Five years ago today, a man who had become a brother to me, passed away. His contribution to the training community was unique, and even years down the road no…

Over the past couple of decades revolver shooting has basically fallen out of favor with most in the mainstream self-preservation-oriented gun community. Since the mid-90s the polymer Striker Fired 9mm…

There is a lot of dogma in the training community – both on the Gun side as well as the martial arts side – with a lot of black-and-white statements…

There is a tremendous misunderstanding in the self-preservation community that KNOWING a technique equals being able to EXECUTE the technique. Nothing could be further from the truth. The gap between…

So we have another recent entangled fight where a firearm was in play, and only involved private citizens.  Some interesting points to consider.  We need to learn from these actual…

I am a history nerd, especially when it comes to self-preservation studies.  It is crucial that we learn from those who came before us, mostly so we don’t waste time.…