I woke up this morning thinking, “I really want to start a fight.” And, you know, 9mm vs .45 has just been done to death. So let’s talk about fine motor skills and their importance to shooting. You’ve all heard that under stress, our body’s natural response is often vasoconstriction.

Anything you can do to make your training more realistic is worth the price you pay for it. And these three-dimensional silhouettes from a company called Rubber Dummies are a prime example of why it…

Look through just about any magazine or website devoted to gun owners, especially if it has a focus on self-defense, and you will find ads for laser sights. Lasers have generated a lot of interest…

I often tell people during concealed carry classes, “You can often stay out of trouble if you don’t do stupid things with stupid people in stupid places.” The meaning of that catchy little line is to…

AS INSTRUCTORS, trainers, teachers, educators, coaches, mentors or whatever we choose to call ourselves, our jobs are to effect behavioral change within those under our charge who are seeking to…

So, this is definitely not the first time I’ve heard or experienced what I’m about to tell you. But it still shocks and disheartens me every time someone shares this type of detail with me… A few…

The fighting shotgun is certainly not the stately fowling piece of blued steel and walnut from days gone by. It is a tool for stopping bad people from doing bad things. Choosing a self-defense…

Today, with the public becoming aware that more than 15 million Americans are legally carrying firearms, you would think that people would be less inclined to engage in road rage. But even more…

We train how to fight, but how often do you think about what you won’t do during a deadly force encounter? Escape should always be your first consideration. Consider this scenario: You are at the…

Two things make concealed carry effective: concealment and access. Your gun needs to be out of sight until you need it. When you need it, access must be almost instant, because when you need it, you…

You asked for it. In a recent episode of Into the Fray, I mentioned that I lost some weight. It seems everyone wants to know how I was able to pull off such a feat. The Michalowski weight-loss plan…

I checked Google for “tunnel vision.” It offered: defective sight in which objects cannot be properly seen if not close to the center of the field of view. Informally, it suggested: tunnel vision is the tendency to focus exclusively on a single or limited goal or point of view.