The Way is in Training

In this episode, I talk shooting, training, and writing with my friend Matt Rakestraw of “Gunpowder and Paper.” Matt is an insightful and intelligent writer who has documented his training journey in a series of notes that are publicly available to everyone. Matt has also become an excellent shooter along the way…

In this episode, Steve Anderson and I talk about hair metal, dryfire, and the mental game. Plus, Kita Busse makes a surprise appearance.

I have a conversation with Jorge Tierno Ray about the state of military and law enforcement training in Spain, competition as preparation for combat, and the ACE VR shooting system.

I’ve known Aaron for decades. I’ve supervised him on the Chicago Police Department, helped him teach combatives to police officers, and trained martial arts with him. He’s one of the smartest cops I’ve ever met, and we have a great conversation in this episode that you won’t want to miss.

My old Friend Dave Cardenas and I talk about our time in Special Forces, his music label, the scenario-driven airsoft competition he runs, and  building the resilience to thrive in retirement.

Chuck Pressburg of Presscheck Consulting is an army special operations veteran with an immense amount of real world experience. He and I  geek out on night vision technology, talk about the sliding scale of speed and accuracy in shooting, and the pitfall of only pushing for speed in shooting.

In this episode i sit down with one of the mainstays of both the competition and defensive shooting communities, Karl Rehn. We talk about progression in training, the realities of training for self defense, and how your level of commitment influences the skills you train.

Rob Epifania is back on the show to talk about programming your training to build consistency and performance on-demand.

On today’s episode I talk with my long time friend Eric Kamps, world traveling GM shooter. We started USPSA around the same time, made Master around the same time, but he won our race to GM handily. We talk about training, matches, and that time I choked him out at a local…

We do a deep dive into the AIWB draw with one of its most accomplished instructors, Scott Jedlinski of Modern Samurai Project.

This one is a great conversation with a good friend of mine. Chris Workman of the Army Marksmanship Unit and I talk about the benefits of training like a competitor for the warfighter

Chris Magyar and I talk about his training journey, from Japanese Jujitsu to Russian Sambo, Paintball to USPSA, and all things self-defense…

In this episode, Cecil Burch of Immediate Action Combatives and I talk about training practice, and culture in martial arts, combatives, and shooting.

In this episode I talk with the SPEAR system’s Coach Tony Blauer again. We discuss the categories of efficacy in martial arts and how to hardwire your flinch response to improve self defense with a firearm.

In this episode, Tim and I talk about how his recent class with the great Eric Grauffel transformed the way he trains, practicing like a musician, and the power of consistency.

In this episode I catch up with my old friend Paul Sharp, fellow retired cop, Shivworks Collective founding member, Straight Blast Gym instructor, and powerlifter. We talk about the importance of “looks” in our training for skill development and application, the progression of mastery in rock and roll guitarists, and the fact that you can actually grip a Glock too hard…

In this episode, Joel Levan of Radius Factor and I discuss the military martial art of Pikiti Tirsia Kali and making your training effective in conflict.

In this episode, I talk with Craig Caudill, an old friend from my traditional martial arts days, about his school Nature Reliance, which teaches survival and tracking to law enforcement, military, and civilians. We discuss wilderness training, and the mindfulness aspects of survival and tracking. Check him out Here

In this episode I talk with Bryan Eastridge of American Fighting Revolver. Bryan is an 82nd Airborne Veteran and retired police officer who is definitely an SME on fighting with wheel guns. We talk about 2nd amendment accessibility, famous American gunfighters, training with a revolver, the “grandma factor,” and the firearm as “fire extinguisher.”