Trainer Kyle Defoor has come up with an interesting alternative to students using the Blackhawk Serpa holster. Read the whole thing here www.kyledefoor.com/2012/02/no-more-serpa-holsters-in-my-classes.html
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Kyle Defoor Suggests an Alternative to the Sherpa Holster for his Students
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012The Sports Supplement Bible
Monday, February 20th, 2012
Will Brink, the man behind Optimal SWAT has released a new book, ‘The Sports Supplement Bible.’ It covers over 60 supplement ingredients used to create many well known sports supplements. I’ve known Will for years and he has always been forthright and with over 20 years in the body building industry, he knows a thing or two on the subject.
Be sure to visit Will’s website for the book, www.sportssupplementbible.com where he talks about the book and shares several videos like the one above. So far it is available for Nook and Kindle and now hard-copy print version.
Corps Strength – Plan to Win
Saturday, February 18th, 2012The other day I was at the gym here on base (imagine that) and I noticed an overweight older man struggling with the cable rowing machine. Now normally I don’t bother anyone at the gym, but this poor guy’s form was so bad I thought that he might seriously hurt himself. So I went over to give him some help (disguised as small talk). After he caught his breath we struck up a nice conversation. He was new to the gym, having recently had a health scare and his doctor told to him he’d better “take charge” of his health before it got worse, so here he was. loafers, black socks, Bermuda shorts and all. Hey I give him a lot of credit, he was trying. So I asked him what his plan was. “Lose weight and get in shape” was his simple answer. “Well, I replied, How much weight do you want to lose, by when and what do you mean by, get in shape? Better yet what diet and workout routine are you going to follow?” To those questions he had no real answer. His somewhat confused response is very common, and one of the biggest reasons people fail to lose 
the weight they want and improve their health and fitness. No plan = No success. These things don’t just happen, you have to have a solid plan to follow and with that, long and short term goals to monitor your progress. In my book Corps Strength, I devote an entire chapter to planning. Trust me on this, Its important, and will take some thought to make it work. The famous Alabama football coach Bear Bryant once said: “I beat people with better teams than me all the time. Mostly because I plan better than they do.” So take some advice from the “Bear”, and before you lace up your running shoes, take the time to outline an effective plan to reach your fitness goals. A little planning will go a long way. Be safe and good luck!
Semper Fi
MGunz
BOLO Report – Ammunition Cycling and Failure to Fire
Friday, February 17th, 2012The BOLO Report posted a good article on repeated cycling of individual rounds of ammunition causing a failure to fire. The issue came to light after a Georgia-based officer had a failure to fire malfunction during a use of force incident. It was determined that the chambered round failed to fire due to the primer mix being knocked out of the primer during repeated cycling of the same round at night when he unloaded his weapon after work.
While it came to light during an LE incident, the situation is even more likely to occur with military ammo as troops are required to regularly unload their weapons. Oftentimes, that round goes right back into the top of the magazine it was removed from and this is accomplished over and over throughout the course of a tour.
It is important for personnel that do not regularly expend their ammo to rotate their cycled rounds.
Read it here.
Good News for Fans of Arc’teryx and Defoor Proformance
Friday, February 17th, 2012We received this announcement from Kyle Defoor. We’re sure you know who Arc’teryx is, but for those of you who aren’t yet familiar with Kyle, he is a world class shooter, athlete, and trainer and he gets our highest recommendation.
Beginning March 2012, Arc’teryx LEAF division will be providing gear prizes to the top performers in my open enrollment classes. This kit will be won, not given, to the students who pass my shooting tests, sometimes cold, and the students who consistently perform well under pressure from the timer and the scoring rings.
I’m humbled that the Dead Bird asked me first to come on board for this idea. Combining the best outdoor gear on the planet with my training is a no brainer. I hope that this will up the ante even more in performance at my classes, and from it we’ll get to see and learn a lot from each other.
Haley Strategic Announces Disruptive Environments Class Dates
Monday, February 13th, 2012Last week, we mentioned Haley Strategic Partners’ new Disruptive Environments series of classes. The point of the training is to put a variety of your skills to the test in a more realistic and holistic environment.
HSP has just announced course dates. Visit the course calendar page and look for the course you are interested in. Subject matter varies.
Stuff We Didnt Write About
Sunday, February 12th, 2012I know its been a long time since we last posted one of these but we often run across articles that we feel may be of interest to our readers. Here are a few.
This New Army Tourniquet Is Going To Save Lives – Gizmodo
My Point of View – Bodyworn Surveillance
Guns.com Interviews Author Dalton Fury
National Strength and Conditioning Association – Tactical Strength and Conditioning Conference
The Army Tries On Bomb-Proof Briefs
Lumus Shows Off 720p, See-Through Video Glasses
Haley Strategic Launches Disruptive Environments Program
Thursday, February 9th, 2012It sounds pretty cool. You’re looking at application of fundamental skills in realistic situations. There’s no repetition here. There won’t be an instructor standing beside you telling you to tuck your elbow in or keep your eyes open. Think of it as an experience that will train the one thing rarely exercised on the range; your mind. This makes it a program for students who have a firm grasp of fundamentals and are ready for the next level of development.
Additionally, Haley Strategic Partners is offering civilian classes in addition to Military/LE only classes. Courses will be unique to the environments they are conducted in. The class may incorporate vehicle operations, CQB, problem solving and navigation in both daylight and darkness, tracking, survival, human interaction and more.
