The Cornered Cat
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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

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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

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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

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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

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Mirror, mirror, on the range…

Did you know there are special cells inside your brain that are actually designed to mimic the people around you? Yup. It’s true. They are called mirror neurons, like holding a mirror up in front of your face. Imitating others … Continue reading

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Rehabilitating Predators

Over on the Chiron blog, Rory Miller mused: Nothing about survival or self-protection or self-defense or whatever you want to call it is difficult or unnatural. This is exactly the problem we were evolved to solve. Not being a victim … Continue reading

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Build the building

A real-life attack is not the same thing as training for such an event. Training prepares you for something and by definition cannot be the identical to the real thing. I though that was obvious, but apparently, it isn’t. Especially … Continue reading

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Moving targets at 25 yards — FAS Level 4 Handgun (part 2)

Here’s a video that we recorded during the Level 4 Handgun class at the Firearms Academy of Seattle last weekend. It’s a montage of several different strings of fire, a sequence that led students through the following activities: Draw and … Continue reading

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