I have had the privilege of attending numerous courses and camps which were primarily focused on survival. They included everything from one day excursions to 7 days in the…
Comfortable guns don’t matter: buy reliability first
December 15, 2017 2 Comments
We are approaching year end, and I have some time on my hands. So I may as well tackle one of the enduring firearms industry myths. It’s a pet…
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Irrational reactions to violence: your mindset can save you
December 13, 2017 3 Comments
People make highly irrational decisions all the time. We decide first, and then attempt to rationalise our irrational choices with cherry-picked data. At least that is how Scott Adams…
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Situational Awareness is your best survival tool – learn to use it
December 12, 2017 3 Comments
Situational awareness is more important than your gun, knife, pepper spray, kubotan or any other self-defence tool you may have. Yes, I just said that! Why would anyone say…
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The one question that is asked repeatedly to justify the cost of Tier I eye protection is what are your eyes worth? Well, those R11.83 cheapies should do the…
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I am currently deeply involved in a project to sketch out the pathway to maximizing individual resilience. However, having recently worked with Arno Barlow in presenting a combatives course…