The Cornered Cat
<— Older Posts Newer Posts —>
For the joy of it

Yesterday, I told an untruth. It wasn’t deliberate, but it was an untruth. Here it is: “Doing things that are hard and even unpleasant is the only way we improve as humans.” The mistake was using the word and. Should … Continue reading

1 Comment
Growth

This past weekend, I did something that was hard for me to do. Doesn’t matter too much what it was, at least not for our purposes here – the point is, I did it. Even though it was hard. And … Continue reading

Leave a comment
Top 10 Myths About Self Defense

Self defense starts and ends with owning a gun. You don’t have to learn anything about violence dynamics or how criminals work. Simply own a gun, that’s all. A woman should never carry a gun because it will just get … Continue reading

5 Comments
What does training do?

John Johnston, of Ballistic Radio, blogs the following: IN MOST INSTANCES YOU DON’T NEED TRAINING TO SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND YOURSELF WITH A GUN. … You don’t need hundreds of hours of training to survive most self-defense encounters. Untrained people prevail, with varying … Continue reading

2 Comments
The surprising burden of ignorance

The less we know about a subject, the less we think there is to know about it. That’s why the boss who knows nothing about your specialty will demand impossible time frames on your projects, unless someone speaks up to … Continue reading

1 Comment
Lesson from an old guy

Roughly three or four years after I first began learning to shoot, I met an older gentleman – Jim – who had a profound influence on my shooting development. Jim bounced into the room on the first day of a … Continue reading

1 Comment
Historical teaching note

The soldier should acquire the above by degrees. If the soldier’s attention be at first confined to aiming his piece, he will more readily acquire this than if he were required to aim, and to take a prescribed position at … Continue reading

Leave a comment
Power tools and foolish toys

An oldie but goodie from my email box: a note from someone who has a loving family member who really wants them to carry a gun for self defense. The person who sent me the email really isn’t interested in … Continue reading

Leave a comment
get_footer(); ?>