Research shows us that we can usually get a realistic “first impression” of someone within the first eight seconds, thanks, mostly, to nonverbal communication, like eye contact, gestures and facial…

In the world of firearms training and defensive shooting, we often talk about how many rounds it might take to stop a threat. We don’t really know. Sure, we can look at the research and study the…

Almost any skill you need for daily living, from how to remove a broken light bulb from a socket to how to solder a copper pipe into an antenna, can be learned online. In my family, we refer to…

I think we can all agree that there’s much more to defensive shooting than just putting rounds on a target. If you’re training for the possibility of a dynamic critical incident, it’s important to…

Having the opportunity to travel and teach around the nation, I get to interact with a lot of people who are in the 2A community and many who are members of the USCCA. It’s refreshing and amazing…

The semi-automatic AR-15 (and the military’s fully automatic version, the M16) are, I estimate, the most ingenious rifles ever designed. The M16 is the longest-serving military rifle, having been on…

The obvious answer as to whether simulation or scenario-based training can be used to learn to home- or self-defense tactics is yes. However, there should be limitations and parameters. The primary…

Computer-based training is now moving away from simple text and video and into a new world of virtual and augmented reality. One of the key benefits of newer and faster computer components is the…

It’s been a while since I’ve been at a shooting match. In fact, I hate to admit this, but I haven’t been involved in competition shooting in probably more than a year. Some of my absence has to do…

Dry-fire training is an essential component of improving your skills as a shooter. Although not a replacement for live-fire, dry-fire is actually better than live-fire for the development and…

Scenario-based training, in valid forms, could be considered “capstone” courses in firearms and self-defense education. Using simulated training scenarios should come after one is comfortable with…

Where once military and law enforcement dominated the firearms training scene, we now have a vast diversity of backgrounds and experiences represented in the world of firearms instruction. I believe…