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Really enjoying all the feedback on my How to Become a Firearms Instructor article. There’s so much more to say and to think about with this topic. What makes a good instructor? What credentials should a firearms trainer have? What … Continue reading
Tagged Learning, Self-Defense, Teaching
Several times over the past few years, I’ve had people ask me about the process of becoming a firearms instructor. How do you do it? What does it take? How much training is enough, and what kind of a background … Continue reading
“There are three types of men in the world. One type learns from books. One type learns from observations. And one type just has to urinate on the electric fence himself.” – Carl Barney Let me tell you about one … Continue reading
Tagged Crime, Guns save lives, Self-Defense, Teaching
Defensive firearm skills are not learned in a vacuum—or they shouldn’t be. The context where we intend to use the skills really dictates which skills we need, how well we need to learn them, and how we prioritize our time … Continue reading
Tagged Learning, Self-Defense, Teaching
So a few days ago, I met up with Rory Miller, Don Stahlnecker, and a few mutual friends to discuss handgun retention and disarm techniques. These are the skills that allow you to maintain control of your own firearm or … Continue reading
Tagged Learning, Men & Women, Self-Defense, Teaching
Professional shooting competitor Julie Golob has a post up on her blog that talks about how to take a new shooter to the range. It includes a helpful list of DO and DON’T items that improve your safety and your … Continue reading
The cost of quality, professional firearms training can be a significant problem for some people… something I know personally all too well. When I first started shooting more than a dozen years ago, my husband and I had five young … Continue reading
Tagged Learning, Self-Defense, Teaching
A word of advice to would-be firearms instructors: If you have never carried a gun in a purse, or drawn and fired from such a purse at the range, you almost certainly do not have the experience to teach or … Continue reading
Tagged Men & Women, Self-Defense, Teaching
