0221 – An Interview With Dave Spaulding

September 29, 2011 by PaulCarlson Leave a Comment

I would like to think of myself as a student of violence. I have invested a good bit of my time studying how to avoid, prevent and when necessary, dominate a violent encounter. I do this because I firmly believe that I will need the skills I study. With me it isn’t if, it is when. I would be lying if I told you I didn’t thoroughly enjoy the study though. I really do. When I wake up in the morning it is the first thing I’m searching the news for. Violence to study. I’m sure it would be no surprise to tell you that I also really enjoy the opportunity to talk with other students of violence. There is always something to learn especially when you are talking to someone with 35+ years of study. That is exactly what we are going to do today. Instead of allowing Dave Spaulding to enjoy his lunch on day two or his Enhancing Combative Pistolcraft Skills Course held this past weekend by our friends at Templar Custom Arms, I convinced Dave to scarf down his delicious lunch and sit down and talk with us. I’m glad I did as I really enjoyed the interview. I’m sure you will too.

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Sponsor of the Day:

Templar Custom Arms

Enjoy the Interview!

Links From the Show:

Check out www.DaveSpaulding.com or www.HandgunCombatives.com to get in contact with Dave

Dave’s DST Targets

Graphics to Accompany the Interview:

Training Target Areas

Training Progression

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0123 – Carry What You Train With, or…

March 9, 2011 by PaulCarlson Leave a Comment

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Each of us has our favorites in life. Favorite food, favorite car, favorite movie. The list goes on. What makes something our favorite is probably different from person to person but if we were to try and generalize about favorites we might assume that favorites are things that we have a positive history with, things that make us feel comfortable, things we can count on.

Favorites aren’t limited to the comforts of life. Let’s face it, we ALL have a favorite handgun! The question that I pose to you is, if you have a favorite why isn’t your sweetheart stuffed in your waist band right now?

I spend a good bit of time on the internet. While I am there, I am working for the most part. Promoting my company, researching trends in violence, searching for good topics for podcasts. Well last night while spending some time with friends on the GRRN forum a thread drifted (they all do don’t they) to the idea that people should carry the gun that they train with. Hmm. Novel idea. When I started thinking about it we probably train with our favorite gun the most.

Now there are some good reasons why you might not want to carry your favorite gun.

If your favorite is an ivory stock Colt SAA
If your favorite is an old design that is unsafe
If your favorite is a caliber that is inappropriate for self-defense

you might want to rethink carrying your favorite. But if your favorite would be a great choice for a training course, now we’re talking.

What I find interesting is that the people who show up at a course with a full size pistol often put that full size or even the compacts in the safe and then slip that sub compact in their pocket as their daily carry piece. To me this just doesn’t make sense.

I don’t have a problem with little guns. What I do have an issue with is carrying a gun that you don’t train with. as I see it we really have two choices and I’m ok with either.

Carry that favorite gun that you train with.
- change your wardrobe a bit
- get a new holster
- do what you need to do to get that favorite pistol on your body concealed
Train with the gun that you do carry.
- take your micro gun to the range and shoot it
- compete with your micro gun that you carry
- the next time you take a defensive handgun course shoot the small gun you carry

When we decide to carry a concealed weapon we are making a commitment to our safety. Don’t let your pistol be a security blanket. Train with your carry gun or carry the gun you train with. If you follow this rule, you will have a viable defensive weapon. You will have a trusty favorite!

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0113 – Tools of Unarmed Self-Defense: Your Elbows

February 23, 2011 by PaulCarlson Leave a Comment

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Episodes 0111 and o112 laid some strong foundational information for the remainder the podcasts that will deal with the fundamentals of unarmed combat. Make sure you have given them a good listen before you continue on through the remainder of the unarmed combat podcasts.

Elbows

can be very powerful when delivered correctly
more rigid than blows delivered with the hand
require closer proximity to our attacker

Elbows (Forward Elbows)

Used for a close target that is generally forward of our position
Technique
- From guard, simply rotate hand to the centerline so that forearm is parallel to the ground
- Elbow leads in a forward circular motion, followed by shoulder, torso and finally forward weight shift with your lower body.
- Strike with any part of the forearm the closer to the tip of the elbow, the better!
Targets
- Opposite side of the head through the center of the near side of the head
- Fragile nature of the head
- Small mass vs. the large mass of our entire body striking through the elbow
- Other targets of opportunity

Reverse Elbow

Used for a close target that is generally to our rear
Technique
- From guard, simply rotate hand to the centerline so that forearm is parallel to the ground
- Elbow leads in a rearward circular motion, followed by shoulder, torso and finally rearward weight shift with your lower body.
- Strike with any part of the upper arm, the closer to the tip of the elbow the better!
Targets
- Opposite side of the head through the center of the near side of the head
- Fragile nature of the head
- Small mass vs. the large mass of our entire body striking through the elbow
- Other targets of opportunity

Filed Under: Podcast, Unarmed Combat Tagged With: combat, combatives, defense, dominate, elbows, encounter, fighting, fundamentals, self, self-defense, unarmed, violence, violent

0006 – Use Your Cell Phone Properly to Stay Safe

September 27, 2010 by PaulCarlson 2 Comments

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0006 – Use Your Cellphone Properly to Stay Safe

Today’s podcast seems a bit trivial, but I hope it brings out some fine points regarding our cell phones that might help you to live a safer life.

Tune in to learn:

the importance of having your cell phone with you and charged
why it is important to practice dialing your cell phone
where your cellphone should be at night, and why
what to do if you are unable to place a call in an emergency

I hope you find some interesting ideas in today’s podcast!

Stay Safe,

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0002 – Meet Paul of Safety Solutions Academy

September 21, 2010 by PaulCarlson Leave a Comment

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0002 – Meet Paul of SSA

I figure since you know a bit about our company, Safety Solutions Academy, you should probably know a bit about me, the owner!

I am a Husband and Father
I have spent the past 12 years studying as a student of self-defense training with folks like Live Safe Academy, and Gunfighters Ltd.
I have a BS in Education with Minors in both Math and Science Education
I spent 11 years in middle school classrooms teaching Math and Science
I have a passion for understanding and teaching self-defense
- I am a student
- I am a teacher
Our courses are based on reality which means they are:
- simple
- based on statistical evidence of what works
- immediately applicable
Educational offerings
- Information
- Education
- Training
I created Safety Solutions Academy to help make a difference in peoples lives.

Thanks for stopping by and checking us out. We hope you will be back soon.

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