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Rereading the “Annie, Get Your Gear” blog post, I’m really struck by something I hardly even noticed the first time around. That is, the people I quoted both assumed that they would only take one class, or “one or two … Continue reading
(Note: I wrote this last Thursday morning. Then never had time to post it, what with one thing and another. Here it is now though!) As I write this, I’m sitting on an airplane. Doing a lot of that these … Continue reading
Tagged Legal Concerns, Travel
Conversation with my mother on Monday night… Mom: “I hadn’t thought about putting the gun in the holster being so dangerous.” Kat, teasing: “What, you only just got around to reading my blog post from last week?!” Mom: “No, honey, … Continue reading
This post is mostly for new instructors, but the rest of you can read it too. 😉 Sooner or later, most new defensive firearms instructors come to a startling realization: some people are really, really stupid. I’m talking monumental stupid. … Continue reading
A few days ago on Facebook, I posted a question about why there aren’t as many women as men in midlevel or advanced firearms training classes. There were a lot of answers.[ref] I’m probably going to talk about more of … Continue reading
With the cost of ammunition right now, it’s amazing anyone can afford to practice without getting some good coaching first to be sure they’re practicing the right things. According to Schmidt in Motor Learning and Performance, it takes roughly 300 … Continue reading
Tagged Learning, Practice, Self-Defense, Teaching
Talking to a woman awhile back, she told me that she doesn’t want to take a class because it costs so much money and she really can’t justify spending money on herself. She’d rather spend her money on her family, … Continue reading
Tagged Learning, Men & Women, Teaching
This weekend, I’m hanging at the Rangemaster Tactical Conference. Soooo much good stuff here, with presentations from some of the best serious gun trainers in the industry. There are over 20 professional instructors here, each presenting a 2-hour block of … Continue reading
Tagged safety
