The Cornered Cat
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All fall down

What’s Cornered Cat doing this weekend, you ask? Well… Against the Odds is the name of the main class I’ll be teaching. It’s a two-day exploration of handgun retention and downed defender topics, designed to answer the question, “How do … Continue reading

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Point of contact

Had a heartbreaking conversation with a friend a few days ago. She teaches entry-level to intermediate classes in another part of the country, and offers personal firearms coaching as well. One of her newest clients was a woman who had … Continue reading

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“Am I Paranoid?”

“Am I paranoid?” The student stands on one foot, with one leg nervously twisted around the other, waiting to hear my verdict. Is she? Or isn’t she? She’s just finished telling me how she likes to pay attention to the … Continue reading

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Headlines

Here are two headlines and first sentences from different news stations covering the same event. Story one: Police: Woman shoots boyfriend during roadway argument HOUSTON (KTRK) — A man was shot in southwest Houston Wednesday and his girlfriend is accused … Continue reading

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Families With Firearms

Very excited to announce that on May 30-31, 2015 I’ll be one of the featured trainers teaching at the first-ever Families With Firearms Conference near Des Moines, Iowa. If this is something you might be interested in, I’d urge you to … Continue reading

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Power

A few days ago, Rory Miller posted some thoughts on power. It’ll be fascinating to see where he goes with it; the seeds so far look very promising and you should probably go read his post for yourself. Because, like … Continue reading

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Taking care of others

One of the challenges perennially faced by firearms instructors everywhere: convincing family-minded people that investing in professional training classes for themselves is not a selfish use of family resources. In fact, it’s one of the least selfish things you can … Continue reading

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Speed and accuracy with small guns

Back when I was editing CCM, Karl Rehn wrote an excellent article titled, “Is a Pocket Gun Enough?” In it, he discussed many of the common experiences people have with little guns and some of the concerns people express about … Continue reading

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