When I was teaching English and communications classes at several college campuses about a decade ago, I took on the added responsibility of teaching some online courses. But I was a bit dumbfounded when one of the classes needed the most was an online speech class. Yes. A speech class.

This past week, I was talking to my neighbor, a doctor, who told me about one of his patients. His story was a good reminder for regular firearms practice. The man had been hiking in a wilderness…

“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” – Vince Lombardi   I received my practical instruction on the M1911 pistol during my training as a combat medic in the United…

You have very likely heard of the “Tueller Drill” when discussing your self-defense training. If you have not, here it is in a nutshell: Sgt. Dennis Tueller of the Salt Lake City Police Department…

I’ve been through a lot of firearms training classes, and some of them haven’t been the most comfortable (physically or emotionally) for me as a woman. While men and women can most certainly practice…

I’ve been teaching and instructing, on and off, for more than 20 years now. Two of my degrees are in education. I have multiple certifications from several organizations as a firearms instructor. And I love to learn new things just as much as I love to share information with others.

I have had the pleasure of working with the United States Concealed Carry Association’s Live Training Broadcast (LTB) team since just about the beginning. Sometimes folks ask me: What has it been…

We recently filmed an episode of my video blog, Into the Fray, where we used the Intelligently Controlled Targeting System (ICTS). The ICTS, developed by Instructor Zero of internet training fame, basically puts targets on the end of long poles, and your training partners move the targets while you engage.

»YOU JUST NEVER KNOW how your life might impact someone. And, in that respect, you never really know how small our world is … like who knows who in your life or how various people’s paths within your…