I have taken a lot of professional training from many of the best in the business, consisting of firearms, combatives, medical, use of force law, and other related topics. To name a few, I have trained with John Murphy, Green Ops, S.L.E.D, Spencer Keepers, TKA Training, William Aprill, Cecil Burch, Greg Ellifritz, Massad Ayoob, Elite Shooting... Continue Reading →
This past weekend I attended Counter Contact Handgun, a one-day class taught by Cecil Burch of Immediate Action Combatives. I have never trained with him before, so I took the opportunity as he was within striking distance, being hosted by Justified Defensive Concepts. The class was held at Echo Valley Training Center in West Virginia,... Continue Reading →
Nobody trains as much as I do unless they are an enthusiast who likes to shoot for no other reason beyond the craft itself. Still, for myself, and many others, the foundation of the pursuit resides in self-defense and preparedness. While I love, and highly encourage, competition, that has never been the motivating factor for... Continue Reading →
I recently assistant-instructed a course for brand new, many first time, shooters. I did the same in the fall of last year. We do these classes with an instructor working with three or four students at a time. Such classes need a high instructor-to-student ratio. These were my first experiences working with complete novice practitioners... Continue Reading →
I have found an interesting dichotomy throughout the years: very often, training junkies with many, often hundreds, of hours of professional training frequently remain at a mediocre level of mechanical skill with their pistol, while performance oriented shooters who compete shoot at a high level with little, if any, formal pistol training. Occasionally, you encounter... Continue Reading →
I will be teaching a class entitled Concealment Mechanics in 2024. This is a one-day class, eight hours, and participants will fire about 300 rounds of ammunition. In this class I seek to address a constant issue that I see, even among a lot of relatively advanced practitioners and training junkies; the ability to draw... Continue Reading →
I put little stock in instructor certifications when it comes to firearms training. As in, zero. Thinking of all the people who I have trained with in the past, never once did I ask, care, or even wonder about, what certifications they have. Rather, I care very much how good they are at the craft,... Continue Reading →
This past weekend I attended one of the best training experiences I have ever been privy too. John Murphy has hosted Hardwired Tactical for the two-day First Responder Pistol class for the past several years. I have long wanted to attend this course but it never worked out previously. So, I registered for it early... Continue Reading →
There is a whole lot of screwing around in the world of firearms training, and in the broader field of self-defense and fighting in general. How can we determine the difference between training and screwing around? Well, here is one way: Ask yourself, is what I am doing actually applicable to my life, or not? ... Continue Reading →
The amount of revolvers sold each year pales in comparison to the amount of auto loaders sold, and this has been the case for decades. However, the revolver still remains a mainstay in concealed carry, especially the small-frame light weight variants as they prove ideal for certain roles. The reality is, the love for the... Continue Reading →
