The concept of the “Mental Notecard” to help you prepare to react in a dynamic encounter or to a important stimulus has come up in a few recent podcasts and I wanted to write about it in more detail. As
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Developing mental notecards
The shooting at the Empire State Building
I had every intention of letting the Empire State Building story go by without discussing it, but the video is too compelling of a topic to let it go. If you’re not familiar with it and you are reading this post
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IDPA Stage: Mob Attack at Lunch
I have been wanting to design a few IDPA stages and this is the first I am releasing for comments. Let me know what you think. RULES: IDPA concealment garment required & Gun loaded to division capacity STARTING POSITION: Standing on activator
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What to Do When You Get Home & the Police are Searching the House
Robb on Sharp as a Marble and Rooster (@FillYerHands) on Twitter are both talking about this story… The Lake County, Florida Sheriff’s office decided to serve a warrant on an attempted murder suspect at 1:30 in the morning. The suspect was riding a motorcycle
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Defending a mobile home
From time to time I get a reminder that I need to think beyond my own circumstances and that happened to me this week at an IDPA match. There was a new shooter using a Walther PK380 being shot from
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To sleep, perchance to dream
This morning I was woken suddenly by Bailey (the WTBGU! Pup) barking like mad. It seems that she doesn’t believe my 4yo should be out of bed at 5am and I tend to agree. Because I was awoken suddenly I
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Scenario: A lovely walk with the dog at dusk
You are taking a stroll at dusk with a loved one and giving your dog a little exercise when as you are passing by city hall you hear a “click” behind you. When you look back you see 3 teens
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Scenario: Trouble at Lunch
After my Michael Bane scenario response/comment/rant it is only fitting that I provide what I consider a good “whole cloth” scenario for thought and discussion over the weekend. You and your co-workers step out for a quick lunch at a
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