The Safety Solutions Academy Podcast

The Safety Solutions Academy Podcast

The Safety Solutions Academy Podcast focuses on the mindset, tactics and skills needed to survive a violent encounter. At SSA we focus on reality. This means we understand the skills, the stress, and the instinctive reaction that law abiding citizens can use to survive a violent encounter whether fighting with a gun or simply their body. Tune in to learn the truth about safety and violent encounters.

Episodes

October 21, 2018 117 mins

Strength, Power, Speed and Agility

Episode 447 - Physical Fitness with Brandon Powers

This is episode 447 of the SSA Podcast and I am so pleased that you have joined us.

 

In this week’s show we take a serious look at the details of physical fitness with Brandon Power...

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This is episode 444 of the SSA Podcast and I am so pleased that you have joined us.

The topic/guest of this week’s show is Michael Sodini of Eagle Imports and Walk the Talk America a pro-Second Amendment, non-profit organization dedicated to helping to bring awareness to the issues t...

October 14, 2018 83 mins

In this week’s show we talk with Larry Lindenman of Point Driven Training about the role that physical fitness plays in personal protection but more importantly in life in general.

 

Larry is a retired Illinois State Police officer and an avid martial artist with a strong competitive background. He owns Point Driven Training and is an instructor in the Shivworks...

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This is episode 444 of the SSA Podcast and I am so pleased that you have joined us.

In this special midweek episode of the SSA Podcast we talk with Dr. William Aprill about a difficult and controversial topic, mental health and guns.

Dr. William Aprill is a psychologist in private practice who helps people of all...

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Holsters with Jon Hauptman of PHLster

Episode 443 - From Concept to Concealed Carry Comfort

 

This is episode 443 of the SSA Podcast and I am so pleased that you have joined us.

 

The in this week’s show we talk with Jon Hauptman of PHLster Holsters about how he is ab...

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This is episode 442 of the SSA Podcast and I am so pleased that you have joined us.

 

The topic of this week’s show is how you can select a quality holster for concealed carry.

 

Who are Tom and Dark Star Gear

Tom is the owner of Dark Star Gear Holsters. Dark Star Gear is a ni...

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September 24, 2018 93 mins

Episode 441 - Claude Werner the Tactical Professor



This is episode 441 of the SSA Podcast and I am so pleased that you have joined us.

This episode’s guest is Claude Werner. Claude is known in the firearms training industry as the Tactical Professor and focuses on the firearms industry from a different angle than...

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The Psychology of the Gun Agenda

Episode 440 - with Dr. William Aprill of Aprill Risk Consulting

This is episode 440 of the SSA Podcast and I am so pleased that you have joined us.

 

In this show we will be talking with Dr. William Aprill of Aprill Risk Consulting abo...

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September 10, 2018 83 mins

Julie Golob is a standout in the firearms industry. As I mentioned she is a world champion shooter in IPSC Classic Division. She is the captain of Team S&W, And sponsored by big names in shooting like Trijicon, Federal Premium Ammunition, Safariland, The National Shooting Sports Foundation and Liberty Safes.

 

Julie is a veteran of the United States Army where s...

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Welcome to the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast! If you are working to sort out the complexities of personal protection, increase the efficiency of your defensive training and demystify the tools you need to keep yourself and those that you love safe then the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast is the place of you!

 

I am your host Paul Carlson and I am...

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December 31, 2017 76 mins

Welcome to the Safety Solutions Academy podcast! If you are working to sort out the complexities of personal protection, increase the efficiency of your defensive training and demystify the tools you need to keep yourself and those that you love safe then the Safety Solutions Academy podcast is the place of you!

I am your host Paul Carlson and I am so glad have jo...

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November 7, 2017 108 mins

Do you carry a light for personal defense?  If you do, what light have you selected?  How do you carry it?  Where does it rank in importance in your EDC?

In today’s episode Richard and I talk about things like:

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October 22, 2017 76 mins

It has been a long time since Julie has joined us on the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast and with both of our crazy schedules it has been a while since we have had the opportunity to chat casually as well.  Julie and I take full advantage of the time we had to catch up on a whole variety of topics and most of them were actually related to shooting in some w...

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October 16, 2017 117 mins

In episode 432 of the SSA Podcast I talked about Dustin Salomon’s book, Building Shooters with friend and colleague Rob Morse.  Lot’s of folks had a really positive response to the episode, including the author, Dusty.  He reached out and shared some positive thoughts about the episode and was receptive to continuing the conversation and that is exactly what we do in episode 433.

 

432 - The State of Firearms Instruction

In this episode of the SSA Podcast:

I chat with Rob Morse of slowfacts.wordpress.org a collection of blog posts that I would call the opposite of knee-jerk reactions and Self Defense Gun Stories Podcast at selfdefensegunstories.com where ...

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September 20, 2017 38 mins

One of the ways that I work to stay sharp as an instructor and as a students of self-defense is to host other instructors.  This past weekend, I hosted David Maglio of Concealed Carry Associates for a MAG-30 course.  Way back when I took a MTG "Shoot till you puke" course and the high round count weekend was one of the ways I drove past a plateau in my shooting.  I shot faster with more precision after than weekend.

In order to off...

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    In this episode of the SSA Podcast:

    We take a look at:

    • Why it is important to establish a quality grip on the handgun when the gun is in the holster.
    • Why a solid grip is important for defensive shooting.
    • What is a quality grip on...
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    September 7, 2017 56 mins

    429 - Covering your ASP with John Correia of Active Self Protection

     

    In this episode of the SSA Podcast:

    We chat with self-defense content task master John Correia of Active Self Protection.

     

    Through ...

    August 29, 2017 26 mins

    I know the title is a bit dramatic, but it is a concept that I have had spinning around in my head as I have been listening to the latest episode of the Hardcore History Podcast dealing with the Celtic Holocaust.

     

    Between the times of 100 BC and around 50 BC the Celtic people found themselves engaged in a struggle for survival with the Roman empire ...

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