to-hand tactics need to be difficult or complicated? Can anyone learn them?? Listen in to find out!!…

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Episode 20: Isolate the Family, Defend the Room

By Riley Bowman / May 25, 2016

Riley and Jacob discuss home defense strategy and tactics. Why and when you should clear rooms, how to use a safe room, and the best way to prepare for the event.

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search your home for bad guy

Easy Home Defense Tactics Article Updated

By Jacob Paulsen / April 5, 2016

Over a year ago we published a list of 20 easy to implement home defense tactics that can collectively almost guarantee you don’t have home intruders.

We have now updated and refreshed that post with more tactics and better images. We hope you will check it out.

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Tactical Home Defense Tips From EJ Owens

By Jacob Paulsen / February 19, 2016

Based on my team’s research a home invasion is the most common place for you to need to use deadly force and deploy firearm related defense tactics so this is a critical topic. EJ’s course consists of hours of quality video content that addresses every aspect of home defense you could imagine.

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