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 […]
Nearly three-fourths of the way through the calendar year, things have been going okay for me. I have taken 3 classes (see here, here, and here), shot in five matches (I have not written them up…..they are some of our least-read articles), continued to shoot as a member of the training group I joined back […]
John and I have taken at least a little flak over the years for not putting our full names, photos, videos, etc., out there. I have personally taken some flak (including in some comments right here on this site) for admitting that I do not “always” carry a gun. One recent event shared by a […]
This was the second of four courses I plan to take with Kelly McCann this year. Hopefully, our readers have by now read the review I wrote of the ASP/Stickfighting clinic, where I outlined my rationale for wanting to train with Kelly in these areas. The Defensive Knife clinic shared a lot of similarities with […]
In this article I wrote back in January, I mentioned how some of my training may start moving in new directions. The differences may turn out to be subtle, but they exist. At the time I wrote that article, my training plans for the year had not yet been fully formulated. This was partly due […]
“Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” I’m not sure who first coined that phrase, but he or she was only right about half the time. For I know from first-hand experience that if you want to get really good at something, try teaching it. Once you have a room of students asking every […]
Recently, I had a conversation with a gun owning friend that I think of as being a “typical” gun owner. He has no specific training, but goes to the range on occasion and is safety conscious. However, he doesn’t carry, and in fact does not yet even own a holster. I mentioned (again) the need […]
Please read all of what follows while keeping in mind the mission of the Civiliangunfighter blog as outlined in this first post we made over 18 months ago. Several months ago I wrote an article describing how to take classes with a critical eye. When techniques that are taught are questionable due to reasons of inefficiency or […]
I enjoy the brief “American Gunfighter” videos. I have seen them all, regarding some as better than others, but Episode 7 really resonated with me. For those of you who are not familiar with these brief videos or perhaps missed this one: I think it is only natural, after viewing a video like this, to stop […]
Readers cannot necessarily make assumptions about how much I like or value an instructor or his work if I have only taken one course with that instructor. It might be that I never plan to take another, or it could be that I just have not YET taken another class with that instructor. However, with […]
