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One of the biggest mistakes I see my students make is trading a good tactical position for a position that offers better visibility instead.  It’s nice to be able to see what’s going on, but it’s seldom a good idea to trade a position of relative safety for one that gives you a...

Fighting sticks are found worldwide in every culture, past and present. From a caveman with a club to a Shaolin monk with a bo staff to a police officer and their tonfa, fighting sticks are here to stay. For such a simple weapon, humans have found a staggering amount of ways to specialize something...

It’s a myth that your revolver will never malfunction.   Revolvers commonly have malfunctions, but the malfunctions are quite different from those seen in semi-automatic pistols.   As my friend Chuck Haggard says: “Revolvers will tolerate neglect.  They won’t tolerate abuse.”   If I had to take a gun to a 1000-round a day shooting school, a revolver wouldn’t...

There are plenty of first aid kits on the market, but most are designed for general use at home or work. And while a band-aid and an antiseptic wipe will treat a paper cut just fine, they don’t really cut it in a survival situation. In this article, we look at what you really...

Read the linked article and watch the video embedded below.   France stabbing: Children attacked by knifeman in Annecy playground   The news article and video show a man armed with a knife entering a playground and stabbing random children and two of the kids’ parents/guardians.  If you were on the playground, how would you react?  Interestingly, a...