by Grant Cunningham | Sep 17, 2018 | attacks, awareness, Current Events, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Incident Analysis, Personal Safety, realistic, security, Street Smarts, Training
It’s easy to think of self defense as a thing you do in response to a bad guy. After all, that’s what most self defense courses focus on: bad guy appears and you perform the indicated response. So neat. So tidy. So precise. And so misleading. Self defense doesn’t... by Grant Cunningham | Aug 1, 2018 | Accessories, attacks, Cecil Burch, Current Events, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Greg Ellifritz, Home Security, Incident Analysis, instructors, Legal Issues, medical, mythbusting, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Defense Network, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Rob Pincus, security, Street Smarts, teaching, Training, Training Talk
I found more interesting articles for this week’s List, some of them guaranteed to make you think twice! Whatever happened to positively identifying your target? I’m not sure where to start with this article, but I’ll boil it down to this: Just because an alarm... by Grant Cunningham | Jun 20, 2018 | awareness, CCW, Concealed carry, Current Events, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Greg Ellifritz, Incident Analysis, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Defense Network, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Revolvers, security, Street Smarts, Training, Training Talk, Travel Safety
It’s another Hump Day, and I’m here to share some more great personal defense and preparedness articles with you. (Which is actually redundant, because personal defense is but one form of preparedness, though not everyone realizes that — yet!) “People don’t plan... by Grant Cunningham | Jun 11, 2018 | attacks, awareness, Current Events, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Home Security, Incident Analysis, Personal Safety, realistic, security, Training, women
Let’s assume, for the moment, that you have a perfect teenager. He or she is always polite, gets schoolwork in on time, excels in extracurricular activities, has above-average SAT scores, and has never been in trouble at school — or anywhere else, for that matter.... by Grant Cunningham | May 9, 2018 | awareness, confidence, Current Events, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Greg Ellifritz, Handguns, Legal Issues, mythbusting, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Street Smarts, Training, Travel Safety
Wednesdays are always better with great self defense and preparedness information! Dealing with the verbally aggressive person Not every potentially dangerous situation is a surprise. Sometimes they develop from your interaction with another person. Anyone who has... by Grant Cunningham | Apr 11, 2018 | Accessories, attacks, awareness, CCW, Concealed carry, Current Events, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, flashlights, Greg Ellifritz, gun safety, Handguns, Holster & Carry Methods, Home Security, Incident Analysis, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Defense Network, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Rifles & Shotguns, Rob Pincus, security, Street Smarts, Training, What's New?, women
Is it Wednesday already? Wow, how time flies when you’re busy collecting great self defense and preparedness articles to share! Training or practice? Why not both? Something that the gun world often gets wrong is the difference between training and practice — and...
