The Cornered Cat
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A few good men

Oi! So I’ve worked hard to convince people that there’s a value in women-only classes. Apparently, that’s a successful sell, because I’ve heard a lot of people talking about such classes recently. That’s wonderful! What isn’t so wonderful, however, is … Continue reading

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Respect, Trust, Growth

This post is mostly for new instructors, but the rest of you can read it too.  😉 Sooner or later, most new defensive firearms instructors come to a startling realization: some people are really, really stupid. I’m talking monumental stupid. … Continue reading

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Web Walk

Jennifer noticed that when she had bruises on her face, some people thought she was an easy mark. She writes, “Guess who looks like the easiest person in the room to victimize?  If you guessed the one that looks like … Continue reading

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Mentors and friends

I love this picture. It was taken at SHOT Show in Las Vegas, which is funny because the three of us actually live within 20 miles of each other in Washington state. But let me tell you why the picture … Continue reading

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Carjacking attempt

We always have a picture in our heads of what crime looks like, and sometimes it looks like things we don’t expect. Take this story, for example. Not too long after we got married, my husband and I invited one … Continue reading

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QOTD

“In asocial or predatory violence, particularly in a predatory ambush, the purpose of presence and verbal skills is to keep you off the victim list. As such they must become habits. You may never even know if they worked. If … Continue reading

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Raffle for Tam’s schnozz

So my net-friend Tamara has a problem: she’s come down with a wee touch of a Bad Thing, and she doesn’t have insurance to cover the cost of surgery and treatment. Her friends have stepped up to the plate with … Continue reading

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Help a friend out

Weird thing about online life: you can know someone for years, and even think of them as a friend, without ever meeting them. For example, this summer, I finally met a friend I’d known for more than a dozen years. … Continue reading

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