The Cornered Cat
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Big Gains in Personal Safety
August 8, 2013

Here’s a dirty little secret of the defensive handgun training industry: All the biggest gains in personal safety don’t happen on the firing range. They actually happen inside your own mind. The big gains come from realizing that your life … Continue reading →

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Wonder Woman
August 7, 2013

One thing I’ve been studying lately: body language. Since  I don’t have a lot of natural aptitude for reading people, I’ve had to study and work hard to understand the nonverbal signals people send. The way this type of communication … Continue reading →

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Blame
August 5, 2013

Here’s a poster that expresses an important point of view — one that we need to understand when we talk to other women about protecting themselves from violent crime. Awhile back, one of my friends shared it inside a private … Continue reading →

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Dum vivimus, vivamus!
August 2, 2013

While we live, let us live. So many people talk about paying attention to the world around you as if it’s some weird, paranoid, scary, “tactical” thing. It is not! It is making the decision to live consciously. To be … Continue reading →

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“Can I teach that?”
July 31, 2013

One of the most brilliant posts I’ve ever read about training was written by Todd Green several years ago. You can find it [here]. Not to be too cliche or anything, but do go read the whole thing, right now. … Continue reading →

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Taken Away and Used Against You — NOT!
July 29, 2013

Back in October, I got together with some amazing friends and we worked on gun retentions and disarms. Here’s part of what I wrote at the time: While we worked—and this will sound familiar to those who have taken one … Continue reading →

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Home invasion
June 26, 2013

By now, pretty much everyone in America has seen this disturbing video of a home invasion in New Jersey. It happened during broad daylight in a good neighborhood, where a young mom was at home with her two young children. … Continue reading →

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Education, Training, and Practice
June 20, 2013

“How often do you train?”  The question was asked on an internet forum, and a look at the answers revealed that most forum members had muddled the difference between education, training, and practice. These are three different words that mean … Continue reading →

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