Raven Wing Limited: The Conspiracy of Ravens
Raven Wing Limited is a performance based firearms training company in Southern CA. Our purpose in training and in our podcast is to help you achieve your firearm related performance goals. Listen in to hear us discuss, performance training, competitive shooting like USPSA, gear, and a ton of other firearm related topics. As we host some of the best instructors across the country we will leverage this unique opportunity to share their stories and knowledge with you.
Episodes
Forgive the long break we've been busy! Finally had the chance to sit down and talk story about what we have been up to. We covered a ton: our homie Justin's new company, Paratus Apparel (Paratus) which launched a new concealed carry option with some style, how excited we are to join the Howitzer Clothing Pro Staff (Prostaff - Howitzer Clothing) and the amazing work Eric and his team are doing in the 2A comm...
We hosted JJ this week and of course had to take the opportunity to sit down with him and recap the recent 2024 Carry Optics Nationals. JJ finished 8th overall and 5th among the Americans competing for the National Title. JJ was on the same squad with Team CZ which included the overall match winner and JJ's friend Eric Grauffel.
JJ recaps his match, the absolutely stacked field of competitors, and discu...
Part 2 is here! We sat down with Josh Erikson from Holosun to talk about how SHOT Show went for him and Holosun, talk a little about Jarrod's experience working the Holosun Booth, and more conversation on some of gear, guns and gadgets we saw at the show. No surprises, the Langdon Tactical Squalo and PX4 G-SD were among the favorites.
Halfway through, Scott Jedlinski of Modern Samurai Project crashed th...
We took a moment during SHOT SHOW to sit down with return guests Matt Yuen from ProTech Knives and Bailey Duda from Elite CCW to talk about the experience halfway though the convention. We talked new releases from ProTech celebrating their 25th Anniversary, some of the favorite items we had seen thus far on the showroom floor and what left an impression.
Be sure to tune back in for Part 2 when we will sit do...
Steve Odom has been a friend of Raven Wing since the very beginning. A USMC Veteran where he was an infantryman, fireteam leader and squad leader, and was awarded the Nave and Marine Corps Medal for heroism. Also a retired Sgt. from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, Steve spent 17 years on the SWAT team and was twice awarded the Medal of Valor.
Steve has been a law enforcement firearms instru...
JJ Racaza was back in So Cal for back to back classes and we had a chance to sit down with World Champ and talk story! JJ shares a crazy story of an airport adventure, we talk about his personal skill development and the challenges of his 80+ classes this year, how USPSA and IDPA Nationals went, and a whole lot more!
AND.... This is our first video recorded podcast! Head on over to the Raven Wing YouTube to s...
In this episode, our most frequent guest, Fabio Spinella aka "My Own Defender" is back and we get to say congratulations as he is now officially a member of the Team Beretta Pistol Team. We talk about his joining the team, which models he is running, and how his training is evolving. We also talk about Fabio and Jarrod's experience at IDPA World Championship match and more!
Also - a huge thank ...
Tim Herron is back! We had the privilege of hosting Tim for back to back classes in September and took the opportunity to sit down with him and chat. We discussed target focus and techniques for teaching the concept, should new shooters start on the red dot or irons, and Tim's journey into Limited Optics where he was the first competitor to earn the GM card. We covered a wide variety of topics including our take ...
A return to an early topic on the show, we talk night vision; what the crew is running, thoughts on gear available on the market, and what you need to get started. We hope you enjoy the conversation and if you are interested in exploring the night vision world we hope to see you at our Intro to Night Vision Class where Ethan and Cole from Mayonaka Solutions will get you started correctly on your journey to seeing in t...
Welcome back! In this episode Mo, Ethan and Jarrod talk about our upcoming Veteran's day event, the value in standards and shooting competitions and how to use both to get better.
In support of our long time sponsor Sabot Foundation, our 5th annual Veteran's day event is set to be epic. Taran Tactical Innovations, Holosun, Protech Knives, Staccato and Dead Air Silencers will all be attending. A cor...
In this episode we sit down with several of the homies after Bryan's SlyTac Training Solo class, which we hosted here in SoCal out at Covered 6 in Moorpark, CA. We talk about the class, about Jesse's role as a Photographer in the 2A community and the importance of relevant and effective marketing and storytelling and we hear from Bailey Duda, owner of Elite CCW here in SoCal and Raven Wing Pistol Standards ...
Bryan Veliz is back and this time under the relaunched banner of his own company SlyTac Training. And as you have come to expect, we hit him with the hard questions up front: "What is up with names of your classes?" In all seriousness, Bryan is one of the most legit instructors we get to work with and just a solid human being. In town for his class "SOLO" - which we hosted at the Covered 6 facility...
In this episode, we chat with our partner Stephanie Y., owner of Marishiten Training and a Co-Owner of Raven Wing Limited. Stephanie has been a police officer in Southern CA for over 12 years. She is currently a Patrol Field Training Officer and Firearms Instructor, as well as the Interim Range Master for her department. She was previously assigned to a tactical response team dealing primarily with violent crime supp...
In this episode we sat down with LAPD SWAT team leader and crisis negotiator Jonathan Pultz. Jonathan is also the author of the book "Negotiating Like Lives Are on the Line: The essentials of crisis negotiation for use in everyday situations." After spending some time with Jonathan at TTPOA, we knew we had to have him on the podcast. Jonathan's experiences and skills are a unique blend that add immense ...
For our 25th episode there isn't a more appropriate topic - Pistol Red Dot Sights (RDS). Joined by frequent guests Josh Erickson and Josh Elsen from Holosun Optics and Matt Yuen from Protect Knives we discuss the RDS that we run, those we are interested in, and those we avoid. The RDS isn't a new fad, it is clearly today's technology and with the growing number of options there is much to consider in ma...
We sat down with Matt Yuen from ProTech Knives as well as Josh Erickson and Josh #2 from Holosun to talk about the handguns we run. From single stacks to Beretta we cover the gamut. Also very excited to officially announce on the podcast our Partnership with Langdon Tactical and their official sponsorship of Jarrod.
This was a fun one to record on a topic we are all passionate about. Sit back, grab a strong ...
We're back and with a hot one! After a year of partnering with Holosun and growing a relationship with their team, we finally landed Josh Erickson, Marketing Manager for Holosun on the podcast. Also joining us, a return guest, Matt Yuen from ProTech Knives.
Josh shares a bit of how he started with Holosun, we discuss their products, approach to innovation and customer service. We strayed into internet ...
Fabio Spinella of My Own Defender joins us to recap Shot Show 2023 - including the copious amounts of amazing food enjoyed while in Vegas.
We cover the products that most impressed: the new Canik Rival S, the many offerings from Holosun including the 507COMP aka "the SRO Killa", the DRS-NV, DRS-TH and the SCRS. We also talked about the new Staccato, the innovation in the RIA 5.0, the new Oracle 23...
JJ Racaza is back and fresh off a winning the IPSC World Championship. In this conversation with JJ we discussed his competition season including two very close 2nd place finishes in USPSA Carry Optics and Open Nationals, a wacky outcome in Production Nationals, his second consecutive IDPA National Championship and of course his World Championship in the Production Optics Division.
We also follow up on some ...
To celebrate our 20th Episode we decided to talk carbines. From muzzle to buttstock we talked through our carbine set ups, what we like, why we like it and some of the best practices we all agree on. As always, we love having Bryan Veliz of Centrifuge training with us and appreciated him making time to talk the long gun with us.
A shoutout to the "Speed Up and Get Your Hits" Podcast who also did a ...
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