If you have been reading Concealed Carry Magazine for the past couple issues, you will have noticed stories from Michael Janich about the role of the knife in self-defense. Mike is the founder of and chief instructor at Martial Blade Concepts and a man I have known for many years.

There’s a popular saying in the firearms world that shooting is 80% mental and 20% physical. So is it? Is that statement true? Can we really determine how much of our shooting successes — or firearms…

Because so many of our readers carry knives and because we believe that training is the backbone to any sort of self-defense, we have added noted knife defense trainer Mike Janich to our list of…

Holding a defensive weapon does not ensure that we will win a fight. Even highly trained, motivated men — America’s Special Operators — lose a fight now and then. Protective weapons, however, increase our odds of surviving a confrontation. There are just so many variables at play in any situation.

While teaching a ladies’ class that was focused on one-handed firearms training, I got into an interesting discussion with my students as to what to do with “the other hand” — first and foremost for…

Remember, the root word of gunfight is fight, not gun. In a close quarters battle, reaching for your gun might not be the best choice. This is just one tactic. It can be applied with the Sharkie we…

I’m man enough to admit I’m scared of the dark. Bad things happen in the dark. As a kid growing up in rural Wisconsin, I engaged in the ritual backyard camping as a summertime tradition. I think my…

According to Colonel Jeff Cooper, universal gun safety rule number two tells us to “NEVER let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.” As much as we teach (and repeat) this safety…

The Drill: The focus of this drill is the smooth, effective engagement and transition between multiple targets. We all know that bad guys like to work in groups of two, three or more. Therefore, when…

A gunfight is not like a day at the range. A gunfight is fast. It is unexpected and, as you can see in this surveillance video, you will rarely have the benefit of a perfect shooting stance or even a…

I just love old sayings. This is one of my favorites: If guns are involved, one had better be yours. Think about this for a minute. These words go right along with what some people call The First…

One of my sons is a commercial pilot, and one of the first sayings he was taught as a novice in flight training was, “Remember, altitude is your friend. More is better.” It’s simple physics: The…