At any given time, about 500,000 people are flying somewhere in the world. The TSA screens around 2 million passengers a day, and there are estimated to be 30,000 to 40,000 commercial aircraft in active service. This means that a lot of folks go a lot of places in airplanes. While commercial air transportation remains […]
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HOW TO IDENTIFY TERRORIST PROFILES AND RADICALIZATION PATHS
As terrorist attacks continue around the globe, more and more focus is put on stopping the attack before it happens, not just in apprehending the radicalized individual, but in stopping the radicalization before it takes place. A large part of that is mapping the radicalization cycle and identifying those at risk. Then, the correct intervention […]
Save Yourself: 3-Step Transit Attack Escape Tactics
The first priority in any violent encounter is stopping power. And one of the most reliable ways to stop an aggressor without making use of a weapon is through incapacitation. In other words, knock him out. Unconscious people can’t attack anyone. Though this may seem a big challenge—particularly in the confined space of a subway […]
JTT: Your Home Battle Stations
(Article originally published on Breach Bang Clear) JTT: Your Home Battle Stations Dave Merrill I have little doubt that most of our readers have a plan for a home invasion. There’s probably an alarm, a gun, perhaps even some cameras (because for real, if I zap a dude fifteen times in my house, I want […]
5 SURREPTITIOUS SIGNALS FOR IDENTIFICATION ACCORDING TO THE CIA
We have all seen the intriguing spy movies that feature a good looking, well dressed covert agent of the United States or Great Britain dashing around the world doing more in a week than most real-life intelligence operatives do in a lifetime. What is most intriguing about the glamourized version of the life of a […]
10 QUESTIONS: NAVY SEAL AND AUTHOR CLINT EMERSON
Many talk about survival, but have never had to survive. Many talk of the importance of emergency preparation, but have never had to put their preparations to the test under actual duress. Clint Emerson is not one of those people. Clint Emerson is a retired Navy SEAL combat medic who spent twenty years conducting special […]
After Action Report: Direct Action Group (DAG) – Combat Arts Seminar 2016
A few weeks ago in October I made my annual trip to Southern California to attend my tenth Annual Direct Action Group (Formerly known as Tactical Firearms Training Team) Combat Arts Seminar (CAS). DAG Is run my Max Joseph (a former Marine Recon Sgt. Airborne/Ranger School graduate) along with numerous other military schools. Max has […]
RE-ENGINEERING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
After 24 years as a combat soldier in the Australian Defence Force, and years in the private security and the self-defence industries I have been “blessed” with just about every story, sermon and lecture imaginable about “Situational Awareness”. Most often it is treated as a throw away line. Attempting to delve any deeper about WHAT […]
THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID: WEAPONOLOGY BY ED’S MANIFESTO
… it’s like arts and crafts with your favorite uncle who could totally kill you. DAY 1 The two day Weaponology class from Ed’s Manifesto started with hand-to-hand techniques that are not covered in most martial arts or self defense classes. It’s because they’re terrible. And brutal. And my absolute favorite. Much of the work […]
HOME DEFENSE HACKS
How the SOF Guys of ReadyMan Do It Visit just about any shooting school and they’re going to teach you how to “clear your house” in case of an intruder. But ask the guys who’ve “cleared houses” for a living, day in and day out, and they have some pretty shocking perspective. Talk to them […]