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A Navy SEAL Wife’s Guide for College Safety – 10 Learning Points for College-Bound Students

Even though I have a Navy SEAL as a husband, a Rottweiler as a personal bodyguard, and a fair amount of defensive firearms training, my parents still tell me to be safe every time I’m about to head out on … Continue reading

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My First Self Defense Class

Firearms instructor and personal safety speaker, Anne Yatch, shares her first self-defense class story to help women who want to know what to expect from self defense and safety classes. Continue reading

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I see London, I see France…I see 4 guys coming out of a SUV with a lead pipe.

A young woman takes control when men try to attack her: Anne Yatch of Sealed Mindset shares a personal safety story from Sealed Mindset’s first online student. Continue reading

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How to Plan a Navy SEAL Mission

Navy SEAL Larry Yatch offers insight on the planning of the Osama Bin Laden Navy SEAL raid through an explanation of the Navy SEAL’s contingency planning process. Continue reading

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In the Boots & Minds of the Navy SEALs’ Assault on Osama Bin Laden’s Compound

Navy SEAL Larry Yatch describes what it feels like to be in the boots and minds of the elite Navy SEAL team who assaulted Osama Bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Continue reading

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Learning to Knife Fight With a Navy SEAL, Part 3

Back to the dojo… We spent the next three days working our unarmed knife defense.  By the end of those first four days, all of my fingers were bruised and swollen and at least one was fractured.  Nothing a little … Continue reading

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Learning to Knife Fight with a Navy SEAL, Part 2

I want to specify here that knife fighting is extremely dangerous and complicated.  I am just introducing concepts here.  This is not a definitive guide to knife fighting or defense.  If you are interested in learning more, find a local … Continue reading

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Learning to Knife Fight with a Navy SEAL

Part 1 of 4 I spent the last three days with the Emerson family of Emerson Knives.We were able to tour their production facility and get an inside view of what makes their knives the premier tactical folding knife on … Continue reading

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Lingerie & Guns: Do Shirt Holsters Work?

There are many ways to carry a concealed handgun and all of these come with their individual capabilities and limitations. It is important to think about the pros and cons of each as well as your expected use before you decide your individual course of action. In this post, I am going to cover the use of “holster shirts” and the limitations that I see in their use.
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Save Your Life With Education

This blog post tells you where to start if you are interested in learning more about personal safety but are not a martial artist or a self-defense trainer. If you do not necessarily want to punch, kick or fight, awareness is a good personal safety solution for you and your family. This post introduces you to Sealed Mindset’s founders so that you know who they are and where they are taking their family safety training company.
What if I want to know how to choose a good home defense shotgun, but I don’t know who to ask? Continue reading

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