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Featured Student - Mark K.
Hello again everyone from me, Candice! It’s been a very eventful month here at Sealed Mindset. From the popularity of our Navy SEAL Adventure, to our fully booked Defense and Fitness classes, to an overflowing Defensive Flashlight class, we have …
Featured Student - Bob H.
About Bob: Bob is a former Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He has also attended numerous classes at some of the nation’s top shooting schools and with leading instructors-Gunsite with Jeff Cooper, Thunder Ranch (directly under Clint Smith) …
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 …
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 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 …
Save Your Life With Education
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Sealed Mindset has undergone some significant changes over the last year. We have gained some partners and lost others. We have traded surf and sun for lakes and snow. We have altered our concerns for political correctness …
Personal Safety: Reading Books Versus Inherent Knowledge
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This blog is in response to the discussion that was started on Sign On San Diego after an article was published about the increase in numbers at self-defense classes in March 2010.
Due to statements …
Armed and educated-You know how to hit your target, but do you know how to avoid it?
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What’s missing from Concealed Handgun Classes?
All but two of the fifty states currently have some measure of legal weapons carry for private citizens. Every state has its own rules, but many require some …
