Stephen Cohen from Tactical U shares a video about the circumstances where you might need to utilize different moving and shooting techniques than you are used to. Did you know that most civilian gunfights happen in under 3 seconds, about 3 shots are fired and within 3 feet? Did you also know that both shooters…
When we think of bad guys, how much time do we spend exploring the mind, motivations and methods of the criminal? Are we setting ourselves up for failure by ignoring the important details of how the criminal operates when we seek out our self defense training? Does simply buying a handgun, loading it, and putting…
Many times, when people become interested in training for self-defense, they naturally gravitate to either gun classes or traditional martial arts. Often, the focus is on tools or tactics that they can use to protect themselves. This in of itself isn’t a bad thing, but one area that is commonly neglected is medical training. Granted,…
Firearms Training Central was proud to host Defense Techniques Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado on the last weekend of April, 2018. We spent two days building our defensive carbine skills from the ground up. Firearms Training Central is working in partnership with Civilian Gunfighter and we have posted a full report on the class on…
Chris Fry of MDTS is a thinker. Consequently, his blog articles are developed thoughtfully and with the student in mind. The way Chris breaks down a Home Defense plan is a great place to start for anyone who cares about their safety in their home. It’s easy to write these type of crimes off as…
I knew I had taken my first “quality” firearms class when, near the end, the instructor told us that we should train with as many different instructors as we could. While it is easy to be a cynic and say to oneself, “Ah, they’re all in this together. They all wash each others’ backs”, there…
Of all of my friends and co-workers that own guns, I can count on one hand the number that have taken more than the basic class required to get their permit. I can only speculate at the reasons for this, but instead, I want to talk about why you should spend your hard earned time…
When the temperature drops and the motivation to pack up the range bag goes missing in action, how do you keep your skills from getting cold? Dan Lanotte of Falcon Personal Security in Falcon, Colorado has written a very insightful blog on how to maintain your skills when Mother Nature plots against you. His tips…
Gear Quality Matters As of this writing, I have logged over 400 hours of training in firearms (pistol, carbine, shotgun), edged weapons, empty hands, medical, and legal aspects of self-defense. Most of that training time has been with firearms, be it “fundamentals” type classes or more “tactics” oriented. I mention this to give the reader…
Firearms training is our passion and we have developed a series of articles to help newcomers get into their first training class. This post is designed to help readers narrow down what gear is needed for a training class. Just as important is identifying gear that is not necessary, especially for the beginner. The title of this…
