As part of my defensive firearms training, I’ve taken two force-on-force courses. I didn’t really understand what I was getting into beforehand, so I thought I’d share my experience with others who are thinking of taking such courses. Force-on-force courses tend to be rather hard to find and pricey, mainly because the ammunition itself is […]
“It’s often been said ‘violence never solved anything.’ The simple truth is that when you are slammed up against the wall and the knife is at your throat, when a circle of teenagers is kicking you as you curl into a ball on the sidewalk, or when the man walks into your office building or […]
Here’s a look at a gun that’s a little outside the ordinary here at The Truth About Guns: the airsoft WG M84, a copy of sorts of the Beretta Model 84. For many years I scoffed at airsoft as a training tool. And then I started taking some force-on-force coursework – reality based training […]
I put up a piece a couple of weeks ago entitled, “TAKE IT! Force-on-Force Training For Civilians Is Good Stuff” which elaborated on the most effective, next generation of self-defense training available to civilians today. This proven system is starting to become more available to civilians (and while law enforcement officers are civilians too, for […]
It’s not every day that you get a chance to practice self-defense tactics against opponents who actually shoot back, especially as a civilian. If you get the chance to do it through force-on-force training, grab it. I’ve been training everyday people how to use firearms safely and effectively for nearly twenty years now. I’ve taken coursework for […]
