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Posts tagged "psychology"

Violent Crime Went Up in 2015

Written by: Greg Ellifritz According to the preliminary research put out by the FBI, violent crime went up in the first six months of 2015.  The crime of Rape was the fastest growing of all violent crimes.  The Number of reported rapes in the country rose 9.6 per cent.   I will let the criminologists […]

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews, News and Tactical Advice
books, drugs, psychology, rape, statistics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 14, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Armed Robbery At Mesquite Chevron I often have students in my close quarters shooting class say something like “I don’t need weapon retention skills. If the bad guy grabs my gun, I’ll just shoot […]

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, AK-47, Claude Werner, Close quarter shooting, concealed carry, Ed's Manifesto, holsters, home invasion, improvised weapons, ITS Tactical, Jeff Gonzales, John Mosby, knives, Marc MacYoung, Max Velocity Tactical, Paul Sharp, Practical Eschatology, psychology, riots, shooting drills, Survival Podcast, takedown, weapon retention View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 17, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Closing with the enemy The Tactical Professor brings up some good points about resisting the urge to unnecessarily close distance with your adversary.  I too have seen this both in scenario training […]

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AK-47, AR-15, Claude Werner, exercise, firearms training, ITS Tactical, Marcus Wynne, medical skills, muzzle brakes, open carry, Precision Rifle Blog, psychology, Ralph Mroz, running, Survival Podcast, TCCC View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 5, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Massad Ayoob’s Concealed Carry Tips and Techniques Mas Ayoob discusses how to effectively carry a pistol in appendix or crossdraw positions.     When Six Is Not Enough – Myths of […]

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, AR-15, concealed carry, CrossFit, diet, exercise, gunsmithing, Hock Hockheim, Kathy Jackson, knife fighting, Limatunes, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, medicine, police shootings, psychology, Recoil Magazine, revolvers View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 22, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     11 Ways To Survive A Media Shitstorm If you are a police officer involved in a publicized controversial arrest or if you are an armed citizen who prevails over a criminal […]

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AK-47, ammunition, ballistics, Claude Werner, Dave Spaulding, drugs, escape, gel testing, gelatin tests, gunsmithing, handgun stopping power, Hock Hockheim, home security, knives, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, pepper spray, psychology, restraints View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 8, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Carrying a Handgun – Separate Facts From Fallacies Some words of wisdom from the legendary Pat Rogers.     The brutal consequences of a street fight Wim Demeere’s breakdown of a […]

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ccw, drugs, fighting, Grant Cunningham, Limatunes, Massad Ayoob, medicine, Pat Rogers, precision rifle, psychology, shooting, sniper, terrorism, third world travel, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 1, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Enroll in Ohio Firearm Training Events Buckeye Firearms Association is the premier gun rights advocacy group in Ohio.  They host me and several other instructors to teach classes as fund raisers […]

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, appendix carry, AR-15, exercise, fitness, Force Science Institute, gelatin tests, knife attack, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, optics, Paul Gomez, police training, psychology, Recoil Magazine, retention shooting, scams, third world travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 17, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.    MOA & MIL Some precision rifle basics.  The article Mils vs. MOA provides even more information.  Some considerations on the topic of MOA/Mil or Mil/Mil adjustments on your precision rifle scope can […]

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Craig Douglas, Dave Spaulding, diet, drugs, gangs, Gun Nuts Media, Kelly Starrett, knives, Loose Rounds, Marcus Wynne, Max Velocity Tactical, Mike Pannone, modern service weapons, precision rifle, psychology, scams, scopes, shooting drills, shotguns, sniper, spyderco, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 10, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Q-Tips: An alternate way to install an AK cover   John Benner from TDI showed me this method of replacing the dust cover on an AK many years ago.  I’ve used it […]

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AK-47, Bombing, family safety, fitness, gunsmithing, health, impact weapons, Jeff Gonzales, Kathy Jackson, Kelly Starrett, Marcus, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, medicine, officer survival, police shootings, police training, psychology, riots, terrorism View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 3, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Lowlight dryfire practice The Tactical Professor shares how to integrate a flashlight into your dryfire practice.     12 Survival Lessons from Ukraine What can we learn from the fighting in Ukraine?  […]

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active, ballistics, Claude Werner, dryfire, flashlight tactics, Growing Up Guns, Gun Nuts Media, ISIL, Kyle Lamb, leadership, Limatunes, medical skills, modern service weapons, Paul Gomez, psychology, Recoil Magazine, scams, survival, teaching, terrorism, The Modern Survivalist, third world travel, travel, travel safety View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 27, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Reaper Tips: The Hathcock Shooting Position A shooting position which has undeniable utility in some situations, yet most folks have never used it.  I find that it works pretty well.  If you […]

