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Student of the Month: Tim S.
Hello Sealed Mindset Fans and Friends! Candice here with another terrific story on one of our members!
OVERVIEW
At Sealed Mindset, we are sometimes seen as a “shooting range” or are perceived to be focused only on firearms training. The …
The Efficiency of a Tactical Pen Part 1 by Guest Blogger and Instructor of Improvised Weapons, Jack Pettengill
Since its introduction, self-defense practitioners have flocked to the tactical pen as an excellent combination of pen meets puncturing/impact object. For those of you who do not know, a tactical pen is a pen also constructed to be used as …
My First Self Defense Class
When people meet me and learn I like to shoot handguns or that I carry a defensive flashlight, I hear many of the following questions:
What are you afraid of?
Why on earth would you carry a gun?!
What happened …
AR-15, CAR-15, M16 and M4: Making Sense of the Popular AR-15 Rifle
I often get questions about the very popular AR-15 Rifle. This happens even more often now that Sealed Mindset is coming out with a completely custom, hand-built rifle.
Just as the popularity of this weapons system rises, so do …
I see London, I see France…I see 4 guys coming out of a SUV with a lead pipe.
I’m lucky enough to be the person at Sealed Mindset who receives emails from our past clients who are willing to share their stories about how our training has affected or changed their lives. Many write in to tell me …
In the Boots & Minds of the Navy SEALs’ Assault on Osama Bin Laden’s Compound
Many of you have emailed, called and written to ask me this question after the recent targeted operation against Osama Bin Laden:
“What was going through the minds of the SEALs as they assaulted Osama Bin Laden’s compound?”
Here is …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Lingerie & Guns: Do Shirt Holsters Work?
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In my last job as a SEAL, I had to carry concealed weapons as part of my duties. I went nowhere without a least two weapons. As the popular Navy SEAL saying goes: “Two is one and …
