Get a Grip!: A Complete Guide To Knife Grips
Any time you use a hand-held weapon, the grip you take on that weapon is a major determining…
Way of the Gun: The Zen of International Tactical Training Seminars
Another beautiful, balmy Friday dawns on southern California as Scott Reitz, head instructor and co-founder of International Tactical…
International School of Tactical Medicine: The Best Medicine In The Worst Places
As all tactical officers know, you perform as you train—and that is exactly what takes place at the nation’s premier program for training tactical medical personnel. The concept of providing on-scene advanced life support during tactical operations by trained medical professionals has become integrated into today’s elite law enforcement tactical units nationwide.
Feed the Puppy: Tac Pro Primary Shotgun Class
Bill Davison’s calls to “feed the puppy,” along with the deep booms of a 12-gauge shotgun and lead striking steel, make up the distinctive sounds of the jungle run during the Primary Shotgun Class at Tac Pro Shooting Center.
Yavapai Firearms Academy Close-Range Pistol Tactics: Think More and Shoot Less
Anyone who has trained with Louis Awerbuck knows that he’s a “thinking man’s warrior.” It is always interesting to get Mr. Awerbuck’s perspective on a combative topic or the flavor-of-the-month gun tactic or gear, because he will always have an opinion and you know that it will be well thought-out. It may not be the way you feel about it, but you will admit that it is a way that is definitely viable—and you might even change your mind.
BORTAC: United States Border Patrol Tactical Unit
The U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Unit, known by the acronym BORTAC, is the international special operations force of…
Self-Training Myths: Deadly Drawbacks
No one is born being able to shoot, and those described as being naturally instinctive shooters are, in…
Lethal Force Institute–1: In the Gravest Extreme
My objective here is to give you a good taste of what my wife and I went through for four of the longest, most mentally engaging, intense, expensive, fatiguing and, yes, enjoyable days of our lives.
After Action Review: Learn From Your Experiences
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. – George Santayana Like everything else, the…
Keep Your Head in the Fight: Engagement/Post Engagement Sequencing
We need to understand that the military, police and average earth people all have different needs and requirements.…