Since John and I went live with the blog in May of 2015, there have been many mass shootings in the United States. The mass shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, the Dallas, Texas police shooter, the Las Vegas shooting, the Pulse nightclub shooting in Florida, and the recent shootings on a […]
Lee Weems and his guests in a recent episode (aired April 11, 2022) of That Weems Guy made an analogy that taking a class more than once is like watching a movie more than once; you will always pick up things on a second viewing that you missed the first time. What a great analogy! […]
As I like to do each year, I thought it would be a good time to set some general training goals for the year. I like to do this as I am a “To-Do List” kind of guy. I also tend to find it interesting how I veer off course each year. As a teacher, […]
Well, 2021 was a bit different than past years. I went into the year with less of a plan than usual in terms of which classes I might take. On the flip side, I had a definite theme to most of the classes I did take. So, for the sixth year running (see my previous […]
“Go see Kelly McCann,” my mentor said. “Learn violence,” he said. Mission Accomplished! My “year of Kelly McCann” was completed last weekend with the best of the bunch, his “Basic Combatives” course. Unlike the other “physical” classes I took with Kelly earlier this year (see reviews of all the classes I did with him here, […]
My “year of Kelly McCann” continued last weekend as I took my fourth class with the iconic instructor (see my previous AARs of Kelly’s classes here, here, and here). As noted in my prior AARs, my rationale for training with Kelly so much this year has been multifaceted. My primary goal has been to become […]
I am not sure if this will become a regular series on this blog, but this article will connect with at least a couple of others already on the blog. While my last vindication article was all about why I choose not to carry a firearm at work (or some other places), this article will […]
My journey to “learn more about violence” continued this past weekend with my third course taught by Kelly McCann (see reviews of the two classes I took earlier this year here and here). This class was a bit different than the prior two. For one thing, this was the first two-day course I did with […]
In the 1984 feature film “The Karate Kid”, Daniel Larusso all but begs his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, to teach him how to punch. Again and again, Miyagi tells him, “FIRST LEARN BALANCE!” This came to mind when I spoke with one of my mentors a few months back, explaining to him that I am running […]
As I do each year, I like to get at least some general goals and objectives laid out for the year. However, for several reasons, this year my goals are not as “tight” as they typically would be. For one thing, as of this writing, I am still unsure how Covid will impact things. I […]
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