Attrition of Training

I was at a karate class last night and two people I had never met before were there. They were a husband and wife duo who were black belts in different styles of martial arts. There is also another black belt from a Korean style who has been coming there almost as long as me. It…

Woman fatally shoots 27-year-old daughter after mistaking her for intruder, police say

Woman fatally shoots 27-year-old daughter after mistaking her for intruder, police say What a terrible tragedy, my sympathy for the mother who has to live with this. When people ask me why they need training and why they need to keep training past the minimal class required to get your permit , I unfortunately have…

LiveLeak Friday

LiveLeak Fridays, where I find a video on LiveLeak and we discuss the situation, the right, the wrong, and the WTF. We can learn from analyzing these videos to make our performance better. For today’s installment of LiveLeak Friday I found a “Street gun fight.” The shoot out lasts about a minute, and 22 cases were recovered…

Project Green Light solves attempted murder in Detroit

Detroit, Michigan has a reputation for being a to dangerous city. The city has implemented a  program called Project Green Light. This program places high definition at a businesses that are monitored by the Detroit Police Department 24 hours a day all at the business owner’s cost. It made some headlines the other day when it…

Armed citizen arrested after shooting at fleeing shoplifter

Found this article at Guns.com, more information at the News station. OMG, I can only find one piece of this article that is not a complete failure!   1. You should not be shooting at people over property, (you can not legally here in Maine and many other states). If you draw your firearm you…

Backing It Up!

I have been here talking about the benefits of training, learning, and growing your skill level. But hey, I’m in the training business so it is easy for me, right? I’m just a regular guy; I still have a full time job as a teacher, I’m a Father, a Volunteer Fire Fighter, a Volunteer Robotics…

The difference between a “Warrior Culture” and a culture of violence

Seen this quote (“A student said to his master:”You teach me fighting, but you talk about peace. How do you reconcile the two? The master replied: It is better to be a warrior in a garden then a gardener in a war.” – Unknown) floating around and I thought I would share it too, because…

Being A Beginner

I have decided to take up karate in the new year, at Phoenix Karate Academy, where my child has been taking youth karate for the last few years. I know the owners and have even taught firearms classes for them and to them, they are great people. I have been training with firearms for the last…