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, appendix carry, AR-15, ballistics, diet, dryfire, gel testing, gunsmithing, ITS Tactical, Kelly Starrett, knife training, Michael Janich, military, optics, Paul Sharp, psychology, Reaper Tips, rifles, scopes, survival, vehicle tactics, women's self defense View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 20, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   The Perils of Concealed Carry: Remember There’s no Prize for the Fastest Reholster   This is the single most common problem I see with relatively untrained shooters.  They are WAY too casual about […]

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, AK-47, ccw, CP Journal, Dave Spaulding, dryfire, exercise, Frank Proctor, gel testing, Hock Hockheim, holsters, Jeff Gonzales, Jerking the Trigger, Kathy Jackson, knives, Louis Awerbuck, Paul Kirtley, police, psychology, rifles, survival, Survival Mom, targets, training, women's self defense View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 13, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Finding a Handgun Grip that Fits An excellent tutorial on how to properly grip a handgun and what features you should be looking at when purchasing a defensive sidearm.     […]

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
3rd world travel, active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, ccw, Claude Werner, diet, dryfire, exercise, fitness, health, history, Hock Hockheim, John Mosby, Legal, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, modern service weapons, psychology, robbery, running, scams, survival, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 27, 2015

Links to some of the best information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Five rules for quick shots on target with a handgun If you aren’t shooting using these five rules, you probably could be getting better results.     Polite Society Tactical Conference 2015 A […]

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AK-47, carjacking, Cecil Burch, diet, drugs, exercise, fitness, gangs, Growing Up Guns, Hock Hockheim, Kathy Jackson, kidnapping, medical skills, precision rifle, psychology, Rangemaster, revolvers, rifles, robbery, SHTF School, survival, terrorism, Veterinary medicine, women's self defense View Post

A Failure to Acknowledge Reality

Written by: Greg Ellifritz “Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie.” ~ Miyamoto Musashi   I took a call a couple of weeks ago at work.  A woman was reporting that she had been “attacked” by an […]

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
crime prevention, psychology View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 13, 2015

Links to some of the best information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Mindset & The Determined Adversary: An LE Training Perspective For my cop friends… “The past history of CONUS active shooter events has typically ended with the shooter committing suicide upon the arrival […]

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, art of manliness, awareness, Claude Werner, dryfire, economics, family safety, Grant Cunningham, gunsmithing, handgun stopping power, ITS Tactical, lifestyle, Limatunes, Massad Ayoob, Michael Janich, police, psychology, rifle, slings, survival, The Modern Survivalist, Todd Green View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 23, 2015

Links to some of the best information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     How to Keep Emergency Water in Your Vehicle Unfrozen During Winter Good advice here from the Survival Mom website.     How To Make Difficult Conversations Easy: 7 Steps From A Clinical […]

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, crime prevention, drugs, home defense, Karl Rehn, Limatunes, medicine, pocket pistols, psychology, robbery, survival, Survival Mom, travel, women, women's carry View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 16, 2015

Links to some of the best information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Castle Doctrine Fact vs. Fiction Massad Ayoob writes a very comprehensive piece on castle doctrine, focusing on some cases where homeowners thought they were justified to shoot, but were not.  Read the article.  […]

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, exercise, explosives, extreme close range, fitness, Growing Up Guns, Hock Hockheim, John Farnam, Legal, Massad Ayoob, Michael Bane, police, precision rifle, psychology, rifles, sniper, survival, terrorism, Todd Green View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 12, 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Kahr CW9 200 Yard Shot I find that the technique of “shooting out of the notch” to be much more reliable than merely “aiming high” for long distance handgun shooting.  As you […]

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, active shooter, AR-15, awareness, ballistics, Claude Werner, exercise, firearms training, gelatin tests, holsters, John Mosby, Kyle Lamb, Limatunes, long distance shooting, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, Max Velocity Tactical, mental preparation, modern service weapons, physical fitness, police, psychology, scams, terrorism, weapon malfunctions View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 31. 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   61 Travel Tips to Make You the World’s Savviest Traveler Some superb travel information here.  If you like the content of the article, check out the author’s book How to Travel the World […]

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
airsoft, Claude Werner, concealed carry, Grant Cunningham, Growing Up Guns, gunsmithing, health, Hock Hockheim, hunting, John Mosby, medicine, police training, psychology, Rangemaster, revolvers, Survival Podcast, Tasers, third world travel, training drills, travel View Post
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