One of the best self-defense / life prep websites out there is Active Response Training. The owner, Greg Ellifritz, is a long time LE and is an excellent writer and…

I am an advocate for carrying a small fixed bladed knife forward of the hips. There are very specific reasons for that. Here is a short clip where I talk…

One of the best resources I know when you are looking for good info on defensive pistol use is this book:   http://rangemaster.com/fighting-smarter/   And if you are interested in…

      The fundamental focus of both my own training as well as any course I teach is to start with a “worst case scenario” approach to the problem.…

I am a huge fan of the SIRT laser training pistol. It is incredibly useful for dry fire practice, and for drilling force-on-force integrated H2H methods safely but still having…

When I first got interested in boxing (circa 1980), I was a huge fan of Rocky Marciano. It was easy to be that because he was the only undefeated heavyweight…

I get asked often what holsters I think are the best for self-defense. These are the ones I rely on for my own carry, so that is as good an…

    It does not take long to become involved in the self-defense community before you came across the most ubiquitous argument around – what technique is best? This debate…

I am a huge fan of Stoicism. I was first introduced to it in college when I took a two semester course on the history of Rome and learned about…