Category: Training

Inspired by a legendary senior operator, our 58-year-old author signed up for an intense, three-and-a-half-week-long course with students half his age....

Close Quarter Pistol Training instills getting your Gun into the Fight or keeping your Gun in the Fight to Stop the Bad guy, check out some of these Drills....

Part II: One instructor’s perspective on translating combat lessons into civilian safety tips. Story and Photos by Paul Pawela Author’s notes: In the first half of this two-part series last issue, I referenced nine key lessons learned from Mark Bowden’s book,...

Part I: Nine personal defense truths through the lens of the Battle of Mogadishu. Story and photos by Paul Pawela Editor’s note: As the 28th anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu between US forces and Somali militiamen took place early last...

Deadly-force Encounter Training Lessons through the Lens of Famous Old West clash. Story and Photos by Paul Pawela No other gunfight has received more attention in America than the one that happened in Tombstone, Arizona, on October 26, 1881, at 3...

From mindset to situational awareness, mental to physical health, here’s what it boils down to. Story and Photos by Paul Pawela When it comes to self-defense training, there are many different philosophies, some dating back thousands of years. But ultimately, the...

Words of wisdom from Black Belt, Hand-to-Hand Combat Instructor and Bladesmith Ernest Emerson Story and Photos by Paul Pawela In the 2003 movie Secondhand Lions, a young boy played by Haley Joel Osment goes to stay with his two great-uncles for...

We all love to shoot and have fun doing it but sometimes we suffer from a lack of knowledge on how to correct our mistakes when shooting our pistol. Many times we’re not aware of these mistake in the mechanics or...

Wyatt Earp, Will Bill and others in the law enforcement world have the most quantified performance/experience in Surviving GunFights w Revolvers. ...

This is the inherent problem with collecting techniques rather than skill building and focusing on acquiring time tested principles....