Category: Empty Hand and Contact Weapons
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Take Instructor Gun Recommendations with a Tactical Grain of Salt
If you go to any shooting classes at big named schools, you will likely hear a lot of chatter about guns and gear. The instructor will usually tell the students that they need at least X caliber with Y capacity and prefer you get Z brand. They will shake their heads at you if you carry…
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AAR: The Complete Combatant
I was lucky enough to be able to attend The Complete Combatant 8 hour course at Fusion MMA in Marietta, Georgia this Sunday. The course was taught by Coach Brian Hill and several assistants. Brian has decades of martial arts experience and has trained and holds teaching degrees in Karate, Jiu jitsu, Muay Thai, Tae kwon Do,…
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“Flipping the GO Switch!”
When I get mad, I just black out and start wrecking people. I don’t have control, I just start breaking things until the problem is solved. -Paraphrasing some Douche on a forum in 2008 First, let me remind you that I’m a baby in this world of self defense. I’m also a resource constrained regular…
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Hardening the Home: Front Door Pepper Spray
This is the first in a series of short posts about specific security projects I’ve completed over the last few months upon moving into my new house. Some are simple projects, while some are slightly more involved. This will be a simple one. Many home invasions start with an innocuous knock on the door and the…