The Cornered Cat
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Seeing the baby elephant

This post is about firearms training, and especially about instructor credentials. Honest. It’s just going to take a weird route to get there. Let me start with a little personal background about something else entirely. I have been pregnant six … Continue reading

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Tears

Her hands were shaking and her breathing ragged, rapid. Her voice came out half-an-octave above her usual pitch. I stood next to her, spoke calming words. She fired her first shot and burst into tears. Was this woman working through … Continue reading

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Overwhelmed

Everyone feels overwhelmed about something. Some of us live in a constant state of overwhelm—knowing we need to do more, but so paralyzed by the thought of not doing it perfectly that we do nothing at all. Disaster preparedness experts … Continue reading

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Confidence and false confidence

Start with this: when you want to defend yourself, confidence is a good thing. First, the body language of confidence can deter criminals from choosing you as a victim. If you are chosen, having confidence in what you know and … Continue reading

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Why isn’t a revolver a semi-automatic?

Both revolvers and semi-automatic firearms fire only one shot each time the trigger is pressed. Neither type is a “machine gun,” and neither allows the shooter to fire more than one shot with each press of the trigger. Neither one … Continue reading

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Black belt

Awhile back, I was talking with my massage therapist about firearms. ‘Steve’ isn’t really a gun guy, but he knows what I do for a living, so the subject of guns sometimes comes up while he works on my back. … Continue reading

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Willing and Able

To protect yourself from violent crime, you must be willing and able to act decisively when the criminal attacks. Willing and able. We use that phrase a lot. When I was a child, I thought it was one big compound … Continue reading

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Rude

Yesterday, I blogged about giving yourself permission to protect your own life. This isn’t really a one-step, one-time thing. It’s an ongoing process, a deliberate series of decisions to set yourself free from the things you didn’t realize were holding … Continue reading

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