The Way is in Training

In this episode I have a great conversation with Greg Ellifritz of Active Response Training. Greg is a lifelong martial artist and retired police officer who is now both a trainer and a prolific writer with an insightful perspective. 

My friend Chris Workman is back on the show to talk about shooting and training. Chris is a combat veteran from the 3rd Ranger Battalion, a high level competition shooter, and the NCOIC of the Army Marksmanship Unit’s action shooting team.

Kerry “Kato” Murakami is back on the show for another great conversation. We talk about his new open enrollment class for civilians, weapons disarms and retention for the real world, and training around injuries.

I talk with my friend Kirk Holmer, retired Green Beret, competitive shooter, tactical games athlete, and creator of the new total operator challenge.

Karl Rehn of KR Training is back on the podcast to talk about the trends he’s seen in his career as a firearms trainer.

In this episode I have a great conversation about Filipino Martial Arts with Paulo “GN” Rubio, a Guro in Pikiti-Tirsia Kali and the man behind both Funker Tactical and Aperture Fight Focus.

I catch up with Chris Magyar for his second appearance on the podcast. We talk about the training he’s been doing, and his new business, The Firearms Concierge.

This is a conversation I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. Chris Leblanc is a retired Vancouver SWAT officer and trainer who is a lifelong martial artist. We talk about applying traditional martial arts training in the modern world, and the potential pitfalls and benefits of traditional and modern training methods. Don’t miss this one!

Chuck Pressburg of Press Check Consulting is back on the show to talk about how scoring and competitive rule sets incentivize training choices, sometimes for the better but often for the worse…

My friend Joel Levan of Radius Factor is back on the show. This time we do a deep dive into carrying edged weapons for self defense or duty use. We talk equipment, technique,  training, and legalities. If you carry a knife you don’t want to miss this one.

John Valentine, combatives Summit founder, Brazilian Jiujitsu black belt and Army Modern Combatives  instructor, and I talk about training for fighting with firearms, training principles instead of outcomes, and the nature of combatives compared to martial arts and combat sports. This is an episode you won’t want to miss.

My friend Matt Rakestraw is back on the show. We do a deep dive into mindful practice, double action only shooting, and the meaning of life…

Cliff Byerly of Hill Country Combatives and I have a great conversation about the realities of police work, the practicality of Brazilian Jiujitsu, the brutality of catch wrestling, and Abraham Lincoln’s choke slams…

Andy Prisco and I have a conversation about the realities of conflict mediation and de-esdalation. He is a former emergency medical professional who has trained a wide variety of government agencies on realistic and practical techniques for avoiding violence when possible, without compromising safety.

A great conversation with Amir Killah - retired pro MMA fighter, cop, and owner of both a martial arts school and a defensive tactics program.

In this episode, my friend Buck Peddicord and I talk about training, shooting, law enforcement, and aging (somewhat) gracefully…

In this episode I talk with Mike Green about our careers in special forces, and how our mentors in SF shaped us as trainers and as people. 

In this episode I talk training with Lora Thorson of Defenders USA, and we have a great conversation on process versus goal focus and realistic levels of participation.

Mickey and I discuss how training for shooting has evolved,  the differences in civilian defensive training compared to competitive or institutional training, and being balanced in our pursuits.