What Do You Think About CrossFit?
A few weeks ago I was talking to the good folks at Spotter Up about military fitness and the conversation wandered into typical territory. That subject being the lost souls…
Big Papi, Tell Me Again About the Middle-East and Why We Left This Playground. Part 1
Originally published November 20, 2015. More has come to light but here is an overview. It was in 2011 during the Arab Spring that Syria created the conditions in the…
Escape and Evasion Fitness Movements Load Bearing Mission Critical Mission Health Opinion Prepping & Survival Weaponizing the Behavioral Sciences
The Soldier’s Ideal Speed
How fast should a soldier be? That depends on what we are talking about. There are a number of places where speed is and is not important in the soldier’s…
Survival Preparation: Vehicle Pre-Checks
Do you really want to hang around when a major disaster occurs? When the power goes out, the water supplies are contaminated and looters overwhelm your city, you need to…
Awareness Escape and Evasion Martial Arts POLICE Prepping & Survival PSYCHE Tactics Weaponizing the Behavioral Sciences
Weaponizing Fight Or Flight: Follow Through
There is a unique sense of vulnerability during a firefight that makes you want to get really low to the ground to save yourself from meeting the Reaper. But in…
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Psychopaths in Combat
I had this young Marine in Iraq that had proven to be one of our greatest warriors. BUT, at some point he broke. When I say broke, I mean he…
Culture Inspirational LIFE Life and Family MASTERY Planning Prepping & Survival PSYCHE Weaponizing the Behavioral Sciences
Shaping up to a New Mark
During the last year or so I have come to ponder about learning. Learning is an interesting thing. To us humans, learning is very important. Actually the most important thing!…
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Sacrifice War Peace Brotherhood
Anyone who has ever had someone die on them, or known a person who died and heard the news, can recall exactly what they were doing at the time of…
Fitness Movements Fitness Programming MASTERY Mission Critical Mission Fitness Mission Health Opinion Planning Prepping & Survival Weaponizing the Behavioral Sciences
The Soldier’s Ideal Strength
How strong does the soldier or special operator need to be? There is a great deal of ignorance and stupidity proffered across the internet these days regarding this subject. After…
Promise Keeping, Beowulf and the Importance of Keeping Your Word
I can’t even begin to describe how many business transactions I have been involved in where a head nod in the affirmative and a firm handshake was given between the…