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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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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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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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Ordinary People
June 17, 2013

The training world has not done a very good job selling the need for training to regular people. Partly, it’s because of the tremendous success some early trainers had in convincing a small segment of the population that training would … Continue reading →

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Accuracy Class
June 16, 2013

Yesterday, I took a one day firearms class that I did not “need.” Don’t get me wrong – it was a good class and I enjoyed it. And I fully intend to take more such classes in the future, because … Continue reading →

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More Ways
June 14, 2013

Yesterday, I blogged about some ways firearms instructors show they feel responsibility to their students. Today, I’d like to point out that the best teachers know what to do when they hit their own limitations. First, don’t be afraid to … Continue reading →

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