Defensive Pistol Shopping Process
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Monday morning police quarterback
I was watching a sporting event the other day, and noticed how quickly some in the audience were criticizing the players. It was probably the bloody Mary which made me…
Warning shots? BAD Idea!
“Warning Shots”, is a technique most often mentioned as part of an escalation of force routine for our troops overseas. More often in reality they are disabling shots to a…
Stolen Valor Fratricide
Stolen Valor has long been a problem but it isn’t a new one. Somewhere a long time ago a Roman soldier probably exaggerated who he was with or what he…
Driving the wedge…
This isn’t meant to be a controversial post, on the contrary, it is meant to be just the opposite, but we will see how that works. Over the past few…
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Truck Guns: Prepared Or Paranoid?
The concept of having a rifle in our vehicle “Just in case” has caught on as a trend by alot of the gun community. I feel that it is born…
“The American News Media – A Marine’s Diatribe”
I wrote this poem back in 2005 while stationed with 2nd BTO Company, USMC, on Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia. The entire poem is still very relevant today; without any…
What The Hell Is Conditioning?
Most people have seen the term “strength & conditioning.” We all have a very solid idea of what strength and strength training are. But what the hell is “conditioning?” If…
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Dallas Police Department 1 Year On
It is a logical anomaly that in this day and age our law enforcement as a profession learns mostly from tragedy. While not necessarily unique in that regard, we consistently…
Krav Maga Being Used by Indian Armed Forces to Thwart Terror
Krav Maga literally means Contact Combat. Its roots can be traced to Imrich “Imi” Lichtenfield. Imi was born in Budapest and raised in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Imi excelled in athletics including…