“Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent’s fate.”
– Sun Tzu –
Archive for the ‘Training’ Category
ODG Announces Orion Applications Training Division
Monday, April 23rd, 2012Corps Strength – At the Front
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
As we are getting out training First Responders with our new Leadership training system one of the first things that becomes apparent when we get our students on the “Reaction Trainer”, is that many of them have a very hard time moving injured (simulated) persons. Now admittedly this is not an easy task. If you’ve never tried it, a person who weighs 200 lbs feels like 400 when they are unable to move themselves. In fact I had a friend of mine who has been a firefighter for over 25 years, tell me that more firemen are injured on the job moving injured people, than from burns or smoke. In any case Its a hard task, and just one that First Responders have to face everyday. The bottom line is be to able to do these difficult tasks takes more than the ability to run a fast 5K or bench press 300. It requires a type of fitness that is focused on real world needs. Just like those that Firemen, Law Enforcement and EMT’s need. In my book Corps Strength the primary goal of my PT system is too prepare you for these type of real world tasks. I came up with these effective training methods based on over 3 decades of experience, both from my own training and from many hundreds of Marines, Firemen and cops I knew over the years. Its simple to learn and proven effective by those who have tried it, of which many are First Responders. So If you need a fitness level beyond a Zumba class give it a try.
Semper Fi
MGunz
Hollow Training Center
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Hollow Training Center is located in Mount Carroll, Illinois. It is fireamrs training facility with over 120 acres of training area to include multiple flat ranges, rappelling tower, dismounted course, and a fully ballistic shoot-house. It is owned by Pete Milionis, a retired Chicago Police officer with extensive SWAT and firearms training experience. HTC is offering a variety of training courses as well as hosting numerous events.
Make Ready with Michael Bane – Concealed Carry
Friday, April 13th, 2012
Panteao Productions introduces Make Ready with Michael Bane: Concealed Carry. Although best known for his highly rated original television series on Outdoor Channel — SHOOTING GALLERY, THE BEST DEFENSE, GUN STORIES, RAPID FIRE, COWBOYS — Michael Bane has been active in competitive shooting and training for decades. Michael walks you through the system of concealed carry and reviews various holsters, full size and compact firearms, pocket pistols, properly concealing firearms, off body carry, vehicles, home carry, stress inoculation, and range drills.
Warrior Trail Consulting Training Armor
Thursday, April 12th, 2012We’ve written about training plates in the past from a couple of manufacturers. They offer a great alternative to using real ballistic plates during training iterations that may result in damage to the plate. Now, Warrior Trail Consulting, LLC has introduced their version of training plates, training side plates and soft armor. That’s right, training ballistic insert panels which could come in VERY handy for MAROPS training or any other training that might result in damaged soft armor.
The soft armor inserts are IOTV shape and made from woven PVC fiber. They replicate the size and weight of armor panels. They are available in sizes X-small – X-large.
The plates are available in both E-SAPI in sizes Small – Large. The SAPI versions come in X-small and Medium and the ESBI side plates are one size.
These products are VERY cost effective when considering the cost of the loss of even one plate in training. But remember, these offer NO ballistic protection and are for training (non-ballistic event) only.
Travis Haley and Ron Avery – Pistol Drills
Thursday, April 12th, 2012Travis Haley and Ron Avery cover the Triggerstripe Drill. They work on trigger pull and move on to cadence firing with consistent trigger pull.
You can download the Practical Shooting Academy target they are using here. It’s designed to provide biofeedback. By shooting along the line either faster or further away, the shooter can gauge his trigger control.
Visit haleystrategic.com for more drills.
FirstSpear Introduces the Red Sleeper
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
If you are a Range Safety Officer or member of EMS / Fire then the newly introduced Red color for FirstSpear’s Sleeper soft armor carrier might be just the ticket.
Designed in conjunction with Crye Precision, the Sleeper SOCOM’s SPEAR BALCS soft armor as well as Hard Armor plates cut to SAPI/ESAPI/SPEAR as well as Swimmer cut. The Sleeper is also available in Black, Coyote, Ranger Green and MultiCam sizes Small – XLarge.
Magpul Dynamics Announces New Director
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012Magpul Dynamics has a new Director. Duane Liptak Jr is a former Marine Corps Major. According to a Magpul Dynamics press release he is a decorated combat veteran with experience in Tactical Aviation and Special Operations. He also brings a vast knowledge of the shooting industry as well as experience developing, managing, and executing training programs from his previous position at Brownells Inc, where he held the position of Director of Government Programs and Training
Duane’s military achievements include stints as a Squadron XO, FAC(A) (Forward Air Controller-Airborne) Instructor, Pilot and Flight Lead for a USMC F/A-18D Squadron deployed to Iraq, and Plank Owner in Marine Special Operations Command, where he stood up the first operational Marine Special Operations Company as Air Officer, Operations Officer, Team FAC, and Weapons, Lasers, Night Vision, and Communications subject matter expert.
