Tag Archives: combat mindset

Means and Skills: The Winning Combination

Posted on 21 August 2023

I recently saw this interesting quote on social media: “Willingness is a state of mind. Readiness is a state of fact.” While this may apply to many situations, it is critically important to the armed citizen, so I call it … Continue reading →

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Seeing Your Front Sights: It’s Really Important

Posted on 12 June 2023

The tendency in a gunfight – especially if a person doesn’t have good training – is to shoot as fast as the attacker is. The problem is that misses accomplish nothing, and peripheral hits often don’t either. Once a fight has … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Threat-Fixation & Tunnel Vision

Posted on 31 March 2020

Tunnel vision can be caused by a number of things, including health issues, but we are going to look at tunnel vision as it relates to life-threatening, dangerous situations. It is the physical phenomenon that occurs when we get up … Continue reading →

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How to Stop an Attack Before It Starts

Posted on 22 October 2019

A few years ago, I was coming out of a New Mexico restaurant after having lunch. As I stepped from the sidewalk into the parking lot, I saw a scruffy-looking guy, definitely out of place, with his hands in his … Continue reading →

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