Fire in the Combatives Community
In 1919 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. wrote in a United States Supreme Court decision, “The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man falsely shouting fire in…
In Depth Tactical Solutions
In 1919 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. wrote in a United States Supreme Court decision, “The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man falsely shouting fire in…
With active shootings seemingly reoccurring on a weekly basis, we need an analytical approach that removes certain emotional factors from the encounter to determine the effectiveness of the training that…
So you know how to fight? That’s just great! But as Sun Tzu said: ‘The Supreme Art of War is to subdue the Enemy without Fighting’. Only fight if you…
When it comes to Veterans and mental health, I’m usually the first, and loudest, to argue that it’s rarely PTSD. Methodologically rigorous studies consistently document PTSD rates under 10%. That’s…
Say Hick’s Law One More Time: The shooting community is riddled with emotionally charged terms and catch phrases like; tactical, dynamic, operator, tier 1, and the like. But the shooting…
PTSD the New Badge of Honor (DOK) Diatribes of a Knucklehead 180501 This weekend we lost another Marine to PTSD. This was the headline of a Facebook Page post from…
I do stuff that I hate until it becomes something I like. I’m a genuine introvert that forces himself to be an extrovert. I work hard to build relationships and…
The Roman Empire is gone just like many others before it. It’s been a minute since I had the luxury of time to read The A very good book. Had…
I’ll keep my violence even if you abandon yours because I’ve seen the evil that even “good” men do. We’re raised on myth that if one man lives in peace…
We got off the plane in Tel Aviv expecting hyper security everywhere we went. Our situational awareness was high for our first trip to Israel. We knew that in general…