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0300 – Safety as a Concept In Training and in Life

May 23, 2012 by PaulCarlson Leave a Comment

Sometimes it seems like we live in a world of rules. Often times these rules are in lists that are so long and complicated that they are impossible to “know” and even more difficult to follow and enforce. The barrage of rules can be so overwhelming that at times, by some, the rules are simply ignored. This obviously leads to the exact opposite effect that the rules themselves were intended to cause. Today we are going to take a look at safety in training and how we can apply those principles to life.

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0272 – Threat Responses

February 15, 2012 by PaulCarlson Leave a Comment

I really enjoy teaching. One of the courses I enjoy teaching the most is my Introduction to Fighting Handgun Fundamentals and Ohio CCW course. There are a couple of reasons why. First, many of the students who are taking a course at this level are fairly clean slates. From a teaching standpoint, it is much easier to get the point across that I want to get across when I don’t have to work to dispel years of misinformation, bad habits, and misconceptions. Second, those that do have a firearms background and an open mind give me an opportunity to help them understand the difference between shooting and fighting. Finally, in my CCW course, more than any other there seems to be a density of people who have a desperate need for the information because of their life circumstances. Truly rewarding to work with all of my students, but the ones that need the information now have a special place in my courses. Today we are going to take a look at one of the questions students ask more often than anything else and some ideas we need to consider before we can answer the question.

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0210 – FF Canton CCW Debacle

August 3, 2011 by PaulCarlson Leave a Comment

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I teach a fair amount of folks the basics of concealed carry. The State of Ohio has an educational requirement that is both strict and lenient at the same time. 12 hours of instruction is pretty demanding, the topics however are broad. One thing I think is paramount however is covering the laws regarding concealed carry and that is the topic of todays Friday Film.

There is an excellent article about the incident and its implications at Buckeye Firearms Association.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kassP7zI0qc

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Both the LEO and the CCW holder both own this mess!

Let’s face it. Both the armed citizen and the LEO goofed up here.

Armed citizen:

Has the duty to notify to each and every LEO he encounters for a LE purpose
Should follow through on this duty because it is the right thing to do
Also because it will probably make the stop easier on him

LEO (I’m not a cop, never have been, never will be):

Makes a poor choice of searching the car before all people are searched and secured
Should be assuming that the individuals are armed and ready to end the stop with violence
Overreacts

I have a hard time not covering this video of an LEO interacting with a ccw holder in Canton, Ohio. The overwhelming sentiment is that the cop was way out of line. What I want folks to remember is that for every one LEO that behaves in this manner there are thousands if not tens of thousands of officers that are outstanding in their job. Don’t let one bad apple spoil the bushel.

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0190 – FF Pharmacy Hold-up Murder

June 10, 2011 by PaulCarlson Leave a Comment

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One important concept when it comes to self-defense is cessation of threat.

In layman’s terms cessation of threat is the point that you are no longer in danger. The threat could cease due to lots of circumstances:

You respond to a lethal threat with lethal force and shoot until the threat stops
You respond in some way that makes the scumbag stop and reconsider their actions and turn tale and run
You have a clear route of escape that does not put you in danger.
In short, one of the burdens of AOJP is no longer met.

When this is the case, the event is over and if you continue to act you will not be acting in self-defense. The consequences could be severe. It’s called murder.

reasonable man standard
perfection is not expected
judged on the totality of the circumstances

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSBBlEhmWNQ

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0114 – Tools of Unarmed Self-Defense: Your Knees

February 24, 2011 by PaulCarlson Leave a Comment

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The premier striking tool we posses as unarmed combatants is without a doubt our knees.

Advantages of the knee

Built of bone
Surrounded by powerful muscles
Can be deployed when we are tied up up top

Disadvantages of the knee

Range
Stability
Patella

Technique

Strike with the knee of the leg that is to the rear of our fighting stance
Lift the foot and drive the knee straight into your target
If the opportunity arises to strike upward
- Strike with the knee of the leg that is to the rear of our fighting stance
- Lift the foot and drive the knee up and forward into your target

Targets

With an attacker directly in front of us any part of the body from just above the height of our knee to just below our belt is a reasonable target
Targets of opportunity

Comments about hands, elbows and knees

My comments have often directed to situations where you and your attacker are both standing
These unarmed defensive skills are applicable in a wide variety of situations
- Attacker and Defender on ground
- Attacker on top
- Defender on top
- Attacker on ground Defender standing
- Attacker standing Defender on the ground
Our target of choice is the head but we must be ready and willing to strike any target of opportunity that presents itself.
There is not one strike that is better than any other strike in every situation
- We must consider the fact that we will need to work in combinations
- When the focus is up strike down
- When the focus is down strike up
- Same is true for left and right

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0300 – Safety as a Concept In Training and in Life

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0272 – Threat Responses

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0210 – FF Canton CCW Debacle

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0114 – Tools of Unarmed Self-Defense: Your Knees

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