The Way is in Training

In this episode I reconnect with one of my mentors from Special Forces, John Holschen, and we talk at length about a wide variety of topics, including incorporating realistic decision making into firearms training…

In this episode, Melonie Kennedy and I talk about firearms training, the writing process, and her work for Armed Women of America.

In this episode, Eric Castillo of Los Rukos Barbell and I sit down and talk about fitness training for law enforcement, the demands of the job, and his charitable causes.

In today’s episode, I talk with Callie “Callie Bear” Farill, an accomplished K9 trainer, firearms instructor, and author about applying the lessons from training working dogs to teaching firearms, being well-rounded in our training, and her new book.

In this episode I reconnect with a good friend from the Special Forces Qualification Course. Doug Bernard is a combat veteran who has represented the army internationally as a biathlete and now works as a mountain guide.

In this episode, I talk shooting, training, and writing with my friend Matt Rakestraw of “Gunpowder and Paper.” Matt is an insightful and intelligent writer who has documented his training journey in a series of notes that are publicly available to everyone. Matt has also become an excellent shooter along the way…

In this episode, Steve Anderson and I talk about hair metal, dryfire, and the mental game. Plus, Kita Busse makes a surprise appearance.

I have a conversation with Jorge Tierno Ray about the state of military and law enforcement training in Spain, competition as preparation for combat, and the ACE VR shooting system.

I’ve known Aaron for decades. I’ve supervised him on the Chicago Police Department, helped him teach combatives to police officers, and trained martial arts with him. He’s one of the smartest cops I’ve ever met, and we have a great conversation in this episode that you won’t want to miss.

My old Friend Dave Cardenas and I talk about our time in Special Forces, his music label, the scenario-driven airsoft competition he runs, and  building the resilience to thrive in retirement.

Chuck Pressburg of Presscheck Consulting is an army special operations veteran with an immense amount of real world experience. He and I  geek out on night vision technology, talk about the sliding scale of speed and accuracy in shooting, and the pitfall of only pushing for speed in shooting.

In this episode i sit down with one of the mainstays of both the competition and defensive shooting communities, Karl Rehn. We talk about progression in training, the realities of training for self defense, and how your level of commitment influences the skills you train.

Rob Epifania is back on the show to talk about programming your training to build consistency and performance on-demand.

On today’s episode I talk with my long time friend Eric Kamps, world traveling GM shooter. We started USPSA around the same time, made Master around the same time, but he won our race to GM handily. We talk about training, matches, and that time I choked him out at a local…

We do a deep dive into the AIWB draw with one of its most accomplished instructors, Scott Jedlinski of Modern Samurai Project.

This one is a great conversation with a good friend of mine. Chris Workman of the Army Marksmanship Unit and I talk about the benefits of training like a competitor for the warfighter

Chris Magyar and I talk about his training journey, from Japanese Jujitsu to Russian Sambo, Paintball to USPSA, and all things self-defense…

In this episode, Cecil Burch of Immediate Action Combatives and I talk about training practice, and culture in martial arts, combatives, and shooting.

In this episode I talk with the SPEAR system’s Coach Tony Blauer again. We discuss the categories of efficacy in martial arts and how to hardwire your flinch response to improve self defense with a firearm.