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Less Than Perfect

Happy Friday! Yesterday I posted a new article. The article, “Less Than Perfect,” talks about two different mindsets people bring to their lives, and about how these mindsets have a strong effect on our ability to defend ourselves. It’s long, … Continue reading

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Holes in Paper

A surprising number of people honestly believe that they already know everything they need to know about self-defense once they have learned to yank a trigger at the range. This is emphatically not true! Self-defense is about being able to … Continue reading

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New Article: Five Stages of Growth

Today I finally uploaded an article I’ve been mulling over for some time. “Understanding Your Students: Five Stages of Growth” tackles some thorny questions about confidence, competence, and doubt. Quick preview here. The five stages are I won’t. I will. … Continue reading

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It’s a Good Thing

As I’ve explained before, I have always had a gut-level conviction that if a thing is not shameful to do in the first place, there is no shame in doing it competently. A job worth doing is worth doing well, … Continue reading

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Sweet Potatoes

Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you. – George R.R. Martin From … Continue reading

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Training Rant

Education, training, and practice all work together to increase your personal safety. As you build your skills within those three major learning spheres, you also develop a solid mindset. Leaving out one of these three major legs of learning is … Continue reading

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Temperature Control

M: I used to be afraid, until I got sick and tired of it. Then I got pissed. KJ: Oh, pissed is just another version of powerless. Flip side of fear. M: Defenestration says different. KJ: No, it doesn’t. You … Continue reading

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Big Gains in Personal Safety

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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