Given the way things are going today, both law enforcement professional and concerned citizen alike must be prepared to confront anything from bullying to full scale civil unrest and everything in between (including a never-ending pandemic). The underlining preparation question is ‘Are you ready?’ but for what? Top contenders are an active threat such as [...]
A necessary skill to have on board should you find yourself in an exigent situation, is the ability to make sound tactical decisions and in a timely manner. In other words – use better judgement. Needing to make an urgent decision introduces additional and contributing factors. Although interrelated these are best addressed individually: your decision [...]
Most people really do want to make a life’s change for the better. Few of those are willing to do something about it. Even fewer will do what it takes to make it a reality. Whether trying to start a side hustle, write a book, train for a certain skill, or simply develop good habits, [...]
Bad things happen to good people. Anything bad that can happen to you anywhere or anytime is referred to as an “active threat.” An active threat can be anything from an act of terrorism to an active shooter at work, at school, when you’re out shopping or at a restaurant. It can include crimes such [...]
To be prepared in today’s unprecedented and challenging times you would be remiss in omitting either hard skills or soft skills from your proverbial tool kit. Hard Skills Hard skills are those skills that require your physicality such as firearms, hand-to-hand combat, edged weapons defense, defensive driving and the like. Hard skills by their very [...]
In the hands of a competent practitioner a tactical pen can be used to distract, deter, delay and even stop a violent physical assault. Unlike your firearm, or folding knife, it is a low profile personal safety option for your tool kit that can be used to help mitigate an active threat. Plenty has been [...]
Controlling the transition point from proactive to active measures, what are the priorities to safely stepping off that fateful "X"? How can you avoid being too slow in trying to regain the initiative in a real world violent physical altercation? Lights, Camera, Action The term “get off that ‘X’” hails from the executive protection community. [...]
Hard skills are perishable – if you don’t use them you lose them. This especially holds true for gun handling and marksmanship. Given today’s restrictive ammo shortages, how can you best utilize your time and limited resources to maintain and even further develop your shooting skills? The short answer is to train smart by optimizing [...]
Sights come in three types: fixed, adjustable, and optical. Fixed and adjustable sights are referred to generically as “iron” sights. Originally envisioned as auxiliary sights for long guns, and having served well in that capacity, optical sights on a handgun, referred to as “carry optics,” have been adapted to meet the rigorous demands of handgun [...]
Your most powerful weapon is your mind. It doesn’t need batteries and never runs out of bullets. We all know what mental focus is, but how is it employed in a fight for your life? There are the four critical elements of staying mentally focused under extreme duress: perception, awareness, decision, and commitment. Perception We [...]
