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Shoot Free Throws for Better Pistol Skills?

Brad Parker

Oct 262 min read

Shoot Free Throws for Better Pistol Skills?

What's something that I can do on my own to help me get to a point where I can start improving my shooting?

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Mastering Defensive Handgun Shooting: Progressing Beyond Intermediate Levels

Brad Parker

Mar 143 min read

Mastering Defensive Handgun Shooting: Progressing Beyond Intermediate Levels

Progress in defensive handgun shooting comes in incremental steps. Initially, we may struggle to add these basic skills.

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Defensive Gun Use:12 Real-Life Heroes Who Saved the Day in October!

Brad Parker

Nov 18, 20232 min read

Defensive Gun Use:12 Real-Life Heroes Who Saved the Day in October!

If you are wondering if you really have the aptitude to defend yourself with a firearm, the info below should give you some confidence.

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Start Here: Determine Your Self-Defense Mission

Brad Parker

Oct 2, 20234 min read

Start Here: Determine Your Self-Defense Mission

Think about what you are trying to do in your self-defense and personal security plan.

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Video of Pistol vs. Rifle: Fargo Cop Takes Down Terrorist

Brad Parker

Aug 18, 20233 min read

Video of Pistol vs. Rifle: Fargo Cop Takes Down Terrorist

Can we defend ourselves against a rifle with just our handgun? Video of the Fargo shootout with a terrorist shows some points.

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No Capes! Legendary Knight Dies from Trip on Cloak

Brad Parker

Jul 27, 20232 min read

No Capes! Legendary Knight Dies from Trip on Cloak

We've discussed before the potential second and third order of effects from inattention to details.

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Brad Parker

Jul 14, 20233 min read

Wyatt Earp's Teachings on Gunfighting

Behind the Wyatt Earp legend is the real man who trained diligently to master the craft of gunfighting.

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Watch: Untrained Knife vs Multiple Attackers

Brad Parker

May 21, 20231 min read

Watch: Untrained Knife vs Multiple Attackers

Take a look at this video from South Africa where one lone defender armed with a knife drives off an attack by multiple attackers.

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How to Gain & Maintain Tactical Superiority in a Shooting

Brad Parker

May 9, 20235 min read

How to Gain & Maintain Tactical Superiority in a Shooting

If we are caught in a lethal force encounter, we need to gain and maintain tactical superiority.

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Brad Parker

May 8, 20234 min read

Self-Defense in a Collapsing Society

We are on our own for self-defense and personal protection. Police can't protect us. What can we do?

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Brad Parker

Apr 21, 20232 min read

It's Always Been A Right-Handed World

We continually preach being able to wield any weapon with any hand and to fight from any stance.

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Brad Parker

Apr 9, 20231 min read

"Nobody is Safe" in San Francisco

Don Carmignani, a former fire commissioner, was attacked on the streets of San Francisco's Marina District.

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UPDATE: Suspect Arrested in Stabbed Executive Case Knew the Victim

Brad Parker

Apr 7, 20233 min read

UPDATE: Suspect Arrested in Stabbed Executive Case Knew the Victim

Tech executive Bob Lee walked up an empty San Francisco street in the early hours of Tuesday after being mortally stabbed.

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Brad Parker

Apr 7, 20231 min read

3 Brand New Marines Disarm Juvenile During Fight

Three Marines received awards on Thursday for disarming a juvenile who pulled a knife on another kid during a dispute at a Chick-fil-A.

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Brad Parker

Apr 4, 20232 min read

The Only Fight We Can Win

It's a catch phrase in the defensive tactics community, "The only fight we can win is the one we avoid."

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Brad Parker

Mar 26, 20236 min read

"What Are YOU Lookin' At?"

It's the challenge that pretty much starts every fight in every bar you've been in. When the challenge is directed at you it can be tricky.

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Brad Parker

Mar 8, 20233 min read

The 21-Foot Rule: More Like a Guideline

Profound thinking here regarding the 21-foot rule that most firearms instructors and self-defense instructors have advocated for decades.

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How to Become a Better Shooter with the 5x5x5x5 Drill

Brad Parker

Dec 29, 20222 min read

How to Become a Better Shooter with the 5x5x5x5 Drill

Let's take a look at a simple drill in the video on this page which can help set us up on the path for pistol skills success.

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You're Shot, You're Not Dead. Win the Fight Part 2

Brad Parker

Aug 21, 20225 min read

You're Shot, You're Not Dead. Win the Fight Part 2

Brody Young was shot nine time. He survived, fought back, and won. What are the lessons we can learn from him?

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Chicago More Dangerous Than The Ukraine?

Brad Parker

Aug 8, 20222 min read

Chicago More Dangerous Than The Ukraine?

Are we as civilians more at risk of being killed in Chicago than as a civilian in the Ukraine? What can we do to stay safe?

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