SOBERING KNOWLEDGE FROM COPS
The week before last, I attended and taught at the annual conference of ILEETA, the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association. Despite the economy, the event drew some 725 police trainers from around...
AWESOME TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
A few weeks ago, this space paid tribute to Paul Gomez, a great self-defense trainer who died suddenly and all too soon. Thanks to William Aprill and Al Thompson, we have the details of...
THE JOY OF WORKING WITH THE BEST
Back in the teaching saddle after five Christmas season weeks of sabbatical where all I had to work on was writing and some legal consults, I’m reminded of two of the reasons I love...
THREE WEEKS LATER…
Three weeks ago today, on Sunday June 8, I was in the fourth day of a MAG-40 class in Kankakee, Illinois. Among other topics of the day, I warned the students that one of...
HIGH TECH DRY-FIRE
Rifleman and pistolero agree: dry-fire – pressing the trigger of a gun confirmed to be unloaded – is important for marksmanship in everything from the introductory phase to advanced skill maintenance. If you see...