by Grant Cunningham | Mar 26, 2018 | attacks, awareness, confidence, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, mythbusting, realistic, teaching, Training, Training Talk
For at least a decade I’ve subscribed to the idea that a teacher needs to be open to change, and that in fact one of the best ways to gauge the quality of a teacher is to ask what he (or she) has changed their mind about. If they’re learning, if they’re growing,... by Grant Cunningham | Mar 19, 2018 | CCW, Cecil Burch, Concealed carry, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, instructors, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Defense Network, Personal Safety, realistic, Street Smarts, teaching, Training, Training Talk, Unarmed Defense
Last week I talked about the mistaken notion of seeing self defense and personal safety as a battle to be won, because such a mindset can lead to bad decisions. Today let’s look at a related topic: your view of the place for your concealed carry gun might be affected... by Grant Cunningham | Feb 19, 2018 | CCW, Cecil Burch, Class Announcements, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Home Security, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Defense Network, Personal Safety, realistic, Revolvers, Street Smarts, teaching, Training, Training Talk, What's New?
A few quick notes of interest: — On last Thursday’s Training Talk, martial arts and combatives expert Cecil Burch and I talked about defensive use of the knife. Cecil may be known as “the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Guy”, but he also has multi-decade experience in... by Grant Cunningham | Feb 14, 2018 | CCW, Cecil Burch, Concealed carry, Current Events, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, gun safety, Handguns, Holster & Carry Methods, Home Security, Incident Analysis, instructors, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Defense Network, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Rifles & Shotguns, security, Street Smarts, teaching, Training, Training Talk, Travel Safety, women
Happy Valentine’s Day! Here are some Hump Day articles to help keep you and your Valentine safe, secure, and happy! The best pistol you’ve never fired It’s not exactly a secret that my concealed carry autoloading pistol-of-choice is a Steyr S9-A1. I started... by Grant Cunningham | Feb 5, 2018 | attacks, CCW, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, drills, Emergency Management, mythbusting, realistic, Street Smarts, teaching, Training, Training Talk
A popular concept taught in many defensive shooting courses (including mine) is movement off the line of attack. It’s variously referred to as “getting off the X” or “lateral movement”, and probably some other terms I’m not remembering, but the concept is pretty... by Grant Cunningham | Jan 8, 2018 | Class Announcements, classes, Defensive Shooting, Defensive Training, Emergency Management, Revolvers, teaching, Training, Training Talk
If you saw this announcement earlier, we’ve changed the date to take advantage of the low airfares before Spring Break. When we checked airline tickets, we discovered that in the week before our original dates the prices dropped by more than half (in many cases)! If...
