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Basic Tactics: Have a Plan Before Clearing Danger Areas

May 20, 2017

Concealment, CQB, Escape and Evasion, Fitness Movements, Home Security, MASTERY, Mission Critical, Mission Security, News Intel & Opinion, Planning, PSYCHE, Tactics

Tactics Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. Horace We want to again restate this article is not a “be-all” “end-all” article that will... Read More...

Basic Tactics: Single File Formation

Michael Kurcina

May 20, 2017

CQB, Fitness Movements, Home Security, MASTERY, Mission Critical, Mission Security, News Intel & Opinion, PSYCHE, Tactics

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. Horace We want to restate this article is not a “be-all” “end-all” article that will solve every ... Read More...

The Saxon Definition of Strength

Nate Morrison

May 15, 2017

Fitness Movements, Mission Critical, Mission Health, News Intel & Opinion

The great Arthur Saxon is still considered to be the all-around strongest man known to history. In his 1905 book, The Development of Physical Power, he gave the following extended definition of strength and... Read More...

Important History – What is Gymnastics?

Nate Morrison

May 14, 2017

Fitness Movements, Mission Critical

As they say, the truth will set you free!! Nowhere is this freedom needed more than in the field of physical fitness training. Fortunately, the truth is not so difficult to find, especially when armed with a ma... Read More...

Learning to Squat Again – Part 1

Nate Morrison

May 11, 2017

Fitness Movements, Load Bearing, Mission Critical, Mission Fitness

The squat is an essential, primal and fundamental movement. As babies and small children we are masters of the squat right up until the adults put us in chairs for hours on end in this thing called a school... Read More...

Shooting Fast And Accurately: Simple But Not Easy

David Donchess

April 21, 2017

Firearms, Fitness Movements, Mission Critical, Shooting Tips & How To

I often see people at the range shooting fast, yet they seem to ignore the idea of hitting their target with all of their shots. This is clearly evident with the long trail of shots that shotgun the target. For... Read More...

Fit For Selection: Six Obstacles and How To Crush Them

Guest Writer

April 18, 2017

Fitness Movements, Mission Fitness, Mission Health, Planning, PSYCHE, The Team Room

During my time spent training for Pararescue Indoc I encountered many different obstacles in as many areas of my life. I know everyone is different in their own unique way, but we're all on the same pla... Read More...

Top 10 Unwritten Rules of Close Quarters Battle (CQB) – Part 03

Guest Writer

April 17, 2017

Concealment, CQB, Fitness Movements, Home Security, MASTERY, Mission Critical, Mission Security, News Intel & Opinion, PSYCHE, Shooting Tips & How To, Tactics, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

This article is neither about a specific rule nor specific ways of doing specific things. Like anything in life there are dozens of paths to one destination, it´s all about efficiency and safety that sets t... Read More...

How to Do a Kettlebell Swing.

Marty Farrell

April 16, 2017

Fitness Movements, Mission Critical, Mission Fitness, MISSION GEAR

http://youtu.be/5Twtx-2fSho Marty is performing a kettlebell swing. Notice a few things in the video: His arm is straight but the elbow is not locked out as this can cause stress or injury on the joint.... Read More...

Five Things to Change in Your Tactical “Toolbox” List 1

Michael Kurcina

April 15, 2017

Fitness Movements, MASTERY, Mission Critical, Mission Fitness, News Intel & Opinion, Planning, Prepping & Survival, PSYCHE, Tactics, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

You got your gat under your Ed Hardy t-shirt, your tude and your badass Ares Gear Aegis Enhanced Belt. No one is going to mess with you! Wrong. Criminals who want to mess with others generally don't c... Read More...