The Five Rules of Concealed Carry
1. Your concealed handgun is for protection of life only.
2. Know exactly when you can use your gun.
3. If you can run away -- RUN!
4. Display your gun, be prepared to go to jail.
5. Don't let your emotions get the best of you.
Dr. John Meade, SI Director of Tactical Medicine, just posted this on Warriortalk. I thought it was worth sharing here. In another thread, an SI alumnus said this: The S.I. system with a instructor like XXX gives anyone who is willing to take their courses the necessary foundation to protect your loved ones and keep [...]
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This October, Suarez International Tier 1 Staff Instructor Randy Harris traveled from Tennessee to South Carolina to teach a Force-on-Force Gunfighting class. This course is a good demonstration of what makes the whole Suarez International handgun curriculum so advanced: it is based on the lessons from Force on Force training, and without learning those lessons [...]
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In my area of operations, home invasion is gaining in popularity as a tactic used by criminals. Apparently, cold burglaries with very precise information are preferred, but if that won’t work home invasion is considered as a perfectly acceptable alternative. Recently, I started looking for more information on countering this specific tactic. Most of what [...]
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I’ve heard all of these comments, some of them recently. “All of this realistic training to win gunfights is getting in the way of my IDPA.” “Practicing with my reloads that barely make power factor and barely cycle my gun has made my gun handling worse instead of better.” “I can’t stop myself from walking [...]
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I want my skillsets to work when I am just about to pass out from lack of oxygen….when I can’t make a crucial diagnostic evaluation to save my life…when I am so gassed out, smoked, and beat up that I could not even tell you my name…when my hands are shaking and I am about [...]
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I see good folks spending an awful lot of time and money training to beat their friends, while assuming that skill carries over into defeating their enemies. Those who train to defeat their enemies, but also compete in the gun games at a high level know that the two are not the same….. Read the [...]
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Gabe Suarez on training to fight with a gun: Gunfighting skill does not mean shooting a group on a piece of paper, nor scoring a certain arbitrary score on someone’s “bitchin guy” course of fire. No my friends, gunfighting entails the ability to bring your gun out from concealment, quickly and under duress, and use [...]
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My fellow Suarez International instructor in South Carolina, Chris Upchurch, has just posted a very useful article on Warriortalk: Getting the Most out of an SI Class. Suarez International classes are one of the best investments you can make when it comes to self defense. We’ve got a really great curriculum and our instructors are [...]
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Xavier knocks one out of the park: Paranoia is a term that delusional people use in a derogatory fashion to describe those better prepared than themselves. Read the whole thing.
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Here’s a good article by Gabe Suarez to answer the ”what caliber should I get?” question: Calibers, Guns and Stopping Power. I wish every article written on the topic made as much sense.
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