Against All Odds: Survival Bushcraft 101: Knives
Bushcrafting is long-term wilderness living, depending on skills and knowledge. These skills teach a deep respect for nature…
Training and Tactics: The Close-Quarters Conundrum
Close-quarters gunfighting is much like boxing. As long as your opponent doesn’t bob, weave, duck, and/or slip your…
Training and Tactics: Twenty-One Feet Is Not Enough
There are two definitions of feet. One is the plural form of an ambulatory organ; the other is…
Street Smarts: Unarmed But Still Dangerous
We’re constantly preaching the old adage, “the first rule of a gunfight is to bring a gun.” It’s…
Briefing Room: DOs and DON’Ts When Training
As I have said many times, the best investment you can make when it comes to firearms and…
Frontline Debriefs: Training in the Rain
This year I conducted nine consecutive weeks of training in the rain. And it wasn’t just rain—we also…
Training and Tactics: Holy Sights, Batman!
Bats generally veer to the left when they exit their caves. But that doesn’t mean you bet your…
Briefing Room: Let’s Get Real
What constitutes “realistic training”? Ask half a dozen instructors this question and I’ll give you even odds that…
Street Smarts: “Pay Attention, Dammit!”
Have you ever found yourself thinking about tree-dwelling rodents or exterior latex paint in the immediate aftermath of…
Briefing Room: A Soldier Died Today
A soldier died in battle today. His mutilated body was assembled into a pile of human offal and…