


High Compressed Ready Position
Many handgun ready positions exist. Rob Pincus strongly prefers the high compressed ready position. The gun is held in front of the chest above the area the gun moves to when it comes up out of the holster. The gun is also close to the chest, and the shooter’s elbows...
Knife Defense Drill Training: Clear, Control, Counter
We can’t always count on having the time and distance needed to deploy our knives before we actually need to defend ourselves. A good way to approach knife defense when you don’t have your knife out is by using the three Cs: clear, control and counter. In this...
The Probability of Long Shots: The Dicken Drill
Massad Ayoob talks about Elisjsha Dicken, the Dicken Drill, and the probability of long shots. In July of 2022, a seemingly ordinary day at a mall in Greenwood, Indiana, turned into a life-threatening event/nightmare when a lunatic opened fire with an AR-15 rifle....
Dealing with the Aftermath of Using Self-Defense Firearms
In this extended video, Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, author of On Killing, addresses the question of how to prepare for the ramifications of taking action to defend yourself and your community. His advice? Feel good about it. Feel good that you saved your life and others’...