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Emerson Class: The Switch - The Edge of Life Itself (a Woman’s Perspective of the Emerson Course)
Hi Everyone! I’ve had some questions from other women out there about our upcoming Ernest Emerson class on October 13th and 14th that addresses how to use a Defensive Edged Weapon or in my terms, a knife! Here is a …
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) …
Featured Student - DiAnna
Hello Everyone!
I’m Candice, the Firearms’ Studio’s facility operator and blog poster! I’m a mom of three who is just starting to learn more about self defense, defensive fitness, and defensive handguns…and I’m loving it! Our featured student column is …
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 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 …
