Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Throwback Thursday: Point Shooting An amusing point shooting article written by Charles Askins back in 1955. Askins was a […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 5, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. 50 Top Personal Defense Blogs I found this article on the Practical Eschatology site. It’s a listing of 50 […]
Your Tactical Training Scenario…Daytime Rape on a City Street
You are walking down a city street on Saturday morning when you hear the sounds of a woman screaming. You see a man throw her to the ground and begin to remove her pants. What do you do? Several people were confronted by this exact scenario in Los Angeles, California. Read the full account […]
“Burglars On The Job”
Burglary is the crime of stealing something from an unoccupied home or business. It is one of the most common property crimes and occurs more than two million times a year in the United States. The book Burglars on the Job by Richard Wright is the definitive book about how burglars work. To […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 29, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Spot shooting “When I explain this concept to students in my Defensive Pistol classes, I reference the Internet meme […]
Pig Carcass Wound Ballistics Lab
In my AAR of the Paul-E-Palooza 2 training event, I mentioned that one of the medical classes involved a wound ballistics lab where two (humanely killed) pig carcasses were shot with various weapons in order to take a look at the accompanying tissue damage. Dr. Brian Springer taught the class and led the exploration […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 22, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Flying With Guns The Beretta Blog gives some good guidelines for traveling with your guns. When Citizens […]
Paul-E-Palooza 2 AAR
Written by Greg Ellifritz Last weekend I had the honor of teaching at Paul-E-Palooza 2 with some of the top firearms, medicine, and combative instructors in the nation. The training conference was organized by Sherman House and William Aprill as a fund raiser for our late friend Paul Gomez‘ children. The conference was […]
New Zealand Travel- How the Beaver got his Tail Back
I wrote last week about my girlfriend’s and my trip to Australia. What I didn’t mention is that my girlfriend is starting a new job and has some extra time off before having to report for duty as a newly-minted veterinary surgeon. She chose to use her extra time off to continue her travels […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 15, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Steel Plates – An Opinion Max Velocity provides some information about hard armor rifle plates. His book Contact is a […]
Back from Australia (and Hawaii)
Written by: Greg Ellifritz You are astute if you’ve noticed that posting has been a little sparse over the last couple weeks. I just got back from spending two weeks in Australia with a couple days on either end of the trip in Honolulu to reduce the jet lag. 22 hour flights just plain […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 8, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. I’m working with appendix carry, and noticed something interesting. Grant Cunningham discovered an often unrecognized benefit to appendix carry. […]
Focus on the Basics- Dot Drills
Written by Greg Ellifritz A series of drills we use at the Tactical Defense Institute with beginning-level students is what we call “Dot Drills.” As instructors, we also use Dot Drills to warm up and to keep our own skills sharp. A smooth presentation along with excellent sight alignment and trigger presses are […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 1, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Tourniquet Best Practices: How to Prep, Store and Apply a TQ Watch this video from my buddy Caleb and ITS […]
SureFire Fury Flashlight Modifications
The SureFire Fury PX2 tactical flashlight has become very popular amongst shooters who use it as a very powerful everyday carry light. Its streamlined construction, simple operating system, and 500 lumens worth of light make it a great choice for this role. The sub-$100 price tag doesn’t hurt either. One of my long-term […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 25, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. How to Shoot Your Handgun Faster Great advice for improving speed shooting. I use the drill he demonstrates in […]
Extreme Close Quarters Gunfighting Class- Sept 27th
I’ll be teaching an Extreme Close Quarters Gunfighting class September 27th at the Briar Rabbit shooting range near Zanesville, Ohio. Registration is halfway full already. Last year’s class at this location sold out. Sign up soon if you want to enroll in this one! See below for details: Extreme Close Quarters Gunfighting with […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 18, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Why Kids Shoot Up High Schools, Why They Only Do So Outside of Big Cities, and How to Stop Them […]
MPD Navy Yard Active Killer Report
Written by: Greg Ellifritz The Washington DC Metropolitan Police issued their final report of the Navy Yard active killer event that took place in their jurisdiction last September. If you are unfamiliar with the incident, here is the description given by the Metro Police: “On the morning of Monday, September 16, 2013, Aaron […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 11, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. How To Disappear In The Wilderness: A Natural Camouflage Tutorial A good technique to learn if you need to […]